Gregory Campbell MP: written questions 2025
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Defence: Job CreationMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of new jobs created in Northern Ireland as a result of increased defence spending.
Answer: Northern Ireland plays a crucial role in the defence of the United Kingdom, with a defence industrial base that is at the forefront of advanced manufacturing and our enduring support to Ukraine. For example, in March 2025 we announced a £1.5 billion contr...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his plans are for future import of (a) animals and (b) animal meat products from Germany, in the context of the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in that country.
Answer: The import restrictions brought in as a result of the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in Germany were lifted on 14 May 2025. However, other import restrictions are in place linked to other disease outbreaks in the EU. These restrictions mean that live ...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans plans to review the Legal Aid regulations where (a) assistance has been received for a case and (b) several appeals are lodged with legal aid assistance to prevent the release of information via
Answer: Legal aid for proceedings within England and Wales is subject to the provisions of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) and regulations made under that Act. The legislation places restrictions on the scope of services fund...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of deaths from late diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Answer: The Department remains committed to diagnosing all cancer types earlier, including prostate cancer. We recognise that there is more to be done to ensure that patients have timely access to diagnosis and treatment.To combat late diagnosis, the Government i...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 23 June 2025, 30 June 2025 and 7 July 2025 to Questions 60413, 61747 and 63990 on Asylum: Northern Ireland, whether she plans to purchase (a) tower blocks and (b) student ac
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Answer he received on 23 June 2025 to UIN 60413.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovate UK: Northern IrelandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many grant assistance programmes are run in partnership between Innovate UK and Invest NI for Companies based in Northern Ireland.
Answer: Innovate UK and Invest NI co-fund the Knowledge Transfer Partnership scheme, which partners businesses with graduates. Approximately 450 projects have been successfully completed in Northern Ireland since 2003.More widely, Invest NI is part of the Innovat...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovate UK: Northern IrelandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58921 on Innovate UK: Northern Ireland, how many companies were awarded contracts for Innovation grants in Northern Ireland in 2024.
Answer: In 2024, 3 Contracts for Innovation (CfI) grants were awarded by Innovate UK to companies in Northern Ireland, totalling just over £2 million.The majority of CfI competitions in Northern Ireland are organised and delivered by other public bodies; for whic...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDementiaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people with dementia in (a) 2025 and (b) 2029.
Answer: No specific estimate has been made for the number of people with dementia in 2029.The Dementia Surveillance Factsheet estimates that, in May 2025, there were 740,640 people aged 65 years old and over estimated to have dementia in England. Of these, 485,65...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing Enhanced Combination Orders for more offences.
Answer: Enhanced Combination Orders are a disposal available in Northern Ireland. They are not available in England and Wales. Justice is devolved to Northern Ireland. In England and Wales, as part of a community order, the Sentencing Framework gives courts the f...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordJournalism: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 62540 on Journalism: Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with the Justice Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive on the number and proport
Answer: Responsibility for policing and justice in Northern Ireland, excluding national security matters, was devolved in 2010. Nevertheless, I hold regular meetings with the Northern Ireland Minister of Justice to discuss areas of mutual interest and concern. Th...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Estate: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64983More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 62537 on Crown Estate: Northern Ireland, for what reason the rent income received from public authorities in Northern Ireland was higher in 2020 than any of the dat
Answer: The higher rental income received from public authorities in Northern Ireland in 2020, compared to the years listed in the response to Question 62537, was due to a one-off backdated rent payment. Specifically, in 2020, a backdated rent invoice was issued ...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupational Money Purchase SchemesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 62940 on Occupational Money Purchase Schemes, what steps she is taking to encourage awareness of collective defined contribution schemes by (a) em
Answer: My officials and I have been engaging extensively with a range of stakeholders to produce the legislative framework needed to accommodate whole-life CDC schemes with multiple unconnected employers, including with numerous employers. Regulations to impleme...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPayment MethodsTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64405More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she expects to receive the conclusions of the Payment Vision Delivery Committee.
