Gregory Campbell MP: written questions
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Hospitality Industry: PayDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of employees (a) aged 21 and over earning between £12.71 - £13.00 per hour and (b) aged 18 to 20 earning between £10.85 and £11.00 per hour employed in the hospi
Answer: The Department uses the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) to produce estimates of earnings by sector and age group. However, this dataset does not provide for the specific age and wage bands requested.The Low ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordConfucius InstitutesDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, under the international arrangements English HE providers have for registering with the Office for Students, on how many occasions in the past five years has there been an intervention by the OfS regarding alle
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally by the department. The Office for Students (OfS), as the independent regulator for higher education in England, is responsible for identifying, monitoring and holding information relating to potential breach...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSub-Saharan Africa: Drinking WaterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of overseas aid on the provision of clean drinking water in Sub-Saharan Africa in the last five years.
Answer: It is estimated that access to safely managed water services in Sub-Saharan Africa increased from 30 per cent in 2020 to 32 per cent in 2024, supported by overseas development assistance from the UK, other individual countries, and multilateral organisati...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to receive the report on personal pension savings from the Pensions Commission.
Answer: The Pensions Commission published their interim report on 19 May outlining the challenges in the pensions system. The report is publicly available on gov.uk alongside a supporting evidence pack. The Commission will set out its policy recommendations to ad...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Voucher SchemesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will he consult on introducing a statutory Minimum Expiry Period for gift cards offered by retailers.
Answer: The Department asked the Law Commission to examine the protection given to consumer prepayments, including gift cards and vouchers, and consider whether such protections should be strengthened. The Law Commission concluded that that there was no need to i...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSuicide: GamblingCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5304More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people took their own lives in each year between 2015 and 2025 where the primary cause was addiction to gambling.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 1st June is attached.
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3747More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May to Question 1112, if she will hold discussions with the National Wealth Fund to establish what level of financial support can be made available to assist inward investment into rural
Answer: The National Wealth Fund (NWF) has a mandate to invest across the UK ensuring the benefits of its investments are felt in all four nations. It has a dedicated director based in Northern Ireland and opened a Belfast office in December 2024. NWF works colla...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOrgans: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the numbers of non-direct altruistic organ donations during this Parliament.
Answer: The Government is committed to increasing the number of living organ donations, including non‑direct altruistic donations (NDAD). NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), the organisation responsible for organ donation services across the United Kingdom, is resp...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordConnect Fund: ApplicationsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Connect Fund on assessing the (a) application and (b) success rates for those applying to that fund from beyond the Greater Belfast area.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office Connect Fund welcomes applications from the voluntary and community sector, civic society and national representative bodies across Northern Ireland and Great Britain. Geographical application and success rates are reviewed as ...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIndia: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make representations to the Indian authorities regarding the reports of three Baptist pastors being shot dead in the Indian state of Manipur on Wednesday, May 13,
Answer: Our High Commission in New Delhi, along with our network of Deputy High Commissions, monitors human rights closely, including issues affecting ethnic and religious communities in Manipur, where there has been significant conflict since 2023. Our diplomati...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDemocratic Republic of the Congo: EbolaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps are being taken to help protect UK citizens from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the written statement I made to the House on 21st May (HCWS60).
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPensions: Government AssistanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the findings of the Pensions Commission interim report on retirement savings, published on 19 May 2026, what plans he has to assist those of working age to have sufficient retirement i
Answer: Automatic enrolment has succeeded in transforming participation in workplace pensions savings, with over 23 million employees in Great Britain participating in 2024. However, despite this success, the Government recognises that millions are still not savi...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordKnowledge Transfer Partnerships: Northern IrelandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will hold discussions with Innovate UK on increasing the number of projects carried out through the Knowledge Transfer Partnership scheme in Northern Ireland.
Answer: Ministers and officials in DSIT work closely with Innovate UK (part of UK Research & Innovation) to determine the right balance of funding to different programmes such as Knowledge Transfer Partnerships.Knowledge Transfer Partnerships deliver strong i...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSemiconductor Advisory Panel: Northern IrelandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Semiconductor Advisory Panel plans to hold a quarterly meeting in Northern Ireland during 2026.
