Question follow-through · 52438
Domestic Visits: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of the 18 parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland has he visited since his appointment.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 14 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 May 2025
- Answer
- 22 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of the 18 parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland has he visited since his appointment.
16 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 May 2025
Answer published
I have visited 16 parliamentary constituencies across Northern Ireland since my appointment.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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