Written questions

266 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Oct 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

Pets: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 on pet owners.

16 Oct 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

Murder of Patrick Finucane Independent Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5642 on Murder of Patrick Finucane Independent Inquiry, what his planned timetable is for publishing the inquiry's terms of reference.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant and Animal Health) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prepare for the coming into force of the Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant and Animal Health) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024.

9 Oct 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

City Deals and Local Growth Deals: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of reinstating the Causeway City and Growth deal.

8 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Local Growth Deals: North Antrim

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding for the Bushmills area as part of the Causeway Coast and Glens growth deal.

8 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Forest Products: Northern Ireland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the Joint Consultative Working Group has had discussions on the application of EU Regulation 2023/1115 in Northern Ireland and (b) the group's meeting minutes are published.

8 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Forest Products: Northern Ireland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee's Specialised Committees have had recent discussions on the application of EU Regulation 2023/1115 in Northern Ireland.

8 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Forest Products: Northern Ireland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee has had recent discussions on the application of EU Regulation 2023/1115 in Northern Ireland.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forest Products: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4798, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) the Ulster Farmers Union and (b) businesses on the (i) potential cost

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forest Products: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4798 on Forest Products: Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterpart on the application of EU R

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forest Products: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4798 on Forest Products: Northern Ireland, what estimate his Department has made of the annual costs to businesses in Northern I

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forest Products: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4798 on Forest Products: Northern Ireland, what estimate his Department has made of the annual costs of running the competent bo

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forest Products: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4798, what estimate he has made of the number of full-time equivalent staff needed for the work of the competent authority in No

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forest Products: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4798 on Forest Products: Northern Ireland, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Northern Ireland Department o

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Buses: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what trade remedy measures to promote domestic manufacturing industries are in place in respect of electric bus manufacturing in the UK.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Buses: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the tariff level applied to imported electric buses on local production; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising that

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forest Products: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what budget he plans to allocate to the competent authority for Northern Ireland under EU Regulation 2023/1115.

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forest Products: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the process is for appointing the competent authority for Northern Ireland for EU Regulation 2023/1115.

4 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with Ministers in the Department for Communities in the Northern Ireland Executive on (a) eligibility for the winter fuel allowance and (b) that Department's access to ad

3 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Net Zero Hydrogen Fund: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund was allocated to projects in Northern Ireland; and whether he plans to provide funding for green hydrogen generation in Northern Ire

3 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of maximising the geo-strategic potential of Northern Ireland in the defence of the UK (a) in general and (b) in the context of its position relative to weste

3 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time Royal Air Force service personnel (a) live and (b) work in Northern Ireland.

3 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time Royal Naval service personnel (a) live and (b) work in Northern Ireland.

3 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British Army service personnel (a) live and (b) work in Northern Ireland.

2 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Trader Support Service

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she took to raise awareness of the opportunity to tender for the provision of what became the Trader Support Service.

2 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant and Animal Health (Amendment etc) Regulations

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which business organisations his Department had discussions with in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland on the Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant and Animal Health (A

2 Sep 2024 · Treasury

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which body is responsible for taking customs duties that are required on goods moved in the red lane from Great Britain to Northern Ireland on arrival in Northern Ireland.

2 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Exports: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how export procedures are applied under Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 to goods placed under the export procedure within the Union in accordance with Title V and Title VIII of that Regulation as they move from Northern

2 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Parcels: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of the economic impact of the new arrangements for parcels transported between Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 30 September 2024 with the arrangements in place (a) b

2 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Windsor Framework

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what directions he has issued under Regulation 3 of the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024.

Source: official written-questions record.