Answer: The government recognises that semiconductors are a UK wide strength, with clusters spread across the country, including in Northern Ireland. It is critical that the Semiconductor Advisory Panel can speak to all geographies of the semiconductor community....
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInnovation and Research: Northern IrelandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, How many (a) projects, and (b) individual graduates, have benefitted from the Innovate UK and Invest NI Knowledge Transfer Partnership scheme in the past three years.
Answer: In Financial Years 2023/24 to 2025/26, Invest Northern Ireland have supported 45 Knowledge Transfer projects, which created 45 highly skilled jobs for graduates placed in local businesses through the scheme.In total, Invest Northern Ireland have contribut...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, When does he expect to receive the outcome of the NIHR appraisal programme for prolapse, incontinence, and mesh complication surgery.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the research delivery arm of the Department, funds and supports a range of research to support women’s health conditions, including pelvic organ prolapse.In May 2023, the NIHR commissioned a £1.6...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps: GrantsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much grant assistance has been paid from the public purse for heating pumps since July 2024.
Answer: Between July 2024 – March 2026, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme paid out 51,444 vouchers for heat pumps, to the cost of ~£386 million.Other schemes delivered by the department, such as the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG), Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF), Wa...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, will the UK meet the 10% requirement for Sustainable Aviation Fuel by 2030.
Answer: It is too early to forecast SAF usage for 2030, but our most recent provisional statistics show that 370 million litres of verified and unverified SAF were supplied under the UK Mandate, in 2025 – this currently represents 2.5% of all reported aviation fu...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 15 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle phantom car insurance fraud.
Answer: The Government regularly engages with a variety of stakeholders on issues relating to motor insurance, including fraud.The cross-government taskforce on motor insurance was formed in 2024, to fulfil the government’s commitment to tackling the soaring cost...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TechnologyDepartment for TransportTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Will she hold discussions with motor manufacturers regarding offering an opt in and an opt out facility for drivers with the 'lane assist' technology system in new vehicles.
Answer: An Emergency Lane Keeping System (ELKS) is a technology that warns the driver of unintended lane departures and corrects the vehicle’s course to avoid crossing solid lane markings. As with other safety systems, it defaults to being on every time the vehic...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel AuthorisationsHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce legislative provision making it an offence to knowingly arrive in the UK without an Electronic Travel Authorisation before the summer recess.
Answer: It is already a requirement for eligible nationals to obtain an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before travel to the UK, and entry may be refused if one is not held. We will consider when to commence the offence of knowingly arriving in the UK witho...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1112More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the National Wealth Fund's promotion of rural broadband development in Northern Ireland will include financial support to inward investors.
Answer: The NWF invests on a commercial basis to address market gaps and crowd in private capital, including in digital and technologies. It has a dedicated director based in Northern Ireland to support its view of markets across the region and opened a Belfast o...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will receive updates in advance of any final report from the taskforce at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on investigations into headlamp glare by vehicles.
Answer: The glare prevention taskforce is currently scheduled to meet twice in advance of the October vehicle lighting expert group meeting. UK officials are actively involved in the work of the group. A draft list of recommendations and progress report were subm...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1110More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will hold discussions with representatives of LINK on the roll out of banking hubs including villages and small towns in rural areas.
Answer: Banking is changing, with many customers benefitting from the convenience and flexibility of managing their finances remotely. However, the Government understands the importance of banking services to communities, including those in rural areas, and is wo...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: EU CountriesHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 39More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the indication by the Government of the Hellenic Republic of 20 April 2026 to not proceed with the collection of fingerprints or photographs under the EU Entry/Exit System for UK vis
Answer: The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU scheme, and its implementation, including the use of flexibilities permitted by the relevant legislation on biometric collection, is a matter for the European Commission and participating EU member states.The UK govern...
Answered 18 May 2026
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