Carla Lockhart MP: written questions
160 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Small 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
Original Parliament recordTrader Support Service: ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64548More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total cost to the public purse is for the Trader Support Service since 11 June 2020, broken down by financial year.
Answer: The costs of the Trader Support Service by financial year are set out below. Financial YearCosts2020/21£100.62m2021/22£148.80m2022/23£114.68m2023/24£105.19m2024/25£88.15m
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance TaskforceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that the recommendations of the Motor Insurance Taskforce are implemented equitably in all regions; and how she plans to monitor this.
Answer: The cross-Government Motor Insurance Taskforce remains a priority, with active policy development underway. Further details, including the Taskforce’s conclusions, will be set out in due course. The Taskforce is comprised of Ministers from relevant govern...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance TaskforceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Motor Insurance Taskforce (a) has analysed and (b) will publish regional insurance pricing data.
Answer: The cross-Government Motor Insurance Taskforce remains a priority, with active policy development underway. Further details, including the Taskforce’s conclusions, will be set out in due course. The Taskforce is comprised of Ministers from relevant govern...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance TaskforceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for the publication of the Motor Insurance Taskforce's final report; and whether it will include regional breakdowns of findings and recommendations.
Answer: The cross-Government Motor Insurance Taskforce remains a priority, with active policy development underway. Further details, including the Taskforce’s conclusions, will be set out in due course. The Taskforce is comprised of Ministers from relevant govern...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance TaskforceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which (a) consumer representatives and (b) regional insurers in Northern Ireland have been consulted by the Motor Insurance Taskforce.
Answer: The cross-Government Motor Insurance Taskforce remains a priority, with active policy development underway. Further details, including the Taskforce’s conclusions, will be set out in due course. The Taskforce is comprised of Ministers from relevant govern...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance TaskforceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Motor Insurance Taskforce has considered the motor insurance market in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The cross-Government Motor Insurance Taskforce remains a priority, with active policy development underway. Further details, including the Taskforce’s conclusions, will be set out in due course. The Taskforce is comprised of Ministers from relevant govern...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: InvestmentTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64145More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish an assessment of the economic impact of legally binding net zero targets on infrastructure investment in the UK.
Answer: This Government is creating the conditions that drive investment, including into the transition to net zero, and we have seen over £40 billion of private investment in clean energy since July 2024. At the Spending Review in June, we invested £63 billion i...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Religious BuildingsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) places of worship and (b) religious sites (i) damaged and (ii) destroyed in Ukraine since February 2022; and whethe
Answer: We are deeply disturbed by the impact of Russia's illegal war on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), and the damage done to places of worship and religious significance. As of April 2025, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizat...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →