Tonia Antoniazzi MP: written questions
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Written questions
British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29474More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 128318 on Public Expenditure, how much funding he plans to provide to the Northern Ireland Executive for comparable support available through the British Ind
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery: ExpenditureNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much (a) Departmental Expenditure Limit and (b) Annually Managed Expenditure funding has been spent by the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery in each financial year si
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: CourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on expanding Specialist Domestic Abuse Courts, as recommended by the Independent Sentencing Review.
Answer: This Government is committed to enhancing support for victims of domestic abuse and improving the criminal court’s response to domestic abuse cases.In our Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, the Government committed to rolling out Domestic Abuse Pr...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for publishing the eligibility requirements for the new named sponsorship routes.
Answer: The named community sponsorship route will open to applications from prospective lead sponsors later this autumn, with arrivals expected from autumn 2027 onwards.Further details of the new route, including eligibility requirements, will be announced in du...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26964More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of the Barnett consequential arising for the Northern Ireland Executive from the additional 20% business rates relief for pubs, clubs and live music venues announced on 23 July 2026.
Answer: The Barnett formula applies when UK Government departmental DEL budgets formally change, not when new policy or funding is announced. Any Barnett consequentials for the Northern Ireland Executive resulting from changes to business rates revenues in Englan...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordData Centres: Water SupplyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the development of AI data centres on local energy and water resources.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology engages regularly with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to ensure the UK energy system supports the UK’s growing digital and AI‑driven demand. DSIT also engages closely w...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordData Centres: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of AI data centres on the environment.
Answer: DSIT engages regularly with DEFRA, the Environment Agency and DESNZ, to discuss the impact of AI data centres on the environment. Through the AI Energy Council, the Government is assessing and promoting energy efficiency and clean power solutions. DSIT wi...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPlasticsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a ban on the import and sale of plastic flying rings.
Answer: Tackling marine litter and plastic pollution is a priority for the Government, which is why we are working domestically and internationally to implement measures that will prevent plastic and other litter from reaching the ocean in the first place. The Go...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPlastics: SealsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of plastic flying rings on seal populations.
Answer: Tackling marine litter and plastic pollution is a priority for the Government, which is why we are working domestically and internationally to implement measures that will prevent plastic and other litter from reaching the ocean in the first place. The Go...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCharities: WomenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that charities for women and girls have updated their charitable purposes in line with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish
Answer: The Charity Commission for England and Wales is working at pace to update its guidance for charities to ensure it aligns with the new code when it is published by Parliament. As charities can have any combination of charitable purposes or stated beneficia...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: CameroonHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the legal status of Southern Cameroons on the number of asylum applications from that region since 2021.
Answer: The Home Office has not made a specific assessment that the legal status of those from any part of Cameroon has driven changes in asylum intake since 2021. As with all nationalities, the number of asylum applications can fluctuate for a range of reasons, ...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCameroon: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her Department's policy is on the status of Southern Cameroon following the 2009 African Commission ruling in Gunme v Cameroon.
Answer: The UK has historically recognised the outcome of the 1961 UN-organised plebiscite, in which the territories now forming the North-West and South-West regions voted to join the Republic of Cameroon, as endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly Resol...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCameroon: UN CharterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the absence of a registered Treaty of Union between the Republic of Cameroon and the
Answer: The UK has historically recognised the outcome of the 1961 UN-organised plebiscite, in which the territories now forming the North-West and South-West regions voted to join the Republic of Cameroon, as endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly Resol...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland.
Answer: Immigration and asylum policy are reserved matters for the Home Office. I would encourage the Honourable Member to write to the Home Secretary on this matter.
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claimants there are in Northern Ireland for which the latest data is available.
Answer: The Home Office are unable to state how many asylum claimants there are in Northern Ireland as this information is not routinely collated.The Home Office publishes data on the number of individuals in receipt of asylum support. The most recent published s...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: BelfastHome OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people made asylum applications at Drumkeen House in Belfast in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Health: AntibioticsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of advising prophylactic antibiotics for those at risk of endocarditis from basic dental examinations.
Answer: No assessment has been made by the Department, however the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has guidance on the use of antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent infective endocarditis in NICE Clinical Guideline CG64, which can be found at the fol...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLiquefied Petroleum GasDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether users of LPG can access the £53 million emergency support package for vulnerable households.
Answer: The additional £53 million announced by the government to be targeted at heating oil includes £3.8 million support for Wales, which is being provided to the Welsh Government. It is for the Welsh Government to determine how this funding is allocated and de...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: MarketingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the Portman Group’s report entitled Protecting Consumers and Supporting Producers: Regulatory Report 2025,
Answer: The Department has noted the publication of the report Protecting Consumers and Supporting Producers: Regulatory Report 2025, which provides the Portman Groups review of its regulation in 2025.The Portman Group are the alcohol industry’s self-regulatory b...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112764More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 118047, which section of the most recent Block Grant Transparency publication details the Barnett consequentials allocated to the Northern Ireland Executive foll
Answer: The Barnett formula applies to all changes in UK Government Departmental Expenditure Limits, as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy. The Block Grant Transparency publication breaks down all changes to the Northern Ireland Executive’s block grant fu...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPlaces of Worship Renewal Fund: WalesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 109187 and Question 109186 on Religious Buildings: Wales, what additional funding was agreed with the Treasury to support the Places of Worsh
Answer: At the Spending Review 2025, HM Treasury agreed budgets for Departments for a three-year period for Resource DEL, and a four-year period for Capital DEL. The Department then completed a Business Planning process to allocate this funding to programmes. Thi...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110848More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the Barnett consequentials allocated to the Northern Ireland Executive from the £750,000 uplift provided in 2019 for an increase in officer numbers to 20,000 in England and Wales.
Answer: The Barnett formula applies to all changes in UK Government Departmental Expenditure Limits, including the Home Office, as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy. The Block Grant Transparency publication breaks down all changes to the Northern Ireland...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110847More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the Barnett consequentials allocated to the Northern Ireland Executive following increases in police funding to PCCs in England and Wales in each year since 2020.
Answer: The Barnett formula applies to all changes in UK Government Departmental Expenditure Limits, as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy. The Block Grant Transparency publication breaks down all changes to the Northern Ireland Executive’s block grant fu...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice Service of Northern Ireland: ExpenditureNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of UK Government funding allocated to the PSNI as Additional Security Funding in each financial year since 2011.
Answer: Recognising the unique security situation in Northern Ireland, the UK Government makes contributions to the PSNI through Additional Security Funding. The aim of the funding is to enable the PSNI to tackle terrorist threats while ensuring day-to-day polici...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Taliban's decision to permanently ban women and girls from education.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 12 January in response to Question 103187.
Answered 6 Feb 2026
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