Written questions

240 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Whisky: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce proposals to ensure statutory geographical indication protections for UK exporters of Irish Whiskey to help ensure alignment with the protections provided by the

21 Mar 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Bus Services: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to ensure the continuation of Easilink bus services in rural areas in Northern Ireland in the next financial year.

16 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Flood Re scheme for ensuring that residents in areas of flooding risk have access to insurance.

3 Mar 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Floods: Foyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department is planning to provide support to home owners in Foyle who have experienced persistent flooding and who have been unable to get appropriate home insurance.

23 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Industry: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department had discussions with industry stakeholders in Northern Ireland before announcing the British Industry Supercharger.

23 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Industry: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Press Release entitled Government action to supercharge competitiveness in key British industries and grow economy, published on 23 February 2023, what discussions her Department

23 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Industry: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Press Release entitled Government action to supercharge competitiveness in key British industries and grow economy, published on 23 February 2023, whether she has made an assessme

23 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Industry: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Press Release entitled Government action to supercharge competitiveness in key British industries and grow economy, published on 23 February 2023, what steps she is taking to help

25 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the proposed frequency of meetings by Colombia's National Security Guarantees Com

25 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indonesia: Earthquakes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to support (a) aid agencies, (b) charities and (c) NGOs following the earthquake in West Java.

25 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indonesia: Earthquakes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to provide bilateral support to the Indonesian government following the earthquake in West Java.

26 Oct 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Addictions: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people (a) accessed addiction treatment services and (b) needed residential addiction treatment services in each constituency in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years for which figure

26 Oct 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Addictions: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the New Decade New Approach Deal published in January 2020, what steps the Government has taken to provide additional funding to support the Derry/Londonderry addiction centre.

26 Oct 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Drugs: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the independent review of drugs by Dame Carol Black, what assessment he has made of the effect of Government funding to implement the recommendations in that review on the Barnett conse

26 Oct 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Addictions: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funds the Government made available for addiction services in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

26 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Credit Unions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of Section 63 and Schedule 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Bill on parity of Northern Ireland credits unions with those in Great Britain.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuel Oil: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of price increases for home heating oil on consumers in Northern Ireland.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuel Oil: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department held discussions with representatives of the heating oil sector in Northern Ireland when devising energy bills schemes to help tackle the cost of living cri

3 Mar 2022 · Department for International Trade

Shipping: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason Russian Federation cargo has not been sanctioned following the implementation of sanctions on Russian Federation vessels as a result of the invasion of Ukraine.

21 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Automotive Transformation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to launch a new round of applications to the Automotive Transformation Fund following the completion of the last round that closed on 24 November 2021.

19 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the Ukrainian Government in tackling a recent rise in cyberattacks.

19 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

USA: Northern Ireland Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the ongoing negotiations regarding the Northern Ireland protocol on the (a) Government's relations with the US and (b)

19 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the requirement for Tier 5 working visas on the ability of the English language schools in Northern Ireland to continue to attract st

13 Jan 2022 · Treasury

Red Diesel: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the proposed changes to rebated gas and oil scheduled for April 2022 on the sustainability of the construction sector in Northern Ireland.

13 Jan 2022 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposed fuel duty on (a) biodiesel, (b) bio blends and (c) fuel substitutes used in heating on the attractiveness of transitioning to lower carbon fuels as par

13 Jan 2022 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the changes to rebated diesel and biofuels scheduled for April 2022 on (a) consumers and (b) suppliers in Northern Ireland.

13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people travelling from non red list countries and who have connecting flights in English airports with final destinations in Northern Ireland are required to quarantine in England or in the

7 Dec 2021 · Cabinet Office

Import Duties: Whisky

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what effect the continuation of the imposition of the 25 per cent tariff on US imported whiskies has had on the Government's negotiating position on proposals by the EU t

7 Dec 2021 · Department for International Trade

Northern Ireland Protocol: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with her US counterpart on the Northern Ireland Protocol; and what effect concerns raised by the US administration on the Northern Ireland Protocol and Article 16 h

7 Dec 2021 · Cabinet Office

Northern Ireland Protocol: Customs and Supply Chains

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress the Government has made on negotiations with the EU on the Northern Ireland Protocol; and what effect concerns raised by the US administration have on the G

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