Carla Lockhart

12 Jan 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Domestic Visits: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many visits has each Secretary of State made to Northern Ireland since taking office.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Freight: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the increase in haulage costs for transporting goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Northern Ireland Water: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional ring-fenced funding to the Northern Ireland Executive to support Northern Ireland Water in improving its infrastructure t

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity Interconnectors: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the condition of the Moyle Interconnector; and whether he has plans for additional interconnectors between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

National Grid: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the resilience of the UK electricity grid in extreme weather conditions.

12 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Eritrea: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of persecution of Christians in Eritrea.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Education: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with the Department of Education in Northern Ireland to support improved educational outcomes across the UK; and what specific areas of collaboration are being prioritise

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Republic of Ireland: Military Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements exist between the UK and the Republic of Ireland for the interception of unidentified or hostile aircraft in Irish airspace.

12 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants are currently being housed in Northern Ireland; and what steps are being taken to process their cases.

12 Jan 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Social Rented Housing: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to provide additional funding to address regional disparities the availability and quality of in social housing in Northern Ireland.

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to promote opportunities for young people in Northern Ireland to volunteer for the Armed Forces.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to promote the use of locally produced food and drink.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to take steps to end the use of the lethal dose 50% test (LD50) in animal experiments.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Ferries: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to help tackle the cost of ferry journeys between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

12 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to encourage collaboration between NHS Trusts and pharmaceutical companies to enhance cancer clinical trials.

12 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the availability of clinical trials for cancer patients across the UK.

12 Jan 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Uk Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential economic impact of the Windsor Framework on businesses in Northern Ireland trading with Great Britain.

12 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the state of religious freedom in India and the treatment of minority faith communities.

18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of whether abortion providers, including British Pregnancy Advisory Service and Marie Stopes InternationaI Reproductive Choices, provide clear and comp

16 Dec 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Belfast International Airport: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in discussions with the United States administration regarding the initiative outlined in the Windsor Framework and Safeguarding the Union document to establish a US Customs a

16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to implement the National Suicide Prevention Plan; and what further steps he is taking to help tackle suicide rates.

16 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Bank Services: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of bank closures on access to banking services by vulnerable and elderly people; how many Banking Hubs currently operate in Northern Ireland; and what her target

16 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tajikistan: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with international partners to ensure the protection of Christians and other religious minorities in Tajikistan.

16 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tunisia: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with international partners to ensure the protection of Christians and other religious minorities in Tunisia.

16 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 53771 on Railways: Finance, what recent progress she has made on the Union Connectivity Development Fund.

16 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact in Northern Ireland of the abolition of VAT exemption for private school fees on the parents of children with special educational needs; and what estimate she has

16 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Great British Energy’s activities on small and medium-sized enterprises in Northern Ireland since its establishment; what steps his Depa

16 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration enforcement visits relating to visa overstaying were conducted in Northern Ireland in each quarter since July 2024; and what plans she has to increase capacity.

16 Dec 2025 · Home Office

People Smuggling: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the scale of people-smuggling facilitation activity with operational links to Northern Ireland since July 2024; and how many disruptions and arrests have been made.

16 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will publish a full list of residential properties leased or controlled by her Department or its contractors in Upper Bann constituency, including occupancy status, duration of vacancy, an