Written questions

851 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) detect and (b) prevent illegal immigration in Northern Ireland.

26 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Upper Bann

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been housed in Upper Bann constituency in the last five years.

26 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Upper Bann

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list her Department's integration schemes available for asylum seekers in Upper Bann constituency.

26 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Migrants: Upper Bann

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what are the primary countries of origin for legal migrants in Upper Bann constituency in the last five years.

25 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Upper Bann

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the average processing time for asylum applications for people based in Upper Bann constituency; and how many applications have been refused in the last five years.

25 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Upper Bann

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people breached their visa conditions in Upper Bann constituency in the last five years; and how many people were subsequently deported.

25 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Upper Bann

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the compliance of visa conditions in Upper Bann constituency.

25 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Migrants: Upper Bann

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many legal migrants have settled in Upper Bann constituency in the past five years.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Tagging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Scottish Government’s decision to use Ultra High Frequency electronic identification technology for animals on trade between

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Tagging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of research presented to the Scottish Government on Ultra High Frequency electronic identificati

3 Jun 2025 · Scotland Office

Livestock: Tagging

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the research presented to the Scottish government on ultra high frequency electronic identification technology in livestock.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Tagging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies on whether electronic identification technology for animals will be used in England and Wales of requiremen

3 Jun 2025 · Scotland Office

Livestock: Tagging

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Scottish government’s decision to use ultra high frequency electronic identification technology for animals on trade between Great Britain a

2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase funding and support for research into rare diseases and (b) improve early diagnosis pathways for patients.

2 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are being housed in Houses in Multiple Occupation in Northern Ireland.

2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to (a) increase prosecution rates for online child sexual exploitation offences and (b) support victims throughout the legal process.

2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on delivering the UK five-year action plan for antimicrobial resistance 2024 to 2029.

2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Covenant: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the effective implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland; and whether he plans to take steps to improve access to veteran support services in the

2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle the sale of (a) illegal and (b) unregulated vaping products to children and young people.

2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to specialist mental health support for disabled children who are (a) victims of and (b) witnesses to serious crime.

30 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve transport (a) connectivity and (b) infrastructure in under-served regions (i) in rural areas, (ii) in semi-rural areas and (iii) across the UK.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Hybrid Warfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the UK’s capability to respond to (a) hybrid and (b) cyber threats.

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Exploitation: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the online exploitation of children; and whether she plans to increase funding for police cybercrime units.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out how the proposed introduction of regional field officers under the VALOUR programme will strengthen existing (a) statutory and (b) voluntary support networks for veterans in Northern Ireland.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of consulting (a) veterans (i) generally and (ii) on their lived experiences and (b) veterans’ organisations in Northern Ireland in the (A) design and (B) deliv

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans Welfare Service: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential role of the Veterans Welfare Service Northern Ireland in (a) shaping and (b) delivering the VALOUR programme to take account of (i) regional needs and (ii) existing co

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the VALOUR programme (a) works with and (b) complements existing veterans’ organisations in Northern Ireland.

21 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charities and Churches: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department is providing to (a) churches and (b) faith-based charities in the context of trends in the level of (i) energy costs and (ii) donations.

21 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support the mental health of veterans in Northern Ireland; and what support his Department is providing to affected veterans.

19 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support vulnerable people with fluctuations in the cost of energy.

Source: official written-questions record.