Robin Swann MP: written questions
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Forests: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department provides on whether the EU Deforestation Regulation will apply to Northern Ireland.
Answer: Ministers are currently considering our approach to Regulation 2023/1115 in Northern Ireland, and the Government will communicate relevant arrangements at the earliest possible opportunity.
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArmy Reserve: Northern IrelandMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the employment tribunal decision entitled Major C Milroy v Advocate-General for Scotland of 5 August 2024, reference 4103202/2020, whether he plans to provide pensions to army reservists (a) fro
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is currently in discussion with legal counsel on the implications of the judgment and the possibility of appealing.
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Veterans CommissionerNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make the Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner a full time post.
Answer: We will set out next steps for the appointment of a new Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner in due course.
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Veterans Commissioner: ResignationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans in Northern Ireland following the resignation of the Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner.
Answer: I became aware on 5 September that the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland had accepted the resignation of the Commissioner. We are committed to continuing to support veterans in Northern Ireland through the Veterans Welfare Service NI and the Armed F...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Veterans Commissioner: ResignationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he became aware of resignation of the Northern Ireland Veterans' Commissioner; and whether he had discussions with the Commissioner prior to his resignation.
Answer: I became aware on 5 September that the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland had accepted the resignation of the Commissioner. We are committed to continuing to support veterans in Northern Ireland through the Veterans Welfare Service NI and the Armed F...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFreight: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4511More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 3923 Parcels: Northern Ireland, what new support for fast parcel operations between Great Britain and Northern Ireland her Department discussed with
Answer: As per the answer to Question 3923, the Government has carried out extensive engagement with businesses on a regular basis (including freight operators, parcel carriers and other businesses) since the Windsor framework was agreed in February 2023. This ha...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFreight: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4510More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 3923 Parcels: Northern Ireland, what new mechanisms for business to business her Department discussed with freight operators in Northern Ireland in its engageme
Answer: As per the answer to Question 3923, the Government has carried out extensive engagement with businesses on a regular basis (including freight operators, parcel carriers and other businesses) since the Windsor framework was agreed in February 2023. This ha...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFreight: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4509More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 900173 on UK Internal Trade: Large Goods Vehicles, when she last met representatives of the Northern Ireland Haulage industry; what issues were raised; and what
Answer: Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. In relation to the Windsor Framework, the Secretary of State for Northern Irel...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: Northern IrelandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Minister of Communities in Northern Ireland on ensuring that Barnett consequentials from the Household Support Fund are utilised to support people no longer in r
Answer: The Government has announced funding to extend the Household Support Fund (HSF) for a further 6 months, from 1 October 2024 until 31 March 2025. An additional £500 million will be provided to enable the extension of the HSF, including funding for the Dev...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4147More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance her Department plans to issue for (a) hauliers and (b) traders on the implementation of updated UK Internal Market Scheme; and if she will publish (A) details and (B) process maps for (1) H8 (TSS datas
Answer: The government continues to engage extensively with traders and hauliers to build readiness for the implementation of the new arrangements under the Windsor Framework. Guidance on gov.uk is consistently updated in line with any new requirements coming int...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordParcels: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3923More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) introduce new mechanisms for and (b) otherwise support (i) business to business operators and (ii) other businesses that have fast parcel operations between Great Britai
Answer: The Government has engaged extensively with businesses and parcel carriers to implement the changes agreed under the Windsor Framework for parcel movements and will continue to do so.
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTrader Support ServiceTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3922More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Trader Support Service (TSS) is fit for purpose; whether the TSS will continue after December 2024; and whether it is her policy that the TSS should remain free
Answer: The government is committed to providing ongoing support to traders moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland beyond the current Trader Support Service (TSS) contract period and will set out further information concerning the future of the T...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAlgae: Lough NeaghDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has received a request for assistance with algal bloom pollution in Lough Neagh from the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Irela
Answer: The Secretary of State and the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland recently discussed the shared priority of improving water quality in the UK. There was agreement to collaborate further by enhancing joint scientifi...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Communities in Northern Ireland on the potential impact of changes to the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment on people in Northern I
Answer: The Winter Fuel Payment is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and its delivery and the eligibility criteria are the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Department for Communities.The Northern Ireland Executive is responsible for balancing its own bu...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Large Goods VehiclesTreasuryTabled 27 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 900173More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of hauliers in supporting trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Answer: Hauliers play a very important role in supporting trade within the UK. The Government meets regularly with stakeholders involved in trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including representatives of the road haulage industry, particularly in v...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that introduction of the EU Entry/Exit System does not delay people travelling to Northern Ireland through Republic of Ireland (a) ports and (b) airports.
Answer: EES is a European Union initiative due to be introduced in the autumn of this year that applies to non-EU travellers visiting countries forming part of the Schengen area. As neither the Republic of Ireland nor Northern Ireland form part of the Schengen ar...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will have discussions with the (a) Motor Ombudsman and (b) Ford on (i) wet belt engine problems and (ii) resolution of consumer cases relating to those problems.
Answer: Consumers experiencing issues with Ford wet belt engines should contact Ford or the retailer directly to resolve the issue. Consumers can also contact the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline on 0808 223 1133 for advice. If consumers are unable to resolve is...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
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