Jim Allister MP: written questions
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Veterinary Services: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what arrangements will be in place to ensure cross-departmental decision-making between the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, th
Answer: Cross-departmental decision-making arrangements are an internal Government matter. There is extensive cross-departmental engagement on this matter, including at official and ministerial level - and both within the UK Government and with the Northern Irela...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide advance notification to (a) veterinary practices and (b) farm businesses in Northern Ireland of changes to the availability of veterinary
Answer: Continued access to veterinary medicines for Northern Ireland at the end of the grace period is a government priority and we continue to engage extensively with industry stakeholders across the supply chain to support them with the availability of veterin...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's news story entitled Veterinary medicine supply in Northern Ireland beyond 2025, updated on 13 November 2025, how many veterinar
Answer: Many businesses have already taken the steps to make the required adjustments so we are confident that the disruption to veterinary medicines supply will be limited.After extensive stakeholder engagement, our current estimate is that between 10-15% of aut...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department will assess the potential impacts of the (a) Veterinary Medicines Internal Market Scheme and (b) Veterinary Medicines Health Situations Scheme on the agri-food s
Answer: We are confident in the two schemes being introduced by the Government and will continue to closely monitor the situation over the upcoming year and beyond. After extensive stakeholder engagement, our current assessment is that there will be minimal disru...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to veterinary medicines supply routes on the ability of pet owners in Northern Ireland to fill veterinary presc
Answer: We appreciate that there may be specific issues of concern and that access to an online retailer for pet owners to obtain veterinary medicines for their pets is of great importance. Through our extensive engagement across the supply chain, we are aware of...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that veterinary medicine supply via Suitably Qualified Persons will continue to apply in Northern Ireland in the same was as the wider
Answer: We appreciate that there may be specific issues of concern and that access to an online retailer for pet owners to obtain veterinary medicines for their pets is of great importance. Through our extensive engagement across the supply chain, we are aware of...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Northern Ireland veterinary medicines divergence from Great Britain after 31 December 2025 on the competitiveness of
Answer: In accordance with the Windsor Framework, EU legislation in relation to veterinary medicines applies in Northern Ireland to maintain Northern Ireland’s dual market access. After extensive stakeholder engagement, our current estimate is that 10-15% of prod...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Northern IrelandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether Northern Ireland will be subject to the EU's AI legislation or the UK's AI legislation.
Answer: The UK is committed to a proportionate AI regulatory approach which is grounded in science and supports growth and innovation.As we develop our approach to AI, we recognise the need to engage with a range of stakeholders. This includes engaging with the E...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people released through the early release scheme in Northern Ireland were foreign nationals.
Answer: Justice, including the management of offenders and prisons, is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. The Ministry of Justice does not hold data relating to the release of prisoners in Northern Ireland and the honourable Member would have to contact the N...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: Military BasesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the US was charged for the use of Diego Garcia as a military base for each of the last five financial years.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer to question 81887 on 22 October.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with respect to the Windsor Framework Independent Monitory Panel Report on the first reporting period for the UK Internal Market Guarantee for 1 January to 30 June 2025, whether the 4% of movements that
Answer: I can confirm that 96% of the value of goods moving by freight did so within the UK internal market system, as set out in my Written Ministerial Statement laid in the House on 5 November (HCWS1021) on the Independent Monitoring Panel report covering the p...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Windsor Framework Independent Monitory Panel Report on the first reporting period for the UK Internal Market Guarantee for 1 January - 30 June 2025, what proportion of the 96% movem
Answer: I can confirm that 96% of the value of goods moving by freight did so within the UK internal market system, as set out in my Written Ministerial Statement laid in the House on 5 November (HCWS1021) on the Independent Monitoring Panel report covering the p...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Windsor Framework Independent Monitory Panel Report on the first reporting period for the UK Internal Market Guarantee for 1 January - 30 June 2025, whether the more than 80% of all
Answer: I can confirm that 96% of the value of goods moving by freight did so within the UK internal market system, as set out in my Written Ministerial Statement laid in the House on 5 November (HCWS1021) on the Independent Monitoring Panel report covering the p...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: TaxationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on the functioning of the UK Internal Market for (a) the period 1 January 2026 - 31 Dec
