Irene Campbell MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Ammunition: FactoriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 906911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to build energetics and munitions factories.
Answer: We have committed £1.5 billion to move munitions production to “always on” and build six new munitions and energetics factories. Work is underway to plan the new factories.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCreditTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94829More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Financial Inclusion Strategy, published on 5 November, whether the Government plans to develop targets as well as metrics to monitor progress in delivering the Strategy’s objectives on improvin
Answer: Earlier this month, I published the Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy setting out an ambitious programme of measures to improve financial inclusion and resilience for underserved groups across the UK. The Strategy was developed alongside a committ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBanks: CreditTreasuryTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93903More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she will take to ensure banks provide access to affordable credit to people who are financially excluded.
Answer: The Government recognises that, when provided responsibly, credit can play an important role in helping people manage unexpected expenses and smooth their cash flow. Access to suitable, affordable credit products can support people’s financial resilience ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that trail hunting is not used for the illegal hunting of wild mammals with dogs.
Answer: This Government is committed to enacting a ban on trail hunting in line with our manifesto commitment. Work to determine the best approach for doing so is ongoing and Defra will consult on how to deliver a ban in the new year.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCredit UnionsTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84507More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress her Department has made in reviewing responses to the call for evidence on reforming the credit union common bond in Great Britain; and when her Department plans to publish its proposed next ste
Answer: The government recognises the role that credit unions play in providing savings and affordable loans to their members, serving local communities throughout the country. This is why the government is taking steps to ensure credit unions are fully supported...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with EU negotiators on the inclusion of UK animal welfare standards within the proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement.
Answer: We will agree a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and red tape for British producers and retailers, and helping to reduce the pressure on prices and increase choice ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce mandatory method-of-production labelling for animal products.
Answer: On 12 June 2025, we published the summary of responses and the Government response to the fairer food labelling consultation, which was undertaken last year by the previous Government. The response is available here on GOV.UK. We will consider the potenti...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to end the use of enriched cages for hens in England.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the reply previously given to the hon. Member for Liverpool West Derby, Ian Byrne, on 16 May 2025, PQ 50228.
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Testing: ReviewsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the forthcoming roadmap to phase out animal testing include plans to conduct systematic reviews to identify areas of research or disease models to phase out.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting non-animal alternatives and will publish a strategy to support their development, validation and adoption later this year. Any systematic approach for identifying research priorities for new alternative methods wi...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCats and Dogs: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) dogs and (b) cats were imported non commercially under the PETS Directive in each month of 2024.
Answer: In 2024, a total of 335451 dogs and 32804 cats were imported non-commercially through the PETS Directive. The table below shows the number of dogs and cats imported each month in 2024: 2024CatsDogsTotal number of animalsJanuary32073035833565February186015...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCats and Dogs: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) dogs and (b) cats were imported under commercial rules under the Ballai Directive in each month of 2024; and from which country.
Answer: In 2024, a total of 32391 dogs and 6226 cats were imported commercially under the Balai directive. The attached two tables show all commercial imports of dogs and cats by country of origin and month of import. The EU data may include animals that have ori...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on trends in the number of animal tests that are taking place for regulatory purposes where a suitable non-animal alternative is already available; and if she wil
Answer: The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) ensures that all animal testing, including for regulatory purposes, is only carried out where no non-animal alternative can be used. Licence applicants are required to robustly evidence their considerati...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, on what date was the last review of guidance to companies on the use of non-animal methods to meet specific data requirements across all sectors; and whether he plans to update that gui
Answer: There are a range of internationally accepted guidelines which ensure the safety assessment of new chemicals and medicines before they are licenced for use. OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals assess the potential effects of chemicals on human he...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of establishing a dedicated body, similar to the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM), to (a) oversee and (b
Answer: The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”. The Government will publish a strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternat...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Strategy Advisory BoardDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that independent (a) environment experts, (b) health experts and (c) civil society groups are fully involved in the development of the National Fo
Answer: We are forming a partnership between government and stakeholders from across the food system as we develop the food strategy. This partnership includes academics, charities, key thinkers, civil society organisations and consumer groups as well as industry...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Strategy Advisory BoardDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that there is representation of independent (a) environmental experts and (b) clinicians on the Food Strategy Advisory Board.
Answer: We are forming a partnership between government and stakeholders from across the food system as we develop the food strategy. This partnership includes academics, charities, key thinkers, civil society organisations and consumer groups as well as industry...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Domestic AbuseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to provide safe accommodation for victims of domestic abuse.
Answer: Local authorities in England must ensure that support is available in safe accommodation for domestic abuse victims who need it. My Department has allocated £160 million for 2025-26, a £30 million uplift from the previous year. That funding is for local a...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Gender Based ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle gender-based violence in Sudan.
Answer: The UK remains committed to tackling gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Sudan. On 23-25 January, the Foreign Secretary visited the Sudan-Chad border to raise awareness of the conflict in Sudan and its impact on nei...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to (a) phase out the use of cages for farmed animals and (b) introduce animal welfare labelling.
Answer: We remain firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The use of cages and other close confinement systems for farmed animals is an issue which we are currently c...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: HorsesHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the accredited official statistics entitled Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2023, published on 11 September 2024, for what purposes were p
Answer: The Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2023 provides details on the purposes of procedures using horses in scientific research.The published statistics show that no horses were used for the routine production of an...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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