Carla Lockhart MP: written questions
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Nigeria: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation of Christians in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, in the context of the number of Christians who were killed in Islamis
Answer: The UK Government is deeply concerned about the ongoing violence in Nigeria's Middle Belt and we express our sincere concern for all those impacted. The root causes of intercommunal violence are complex and often linked to land disputes, historical tensio...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordFertilisers: Supply ChainsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of global fertiliser supply chain disruptions on farmers in Northern Ireland; and what steps he is taking to mitigate the imp
Answer: We monitor both domestic and international fertiliser markets and remain in regular contact with a wide range of industry stakeholders. Government regularly runs a duty suspensions process allowing businesses to apply for duty suspensions (on imported raw...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity and Environment Protection: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) farmers and (b) landowners in Northern Ireland have equitable access to UK-wide (i) environmental and (ii) biodiversity funding streams.
Answer: The UK Government works closely with ministers and officials in Northern Ireland to engage on environmental topics, including biodiversity. For example, they recently jointly published the UK’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, are collabora...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to invest in (a) new and (b) upgraded defence infrastructure projects in Northern Ireland in the next five years.
Answer: The UK Government, through the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), will make defence an engine for growth ensuring that our defence spending boosts prosperity, jobs and security for working people across all nations and regions. The SDR outlines the need for ...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of immigration enforcement operations in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months.
Answer: UK wide enforcement of immigration law is critical to a functioning immigration system and effectively implementing the Government’s policies. As the public would expect, we continually review and evolve the different methods we use to prevent illegal mig...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity Interconnectors: Northern IrelandDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the condition is of the Moyle Interconnector; and what plans he has for the development of new energy interconnectors between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Answer: Moyle is a point-to-point interconnector that has been in operation since 2002. It is a commercially developed interconnector and operates without government financial support. On future interconnection between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ofgem ga...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPerinatal MortalityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional (a) neonatal, (b) stillbirth and (c) maternal deaths have occurred since 2018 compared to the Government’s target to halve 2010 rates by 2025; and what steps he is taking to mee
Answer: While there has been some good progress in reducing the rates of stillbirths and neonatal death, the most recent data indicates that we are not on track to meet the Maternity Safety Ambition, set under the previous administration.We do not hold analysis o...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBereavement Counselling and Maternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable access to (a) maternity and (b) bereavement care services for Black and Asian families.
Answer: It is a priority for this Government to make sure all women and babies receive high-quality and equitable access to care, regardless of their background, location or ethnicity. As part of NHS England's three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal s...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to improve the (a) effectiveness and (b) availability of Government support for small businesses in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Business Growth Service and the broader SME Strategy, to be published later this year, will help small businesses including in Northern Ireland, grow, innovate and thrive.The Government is committed to supporting small businesses across the UK, includ...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Northern IrelandCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64801More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Windsor Framework on SMEs in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Windsor Framework established a broad set of arrangements to support businesses to move goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including to small- and medium- sized businesses based in Northern Ireland. On 1 May 2025, we introduced under th...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Northern IrelandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the review by the Minister for Social Security and Disability on PIP eligibility will incorporate (a) regional data and (b) stakeholder views from (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) Upper?Bann constituen
Answer: We have launched a review of the PIP assessment to make sure it is fair and fit for the future in a changing world and helps support disabled people to achieve better health, higher living standards and greater independence. We have published the Terms of...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment and Universal Credit: Northern IrelandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) Universal Credit and (b) PIP awards in Northern Ireland will remain indexed to inflation until 2029-30 under proposed welfare reforms.
Answer: Social security is a transferred matter in NI, but there is a long-standing principle of parity between the social security systems of the Northern Ireland Executive and that of the UK Government. In line with this principle, the Universal Credit Bill mak...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment and Universal Credit: Northern IrelandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed reforms to (a) PIP and (b) Universal Credit on (i) community cohesion and (ii) equitable access to benefits in Northern Irelan
Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit (UC) are administered in Northern Ireland by the Department for Communities (DfC). DfC is responsible for producing analysis on how proposed reforms would impact claimants in Northern Ireland.
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Northern IrelandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of freezing the health element of Universal Credit for new claimants from April?2026 on (a) poverty rates, (b) the cost of living and (c) workforce p
Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit (UC) are administered in Northern Ireland by the Department for Communities (DfC). DfC is responsible for producing analysis on how proposed reforms would impact claimants in Northern Ireland.
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will allow exhibition poultry from Northern Ireland to return from short-term events in Great Britain under general licence subject to veterinary certification.
Answer: Poultry can move from Northern Ireland to England under the general licence published on GOV.UK. Under the Windsor Framework, poultry moving from England to Northern Ireland are subject to the import rules in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parli...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to provide financial assistance to hobbyist poultry breeders in Northern Ireland to meet veterinary certification costs for participation in shows in Great Britain.
Answer: Poultry can move from Northern Ireland to England under the general licence published on GOV.UK. Under the Windsor Framework, poultry moving from England to Northern Ireland are subject to the import rules in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parli...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBirds: TransportDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to introduce a movement protocol for non-commercial avian species used for (a) shows and (b) exhibitions.
Answer: Poultry can move from Northern Ireland to England under the general licence published on GOV.UK. Under the Windsor Framework, poultry moving from England to Northern Ireland are subject to the import rules in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parli...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the risk of exhibition poultry returning from short-term events in Great Britain to Northern Ireland; and whether he plans to introduce (a) veterin
Answer: Poultry can move from Northern Ireland to England under the general licence published on GOV.UK. Under the Windsor Framework, poultry moving from England to Northern Ireland are subject to the import rules in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parli...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland and (b) Animal and Plant Health Agency on creating an (i) a
Answer: Poultry can move from Northern Ireland to England under the general licence published on GOV.UK. Under the Windsor Framework, poultry moving from England to Northern Ireland are subject to the import rules in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parli...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the potential impact of the (a) testing and (b) certification requirements for poultry under the Windsor Framework on non-commercial exhib
Answer: Poultry can move from Northern Ireland to England under the general licence published on GOV.UK. Under the Windsor Framework, poultry moving from England to Northern Ireland are subject to the import rules in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parli...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reinstating the general licence conditions for the movement of exhibition poultry between Northern Ireland and Grea
Answer: Poultry can move from Northern Ireland to England under the general licence published on GOV.UK. Under the Windsor Framework, poultry moving from England to Northern Ireland are subject to the import rules in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parli...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTrader Support Service: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64552More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many small and medium-sized enterprises in Northern Ireland have used the Trader Support Service; and what proportion of the service’s costs have supported those businesses.
Answer: The Trader Support Service (TSS) is available to businesses of all sizes to support them with moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is not possible to specify the numbers of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) that use the TSS,...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTrader Support Service: FinanceTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64551More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has allocated funding to continue the Trader Support Service beyond 2025-26.
Answer: The Government is committed to ongoing support to businesses moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and published details of the procurement opportunity for the next phase of the Trader Support Service from January 2026 onwards on 17 Feb...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTrader Support ServiceTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64550More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the Trader Support Service’s costs are spent on (a) administrative and (b) operational overheads.
Answer: It is not possible to disaggregate the costs of administrative and operational overheads for the Trader Support Service.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTrader Support Service: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64549More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the value for money of the Trader Support Service for business support outcomes in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Government considers the Trader Support Service a vital element of support to help traders moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland access the benefits of the Windsor Framework.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
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