Gregory Campbell MP: written questions
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Electric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of trends in the level of regional disparities in the number of public charging devices for electric vehicles by population.
Answer: The Government is committed to accelerating the roll-out of affordable and accessible charging infrastructure so that everyone, no matter where they live or work, can make the transition to an electric vehicle. Chargepoint availability is increasing every...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions Investment ReviewTreasuryTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43026More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to bring forward any legislative proposals from the first phase of the Pensions Investment Review.
Answer: The final report of the Pensions Investment Review, including the policy proposals to be legislated for, will be published in the Spring ahead of the introduction of the Pension Schemes Bill.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to reduce the number of car accidents among (a) recently-qualified and (b) young drivers.
Answer: We recognise that young people are disproportionately victims of tragic incidents on our roads. As work progresses on the new road safety strategy, we are exploring options to tackle the root causes of this without unfairly penalising young drivers. My De...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco and Vapes BillDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to implement the Tobacco and Vapes Bill across all parts of the United Kingdom.
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is United Kingdom-wide, and has been developed in partnership with the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive.The Department of Health and Social Care in England will work with the devolved...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Wild Animals Act 1976Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is his policy to review the effectiveness of the implementation of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976.
Answer: The Government currently has no plans to review the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976.
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many employees from the Trade and Investment Hub in Northern Ireland are working with Invest NI to promote investment before the Open Golf Championship at Royal Portrush in July 2025.
Answer: At end February 2025 DBT had 76 FTE from across the organisation based in our Belfast Hub. There are 10 people working in the trade and investment team, who all work collaboratively with Invest Northern Ireland on a range of events and initiatives through...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Development Association: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to change funding committed to the International Development Association.
Answer: The UK is strongly committed to the International Development Association and its centrality in development finance. The impacts of the decision to reduce UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5 per cent of gross national income to 0.3 per cent ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings he has had Northern Ireland based businesses following the publication of guidance for businesses on the new General Product Safety Regulation.
Answer: My officials have been engaging regularly with businesses from across the UK on the updated General Product Safety Regulation in Northern Ireland. Since the guidance for businesses was published, officials have hosted numerous drop-in sessions for busines...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: OffendersHome OfficeTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on (a) ascertaining a court judgement and (b) informing a relevant local authority in cases where someone who (i) is seeking asylum, (ii) is housed in hotel acc
Answer: No specific guidance has been published for the scenario referenced, but the Home Office works closely with our contracted accommodation providers and law enforcement partners to deal with any cases of concern, and we will always do everything necessary t...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were housed in dispersed accommodation in Northern Ireland on 31 December (a) 2022 and (b) 2024.
Answer: Only those individuals claiming asylum in Northern Ireland are accommodated there.Northern Ireland’s asylum population is proportionate to its population when compared to the UK. There were 1,853 asylum seekers in dispersal accommodation in Northern Irela...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Export Finance: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times the Export Finance Manager responsible for Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland visited Northern Ireland in 2024.
Answer: UK Export Finance (UKEF) has a dedicated Export Finance Manager (EFM) based in, and visiting businesses all around, Northern Ireland since 2012, along with Regional Heads who oversee the work of clusters of EFMs. UKEF does not provide information about in...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNatWest: LoansTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41001More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) she and (b) her officials have had discussions with Natwest Bank on fixed rate loans for small and medium-sized businesses taken out in the 2008 period.
Answer: The Government regularly engages with a range of stakeholders across the financial services landscape, and it is important that communication can take place in a free and frank way. Officials and Ministers frequently engage with NatWest, as one of the UK'...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Older PeopleTreasuryTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40434More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 38944, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of people aged over 66 years old working (a) part time and (b) full time who paid income tax in the last fina
Answer: The information is not available. HMRC does not hold complete information on hours worked in an employment.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCars: CreditTreasuryTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39391More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 26424 on Cars: Credit, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of consumer credit debt relating to c
Answer: The government believes it is vital that consumers have access to a thriving motor finance market to enable them to spread the cost of a vehicle in a way that is manageable and affordable.The government engages with a broad range of stakeholders such as t...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld Economy: DebtsTreasuryTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39390More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department holds information on the dates of future meetings of the Global Sovereign Debt roundtable in 2025.
Answer: The Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable (GSDR) meets at Principals (i.e., Finance Minister or equivalent) level during the IMF-World Bank Spring and Annual meetings, in April and October respectively. Technical and preparatory meetings, including open worksh...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVisual Impairment: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38945More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of the Blind Person's Allowance.
Answer: Blind Person's Allowance is an extra amount of tax-free allowance that can be added to an individual’s Personal Allowance, for those who are blind or severely sight impaired. Blind Person's Allowance is £3,070 for the tax year 2024-25. If the recipient do...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Older PeopleCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38944More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people aged 66 and over who are in (a) full time employment and (b) part time employment.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 18th March is attached.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: Northern IrelandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 28458 on Life Sciences: Northern Ireland, what the geographical spread was of the projects that received funding up to the summer
Answer: The Life and Health Sciences Launchpad in Northern Ireland has so far funded 32 business-led projects. These were in the following local authorities:Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon (1 project)Antrim and Newtownabbey (1 project)Ards and North Down (1 ...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were identified as not being in possession of a valid Electronic Travel Authorisation in Northern Ireland in the first two months since its introduction.
Answer: Electronic travel authorisations were introduced in October 2023 to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream, and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the United Kingdom. They were more recently expanded to eligible non-European nation...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: North WestDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 36365 on HM Coastguard: North West, if she will take steps to distribute copies of the (a) assessments and (b) consequent service level changes to relevant st
Answer: HM Coastguard would not normally share any documentation relating to operational decisions pertaining to the capability and capacity of Coastal Response Teams. HM Coastguard does however proactively engage with all relevant local partners when there is a ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Death and InjuriesDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce road (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries among young people.
Answer: The Government treats road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. My department is developing our road safety strategy and will set out more details in due course. Road safety is devolved t...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the number of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging points per hundred thousand people in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, and (d) Northern Ireland on 1 December 2
Answer: The number of publicly available electric vehicle charging devices per 100,000 population by country of the UK is published as part of the department’s quarterly electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics. These statistics are published qu...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the maritime decarbonisation plan on the UK economy by 2029.
Answer: We will shortly set out our next steps for reducing shipping emissions in a forthcoming maritime decarbonisation plan, which will include a package of policy and regulatory measures. Maritime has a key role to play in supporting the Governments missions, ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitically Exposed PersonsTreasuryTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37984More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Financial Conduct Authority will publish revised guidance on politically exposed persons under the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2023.
Answer: The Government has been working closely with the FCA to follow up on the findings of its review into the treatment of Politically Exposed Persons by financial institutions, and to ensure firms improve their practices where necessary. The FCA expects that ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCharities: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37540More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of tax reliefs provided to charities who work in both Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic, but are physically based in Northern Ireland and constituted in the Irish
Answer: The UK tax regime for charities is among the most generous in the world with tax reliefs for charities and their donors worth over £6 billion for the tax year to April 2024. In March 2023, the UK Government announced that from April 2024 charitable tax re...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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