Answer: The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will apply in its definitive regime from January 2026 but will not apply in Northern Ireland. It could only apply with UK agreement and under Windsor Framework democratic safeguards. From 2027, UK CBAM will...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89182More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on businesses in Northern Ireland in (a) 2026 and (b) 2027; and what steps her Department is taking
Answer: From January 2027, the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (UK CBAM) will apply across the whole of the UK, including Northern Ireland. The UK Government included an assessment of business impacts in the 2024 consultation 'Introduction of a UK carbon bo...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89180More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism mandated by Regulation (EU) 2023/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 on
Answer: From January 2027, the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (UK CBAM) will apply across the whole of the UK, including Northern Ireland. The UK Government included an assessment of business impacts in the 2024 consultation 'Introduction of a UK carbon bo...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2025 to Question 31221 on Carbon Emissions: UK Trade with EU, if he will make a comparative estimate of the potential impact of the Carbon Border Adjustm
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 28 February 2025 to Question 31221 The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is in an implementation period until January 2026 and applies to exports of electricity to the EU but not electricity for ...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EU: Import ControlsTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89107More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the Trader Support Service has not used the derogation to delay until 1 January 2026 the commencement of Import Control System 2 for the movement of goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Answer: All businesses, including those using the Trader Support Service, have until midnight on 31 December 2025 to onboard onto the Import Control System 2 (ICS2), so they can continue to provide safety and security information for certain goods moving by road ...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the implementation of Windsor Framework rules governing the distribution of veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland from 1 January 2026 will impact (a) GB online retailers sel
Answer: a) Veterinary diet foods are not classified as veterinary medicines; therefore, they can continue to be supplied in the same way as they are now. b) Authorised veterinary medicines sold in Northern Ireland, prescribed or otherwise, will need to be manufac...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's policy is on the sale of goods bearing Not for EU labels in Northern Ireland to visitors who reside in the Republic of Ireland.
Answer: The ‘Not for EU’ labelling requirements are a necessary means of ensuring goods moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland through the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS) are only sold to consumers in Northern Ireland. The Windsor Framework ...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 83716 on Food Labelling, will vegan sausages made in Great Britain and sold in Northern Ireland require packing that describes the pr
Answer: The Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS) allows products which meet GB consumer protection and marketing standards to move to Northern Ireland for sale. Therefore, vegan sausages entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain using NIRMS would co...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 27 of her Department's policy paper entitled Protecting Animal Health: The The Government’s Approach to Veterinary Medicines in Northern Ireland, updated on
Answer: The Veterinary Medicines Internal Market Scheme (VMIMS) builds on the existing cascade system that is well known to vets. It removes the requirement for a Special Import Certificate for products sourced from Great Britain under the cascade that are not va...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to para 23 of her Department's policy paper entitled Protecting Animal Health: The Government’s Approach to Veterinary Medicines in Northern Ireland, updated on 19 June
Answer: The Veterinary Medicines Health Situation Scheme allows the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) to provide temporary authorisation for EU veterinary medicines where the animal or public health or welfare situation requires. The new guidance sets out th...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRepublic of Ireland: Official VisitsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what protocols govern the President of the Republic of Ireland carrying out engagements in Northern Ireland; and whether the UK Government is (a) notified and (b) required to
Answer: There is no formal requirement for a Head of State to notify the UK Government ahead of a visit to the UK. In practice, most foreign governments do notify the UK government ahead of visits, particularly to discuss security arrangements.
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: EnforcementHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration enforcement raids have taken place in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland.
Answer: To maintain the highest standards of accuracy, the Home Office prefers to refer to published data, as this has been subject to rigorous quality assurance under National Statistics protocols prior to publication. Information about how many Immigration Enfo...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
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