Answer: The National Payments Vision, published in November 2024, set out the government’s ambition for a trusted, world-leading payments ecosystem delivered on next generation technology, where consumers and businesses have a choice of payment methods to meet th...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Northern IrelandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 63992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 62538 on State Retirement Pensions: Northern Ireland, what the total cost to the public purse was of all payments of the State Pension in Northern Irel
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold complete information on State Pension payments in Northern Ireland, as some of these are administered by the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland. The annual cost of State Pension payments admin...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEyes: TestingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 63991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to support national campaigns which (a) raise awareness of glaucoma and (b) encourage regular eye tests for preventable sight loss conditions.
Answer: The Department seeks to support national campaigns where possible, such as national eye health week. The NHS.UK website provides information about glaucoma and the importance of regular sight tests whilst also providing information about entitlement to fr...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 63990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 30 June to Questions 60413 and 61747 on Asylum: Northern Ireland, whether she plans to purchase (a) tower blocks and (b) student accommodation to house people claiming asylu
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Answer he received on 23 June 2025 to UIN 60413.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefending Democracy Taskforce: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61724 on Defending Democracy Taskforce: Northern Ireland, whether she plans to hold meetings in Northern Ireland in 2025.
Answer: Meetings of the Taskforce are attended by Ministers and senior officials from multiple Government departments and have to date taken place in secure Government premises within the Whitehall estate.There are currently no plans for the Taskforce to meet in ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordActivated PI3K Delta SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the current number of people with Activated P13K-delta syndrome.
Answer: NHS England does not hold data on the current number of patients diagnosed with activated P13K-delta syndrome.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSheep Meat: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on the change in the quantity of sheep meat imports from Ireland between 2022 and 2024.
Answer: Data held by the UK Government shows the net mass (kg) of sheep meat moving from Ireland to Great Britain dropped from 9.4kt in 2022 to 6.9kt in 2024. This data is published at: Overseas trade data table.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth FundTreasuryTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63526More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she if taking to help ensure that funding from the National Wealth Fund benefits t(a) nations and (b) regions across the UK.
Answer: This government has set a strong mandate for the National Wealth Fund to deliver on priorities across all the regions and nations of the UK. The National Wealth Fund also works collaboratively with the Scottish National Investment Bank, Development Bank o...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Relations: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with the First Minister of Northern Ireland on the potential impact of her attendance at IRA commemorative events on inter-community relationships in Northern Ireland.
Answer: I speak regularly with Northern Ireland’s Ministers and Party Leaders on a variety of issues. The attendance of Northern Ireland’s political representatives at commemorative events is a matter for the political parties to decide themselves.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Syrian authorities following the suicide bombing that resulted in twenty three deaths and scores injured at a Church in Damascus on 23 Ju
Answer: The UK strongly condemns the horrific terrorist attack at Mar Elias Church in Damascus, and remains committed to combatting terrorism in all forms. I sent a personal message to Syrian Foreign Minister Al-Shaibani, expressing my condolences and the UK's co...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61117 on Business: Northern Ireland, what his planned timetable is for allocating the remaining funding to businesses in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The £70 million Investment Fund for Northern Ireland launched in November 2023. The Fund has an investment period of five years, so the approximately £52 million remaining should be fully invested by November 2028.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: CybercrimeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information the National Cyber Security Centre holds on the number of cyber attacks that were carried out against UK-based businesses between 2022 and 2024.
Answer: The cyber threat picture in the UK is diverse. Cyber security incidents can be reported into several different agencies within the UK depending on the type and severity of the incident. The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) provides practical, ex...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: ResearchMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 56158 on Prisons: Research, when she expects the research findings process for that Ipsos MORI research project to conclude.
Answer: Ministry of Justice officials received research findings from Ipsos MORI in November last year (2024) and are currently considering the implications of the work.Research findings are published in accordance with Government Social Research guidelines, foll...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
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