Written questions

215 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that deaf and disabled people and Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations from Northern Ireland can engage in the Timms Review, including through the proposed Panel.

13 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Timms Review what steps he has taken to engage with deaf and disabled people and Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations in Northern Ireland.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Mercury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether additional support will be given to NHS dentistry in the context of the decision at the Sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury on ending the us

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Lisburn-Antrim Railway Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has received the feasibility study for the reopening of the Antrim to Lisburn rail line from the Northern Ireland Minister of Infrastructure.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85623 on Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination, for what reason Northern Ireland was not included in the marketing authorisation.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farming Profitability Review: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Farming Profitability Review, which stakeholders in Northern Ireland gave evidence to the Review.

3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 81693 on General Practitioners: Insurance, answered on 12th October 2025, how many GPs are covered under the professional indemnity insurance;

29 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she made of the potential merits of reducing Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland.

27 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 83992 on Defence: Northern Ireland, did the officials in the Northern Ireland Executive include (a) the Northern Ireland Economy Minister and (b) officials fr

27 Oct 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Business: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 84511 on Business: Northern Ireland, of the £235 million ring-fenced transformation funding (a) how much has been allocated to each Northern Ireland

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the cattle vaccine against bovine tuberculosis undergoing Phase 3 trials by the Animal and Plant Health Agency will be available in Northern Ireland.

22 Oct 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Business: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the Transformation Fund.

21 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 80771 on Defence: Industry, whether he has had decisions with (a) the Northern Ireland Economy Minister and (b) Invest Northern Ireland on the Northern Irelan

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Minister for the Economy in Northern Ireland on the inclusion of businesses in Northern Ireland in UK Government trade talks with Israel.

20 Oct 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Trade Agreements: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of the Northern Ireland Minister for the Economy ‘s decision not to engage with the Government’s trade talks with I

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hornets: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help her counterpart in Northern Ireland tackle Asian hornets.

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

EU Trade: South America

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement on food (a) production, (b) supply and (c) security.

13 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he will announce the future funding allocation to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of adding (a) 1,000, (b) 1,500 and (c) 2,000 additional GPs to the professional indemnity insurance cover provided by Government.

10 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Crime Prevention: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to help tackle rural (a) rural crime and (b) thefts in the last two years.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dog Fighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to tackle illegal dog fighting in the last two years.

10 Oct 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the his Department's press release entitled UK and Irish Governments announce legacy framework to enable truth for families of the Troubles, published on 19 September 2025, whether the

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to announce the location of the Northern Ireland Defence Growth Deal.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Assistance Animals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the use of companion dogs in prisons.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Assistance Animals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons use companion dogs.

15 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Apprenticeship Levy: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue the Exchequer has collected from the Apprenticeship Levy (a) in total and (b) from companies registered in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years.

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Traffic Lights: Invertebrates

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to help prevent slugs entering traffic light controller boxes.

5 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Motor Ombudsman: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness (b) adequacy and (c) efficiency of the performance of the Motor Ombudsman in carrying out its functions.

5 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rural Areas: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, he will list the programmes his Department (a) provides and (b) supports to tackle (i) isolation, (ii) social exclusion and (iii) mental health well-being for rural young people.

5 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department has provided to the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs in each of the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.