Gregory Campbell MP: written questions
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Payment 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
Original Parliament recordOccupational Money Purchase SchemesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of collective defined contribution schemes in operation as of 31 December 2024.
Answer: As of the 31 December there was one collective defined contribution scheme in operation in the UK, the Royal Mail Collective Pension Plan.
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 60821 on Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland, whether Operation Gull is currently operating in Northern Ireland.
Answer: Yes, Operation Gull is an intelligence led operation and is deployed on that basis.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordJournalism: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many reports of threats have been made to the internal Journalist Safety Group in Northern Ireland.
Answer: I commend the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on the progress they have made to address journalist safety in Northern Ireland. They have created an internal Journalist Safety Group and appointed two Journalist Safety Officers. Since 2022, the PS...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding he plans to provide for the National Institute for Health and Care Research Brain Tumour Research Consortium by 2029.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Brain Tumour Research Consortium was established in December 2024 to bring together researchers from a range of different disciplines and institutions, with the aim of driving scientific advanceme...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Northern IrelandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the annual cost of State Pension payments to people resident in Northern Ireland in 2024.
Answer: The annual cost of State Pension payments administered by DWP to people resident in Northern Ireland is estimated to be around £4.34 million in 2024. This is based on latest figures for the quarter ending November 2024. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore. This figur...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Estate: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62537More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the annual rent paid by public authorities in Northern Ireland to the Crown Estate in each year between (a) 2014 and (b) 2024.
Answer: The table shows Crown Estate rent income received from public authorities in Northern Ireland. This uses a broad definition of public authority which captures any organisations considered by The Crown Estate to be responsible for public money.2014217,736....
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: Northern IrelandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 61122 on Life Sciences: Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with Innovate UK on ensuring the Launchpad programme supports cl
Answer: The Health and Life Sciences Launchpad is already supporting clusters beyond the Greater Belfast area. For example, in Coleraine, it is funding EOSDX, which is developing an AI-driven, non-invasive structural biomarker test for breast cancer diagnosis. In...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Estate: BuildingsHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62177More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether any new instances of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete have been identified on the Parliamentary estate since 1 January 2025.
Answer: As part of continued surveys and monitoring, RAAC planks have been discovered in the floor structure of the Upper Committee Corridor North. This is in addition to the RAAC previously identified in this area. An assessment of the condition of these planks ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will meet with the Federation of Small Businesses Northern Ireland to discuss its report entitled, Windsor Framework Realities: Barriers to Trade in the UK Internal Market, published on 24 June 202
Answer: I discussed the findings of the report at the recent East West Council which was attended by members of Intertrade UK. There is a wide range of support available for businesses using the schemes under the Windsor Framework. The Government remains committe...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlan for Neighbourhoods: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's publication entitled The UK’s modern industrial strategy, published on 23 June 2025, whether the strategy will provide additional funding to the Plan for Neighbourhoo
Answer: The Industrial Strategy is a 10-year plan to back our strengths and realise Britain’s potential. Through the Industrial Strategy we are targeting investment towards our eight-growth driving sectors, creating new opportunities so British workers can upskil...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 60413 on Asylum: Northern Ireland, whether her Department plans to purchase (a) tower blocks and (b) student accommodation to house those people clai
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Answer he received on 23 June 2025 to UIN 60413.
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 59713 on Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland, on what date he discussed filling the role of US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland with the US Admi
Answer: Economic growth is the number one priority of the Government. That is why we are working closely with the Northern Ireland Executive to create a thriving, competitive and regionally balanced economy in Northern Ireland through increased investment, job cr...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
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