Robin Swann MP: written questions 2026
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Public Expenditure: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126943More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to Question 124367, what the terms of reference were for the open book exercise.
Answer: The open-book review was a condition of the £400m reserve claim the Northern Ireland Executive received at Supplementary Estimates 2025-26. The review’s Terms of Reference were agreed between HM Treasury and the Northern Ireland Executive. The exercise ha...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126942More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to WPQ 124367, answered 13th April at 11:04, who commissioned the initial open book exercise.
Answer: The open-book review was a condition of the £400m reserve claim the Northern Ireland Executive received at Supplementary Estimates 2025-26. The review’s Terms of Reference were agreed between HM Treasury and the Northern Ireland Executive. The exercise ha...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGroceries Code Adjudicator: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what role the Grocery Code Adjudicator has in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) ensures the UK’s largest grocery retailers comply with the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (Groceries Code). The Groceries Code is a competition measure owned by the independent Competition and Markets Authority (CMA...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAlternative Fuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126440More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) fuel duty and (b) other tax treatment is applicable to hydrotreated vegetable oil used in (i) road fuel and (ii) home heating fuel.
Answer: Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) is taxed in line with other fuels according to its use. For fuel duty purposes, HVO is treated as a diesel-equivalent “heavy oil” in the Hydrocarbon Oils Duty Act 1979. When used as a road fuel, it is therefore liable to t...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPlaces of Worship Renewal Fund: Northern IrelandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding has been allocated through the Places of Worship Renewal Fund to places of worship in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Places of Worship Renewal Fund is England only as Heritage is a devolved policy area. The Northern Ireland Government received Barnett consequentials at the Spending Review, taking into account any changes to DCMS’ overall settlement. It is for the No...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124367More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish the results of the open book assessment of Northern Ireland devolved departments.
Answer: The open-book exercise is intended to support the Northern Ireland Executive, so any decision to publish the report would be a question for the Northern Ireland Executive.
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRepublic of Ireland: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, will he publish the full details of MoU he has agreed with the Irish Government.
Answer: The Memorandum of Understanding referenced is an instrument of cooperation between the UK Government and the Government of Ireland. Any decision to publish the document must be taken jointly by both Governments.
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOil: ReservesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what volume of the Republic of Ireland's national strategic oil reserve is held in UK-based storage.
Answer: Ireland's National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) is a commercial entity that holds some oil stocks in Northern Ireland. Details of these stockholdings are commercially sensitive. It would be for NORA to provide any further details about them.
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117217More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if will list the Barnett consequentials received by the Northern Ireland Executive as a result of UK Government policy decisions on (a) energy, (b) fuel poverty, and (c) household energy support by (i) policy decisi
Answer: The Block Grant Transparency publication breaks down all changes in the Northern Ireland Executives block grant funding from the 2015 Spending Review up to and including Spending Review 2025. The most recent report was published in October 2025:Block Gran...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward reforms to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.
Answer: The consultation on reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 opened on 28 January and is due to close on 25 March. The Government is committed to responding within 12 weeks of a consultation closing. Defra are looking at bringing in new legislation, whe...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EU: Economic SituationTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114461More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what value of goods have been identified as a threat to the European Union's economy and held at a check point between Great Britain and Northern Ireland since the introduction of the Windsor Framework by year.
Answer: HMRC does not hold data on the value of goods identified as a threat to the EU economy. The UK Internal Market Scheme enables businesses to move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland without being subject to customs duties and unnecessary checks an...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordInvictus GamesMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has provided to (a) the Invictus Games and (b) UK participants in the Invictus Games (i) in each of the last three games and (ii) how much funding she plans to provide to UK partic
Answer: It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member's Question. I will write to him when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the library of The House.
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPeriwinkles: FisheriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending the closed season for periwinkle gathering in inter-tidal areas in England.
Answer: No national assessment has been made of the merits of amending closed seasons for periwinkle gathering. The management of inshore fisheries in England, including the gathering of periwinkles in inter‑tidal areas, is the responsibility of the ten Inshore F...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered introducing Graduated Driver Licenses for new drivers, in the context of levels of car insurance.
Answer: Driver licensing is devolved in Northern Ireland and is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly.Whilst we are not considering Graduated Driver Licensing in Great Britain with further restrictions on newly qua...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRobert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital: VeteransDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Northern Ireland resident veterans have accessed the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Gobowen in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust has confirmed it has no record of veterans who are resident in Northern Ireland being referred to their orthopaedic hospital in the last three years.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWar Widow(er)s Recognition PaymentMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown of the recipients of the War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme by (a) nation of the UK and (b) the branch of the Armed Forces in which their late spouse or partner served; and i
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my previous answer recently provided to Questions 105112 and 105113. The Scheme received 381 applications, of which 249 were approved. Since its launch, the Scheme has successfully fulfilled its intended purpose, having awarded ...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWar Widow(er)s Recognition PaymentMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the closure of the War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme on 15 October 2025, what the final number of (a) applications received and (b) successful payments made was; and what his Department’
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my previous answer recently provided to Questions 105112 and 105113. The Scheme received 381 applications, of which 249 were approved. Since its launch, the Scheme has successfully fulfilled its intended purpose, having awarded ...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWar Widow(er)s Recognition PaymentMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of war widowers eligible for the war widowers recognition payment received the payment in each of the last five years.
Answer: While the exact number of individuals eligible for the War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme is not known, the number of payments made under the Scheme between its launch on 16 October 2023 and closure on 15 October 2025 is shown below. 20230202423720...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWar Widow(er)s Recognition PaymentMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are in receipt of the war widowers recognition payment by (a) constituency and (b) regiment.
Answer: Following its launch on 16 October 2023, 249 applications were approved with more than £21 million awarded under the War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme. Over 70 per cent of applications were submitted in the first three months, while only 14 claims...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: VettingNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the answer of 8th January 2026 to Question 103096, who is responsible for requesting the national security vetting for the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman.
Answer: Responsibility for recruitment (including requesting national security vetting) for the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland lies with The Executive Office.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMedia: Republic of IrelandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7th January to Question 102317, on Shared Island Media Fund, if he will set out in detail the shared priorities between the UK and Ireland which are advanced by this ini
Answer: The Shared Island Media Fund will support efforts to improve media literacy (including working with Northern Irish organisations) and build capacity for high-quality, sustainable journalism, working to bolster media resilience in the digital age. Such pri...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms are in place for the Drug Tariff Committee and suppliers to provide input into revisions of the the Wave 1 Part IX categorisation published by the NHS Business Services Authority.
Answer: The final draft, version 1.2, of the Part IX Drug Tariff (Med Tech in the community) Wave 1 categorisation was developed in collaboration with an Expert Reference Group and updated in line with stakeholder feedback over four iterations. The final version ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: VettingNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 99008, who is responsible for conducting the national security vetting for the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman.
Answer: United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) acts as service providers for National Security Vetting (NSV) across His Majesty’s Government (HMG) for specific roles affording access to Protectively Marked Materials (PMM) sites and assets. The ultimate decision o...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMedia: Republic of IrelandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Irish Government on the €14million Shared Island Media initiative.
Answer: The Shared Island Media Initiative is led and funded by the Government of Ireland. While from a UK perspective, only Northern Ireland will be able to benefit from the initiative, DCMS officials have had some initial conversations with Ireland’s Department...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMedia: Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Irish Government on the €14million Shared Island Media initiative.
Answer: I regularly engage with the Irish Government on a number of issues of interest to both Governments, but to date, no discussions have taken place on the Irish Government’s Shared Island Media Fund.
Answered 7 Jan 2026
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