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1738464

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date	31/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Castlereagh Foundation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has for the (a) establishment and (b) work of the Castlereagh Foundation.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	12025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Executive Office is responsible for taking forward the necessary arrangements to implement the commenced provisions of the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 that includes the establishment of the Castlereagh Foundation. The Government expects the Executive Office will make an announcement in due course regarding next steps on implementation of the legislation. The Government wants to see devolved institutions in Northern Ireland consider the provisions set out under the legislation themselves before any consideration of using or commencing the powers provided for in section 8 of the Act.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 contains provisions for the Establishment of the Castlereagh Foundation. The Executive Office is responsible for taking forward the necessary arrangements to implement the commenced provisions under this Act. The Government expects the Executive Office will make an announcement in due course regarding next steps on implementation of the legislation. The Government wants to see devolved institutions in Northern Ireland consider the provisions set out under the legislation themselves before any consideration of using or commencing the powers provided for in section 8 of the Act.</ins></p><p><strong></strong><br /><br /></p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 05/11/2024 11:23:49 question first ministerially corrected 05/11/2024 14:05:20 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn previous answer version 14879 answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1738520

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	No-interest Loans Scheme: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to expand the pilot No Interest Loan Scheme to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	12026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of affordable credit in helping people across the UK manage their finances. A government-funded No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) pilot is being conducted by Fair4All Finance and its partners in England, Scotland, and Wales. The pilot aims to assess how effectively NILS meets the needs of vulnerable consumers. PwC has been appointed to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the pilot to determine whether NILS is a viable and sustainable product that should be made permanently available.</p><p> </p><p>Lending for the pilot concluded on 31 August 2024. Although Fair4All Finance intended to extend the pilot to Northern Ireland, the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive from October 2022 to February 2024 meant there was insufficient time to secure sign-off for the necessary capital to fund the pilot there before the lending period ended.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 05/11/2024 16:44:30 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1738521

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when his Department last reviewed the (a) structures, (b) weaponry and (c) capability of (i) loyalist and (ii) republican terror groups in Northern Ireland; and if he will publish that review.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	12036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2024 answer text <p>The ‘Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland’ report was published in 2015 by the UK Government in order to provide a one-off factual assessment from the UK security agencies and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on the structure, role and purpose of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland. This public assessment, which was intended to inform the then ongoing cross-party talks, has not been repeated.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The PSNI and UK security agencies continually assess the threat, risk and harm posed by paramilitary, terrorist and organised crime groups to inform the most appropriate operational response. The threat from Northern Ireland Related Terrorism (NIRT) is assessed by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC), after MI5 passed over responsibility earlier this year. JTAC keeps the Threat Level in Northern Ireland from NIRT under constant review and formally reviews it twice a year. However, the threat is wholly driven by violent Dissident Republicans who reject the Good Friday Agreement (GFA), and not by Groups that support the GFA.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Chief Constable’s statement of 30 October was clear that the PSNI, alongside security partners “continually assess the threat, risk and harm posed by paramilitary, terrorist and organised crime groups to inform the most appropriate operational response.”</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Rightly, any criminality or threat - by individuals or groups, loyalist or republican - will be investigated by the PSNI and those responsible will be brought before the courts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 05/11/2024 11:20:06 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1738110

registered interest
date	30/10/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of whether the UK meet the UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 target.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	11830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2024 answer text <p>The Department has made no recent assessment of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 target of a 50% reduction of food waste by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>Latest data from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) showed that between 2007, the baseline used for reporting food waste progress, and 2021, UK per capita food waste fell by 26kg per person per year, representing an 18.3% reduction. To meet the Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 target of a 50% reduction by 2030, a further 45kg per person reduction or 32% of the baseline will be required.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 04/11/2024 14:58:48 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1738118

registered interest
date	30/10/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of how many people will be paid the increased national living wage in April 2025.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	11832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2024 answer text <p>We estimate that over 3 million workers will receive a pay rise due to the increase in the National Living Wage in April 2025. The number of workers paid at the National Living Wage in April 2025 is expected to be lower as some of these workers will receive a further indirect pay rise as employers decide to pay above the minimum.</p><p> </p><p>We will publish an Impact Assessment alongside the legislation that implements the increase to the National Living Wage.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 05/11/2024 14:26:21 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1737720

registered interest
date	29/10/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average weekly Pension Credit payment was in April 2024.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	11546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2024 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>Pension Credit data for April 2024 is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data is from February 2024, when the average weekly Pension Credit payment was £76.20.</p><p> </p><p>The next iteration of Pension Credit statistics containing data to May 2024 will be available on Stat Xplore from 28<sup>th</sup> November 2024.</p><p> </p><p>This data is available on Stat-Xplore at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a> in the ‘Pension Credit - Data from May 2018’ dataset. More information on the data included in the ‘Pension Credit’ dataset can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistical-summaries" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistical-summaries</a>. Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 04/11/2024 11:14:14 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1737769

registered interest
date	29/10/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new applications for Pension Credit were made between 10 September 2024 and 10 October 2024.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	11550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2024 answer text <p>Data on how many pension credit applications have been made between 1 April 2024 and 22 September 2024 was recently published on gov.uk, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-pension-credit-claims-received-from-1-april-2024-to-1-september-2024/weekly-pension-credit-claims-received-from-1-april-2024-to-1-september-2024" target="_blank">Weekly Pension Credit claims received from 1 April 2024 to 22 September 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. This shows that between 9 September and 22 September 2024, 25,200 Pension Credit application were received by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>On 28 October 2024, the department <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/pension-credit-applications-and-awards-november-2024" target="_blank">announced</a> that updated Pension Credit applications and award statistics will be published on 28 November 2024. This publication will provide application volumes after 22 September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 04/11/2024 16:29:58 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1737773

registered interest
date	29/10/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	BRICS Summit: United Nations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will raise with the UN the attendance of the UN Secretary General at the BRICS summit in Russia on 24 October 2024.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	11551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary spoke to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres prior to the BRICS Summit in Kazan, where the UNSG reiterated his position that Russia's invasion of Ukraine had violated the United Nations Charter and international law. The meetings that the Secretary-General chooses are a matter for him, not the UK Government. The UK Government continues to bring economic and diplomatic pressure to bear on Russia, including through sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 08/11/2024 15:59:17 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1737775

registered interest
date	29/10/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	China and Russia: Politicians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on how many UK Parliamentarians are subject to sanctions by (a) Russia and (b) China.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	11552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2024 answer text <p>There are currently six (previously seven) UK Parliamentarians who are sanctioned by China. Russia does not always publicly or privately inform HMG of those sanctioned. However, HMG is aware of over 460 UK Parliamentarians having been sanctioned by Russia since 2022 - the vast majority have been named publicly, while a small number have been sanctioned and informed privately.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 05/11/2024 13:19:26 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1739853

registered interest
date	29/10/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings she has had on levels of regulation related to the supply of goods from businesses in Wales to customers in Northern Ireland since 4 July 2024.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	901047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to implementing the Windsor Framework and to protecting the UK internal market, including trade between Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p>We will continue to work constructively with all stakeholders: the EU, the devolved administrations and businesses in this aim.</p> answering member constituency Llanelli answering member printed Dame Nia Griffith question first answered 06/11/2024 14:40:35 answering member 1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell