Written questions

240 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Jul 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Arms Trade: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for Government policy on arms export licenses to Israel of the decision of the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to issue

21 May 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Arms Trade: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies on arms export licenses to Israel of the decision of the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to issue arre

20 May 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

Journalism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has had discussions with the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland on the alleged surveillance of journalists in Northern Ireland.

20 May 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Assembly Members: Electronic Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has (a) received and (b) granted requests to provide communications data on Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly in the last five years.

20 May 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

Legal Profession: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department (a) received and (b) granted requests to provide communications data on lawyers in Northern Ireland in the last five years.

20 May 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

Journalism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has (a) received and (b) granted requests to provide communications data on journalists in Northern Ireland in the last five years.

20 May 2024 · Treasury

Air Passenger Duty: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for future Barnett Consequential calculations of the recent abolishment of air passenger duty on long-haul flights in Northern Ireland.

20 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Personal Income

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the evidential basis is for increasing the minimum income requirement (MIR) to £38,700 for certain family and work visas; if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the M

19 Mar 2024 · Treasury

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department issues on the requirements for customs declarations for business-to-business shipments exceeding the value of £135 between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

12 Mar 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

Sean Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will call a public inquiry into the murder of Sean Brown in 1997.

16 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: USA

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many officials from his Department worked in the US by (a) embassy and consulate and (b) grade in each financial year since 2010.

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Music Export Growth Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will publish eligibility criteria for funding artists under the Music Export Growth Scheme; whether the political (a) beliefs and (b) activities of applicants are taken into consideration; and f

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) meetings and (b) correspondence his Department had with (i) the Northern Ireland Office, (ii) the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure and (iii) Translink on the Union Connectivity Review Rep

20 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his timetable is for resolving technical faults relating to the issuing of Biometric Residence Permit cards.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Green Deal Scheme: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason Northern Ireland is not included in the Green Deal loan scheme.

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to (a) identify and (b) promote investment opportunities in UK strategic priority areas for (i) research and (ii) development.

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to increase the levels of private research and development investment in Northern Ireland.

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to deploy funding for public research and development in Northern Ireland.

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the energy efficiency of homes in Northern Ireland.

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Supply Chains: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with her Irish counterpart on promoting resilient supply chains across the island of Ireland.

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason Northern Ireland is not covered on her Department's webpage under the stated responsibility to advise, support and promote British businesses to grow and export.

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Economic Growth: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department has taken to increase opportunities for economic growth in (a) Foyle constituency and (b) Northern Ireland in the last three years.

12 Sep 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an estimate of the potential costs for implementing the (a) Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and (b) Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Re

11 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Pregabalin: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on trends in the level of deaths from pregabalin consumption in the north west of Northern Ireland; and whether he plans to take step

11 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Drugs: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plan to take steps to strengthen sentencing guidance on dealing and supplying drugs which lead to the death of those who consume them.

13 Jul 2023 · Treasury

Public Sector: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department plans to take to implement public sector pay rises in Northern Ireland.

26 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Soft Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data his Department holds on the revenue raised by the Soft Drinks Industry Levy for Northern Ireland for financial year (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23; and if will provide details of how much of levy

21 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of the number of people living in Foyle constituency that have left Sudan due to conflict; and what steps he is taking to provide (a) safe migration routes and (b) asylum t

21 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plan to take steps to ensure the safety and well-being of refugees undertaking (a) channel crossings and (b) land journeys; and what steps she is taking to help refugees arrivin

13 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Soft Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been generated by the soft drinks industry levy in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; and whether this funding has been used to help tackle (a) poor oral health, (b) obesity, (c)

Source: official written-questions record.