Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when does he expect to receive the final report of the UK Law Commission's Criminal Appeals consultation.
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The Law Commission has indicated that it expects to publish its final report on criminal appeals in early 2027. It also intends to publish a separate report on compensation and support for the wrongly convicted by the end of 2026.
The Government will carefully consider the findings and recommendations of both reports once published.
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made in ensuring the smooth flow of trade within the UK internal market since the ending of the Movement Assistance Scheme in June 2025.
Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Movement Assistance Scheme was a transitional arrangement for certain Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) goods which ended on 30 June 2025.
Businesses continue to benefit from Windsor Framework arrangements for SPS movements, including the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme and the Northern Ireland Plant Health Label scheme. Evidence since the closure of the Movement Assistance Scheme shows increased uptake of these arrangements, helping traders continue to move goods efficiently while maintaining appropriate biosecurity protections. The proposed SPS deal with the EU would remove the need for almost all such arrangements in future.
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 117675 on National Wealth Fund, whether the director of the National Wealth Fund in Northern Ireland was notified of the UKRI/Innovate UK event for local businesses held in Londonderry on 20 May 2026.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with HM Treasury)
The NWF Strategic Plan 2026 sets out the National Wealth Fund (NWF)’s ambition to accelerate place-based investment across all four nations of the UK
While the NWF has no record of the UKRI/Innovate UK event for local businesses held in Londonderry on 20 May 2026, it continues to support growth and investment opportunities across Northern Ireland
Through its backing of Fibrus, the NWF has helped connect approximately 315,000 homes in Northern Ireland to fast fibre broadband, improving connectivity for households and businesses and supporting long-term economic growth across the region.
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2026 to WPQ 27407, how many individual applications were (a) made and (b) successful under the Northern Ireland Pet Travel Scheme in the twelve months between June 2025 and 2026.
Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
In total, 22,806 Pet Travel Document applications were submitted for the Northern Ireland Pet Travel Scheme between 1 June 2025 and 31 May 2026, of which 21,881 were approved by the Animal Plant and Health Agency (96% approved).
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with the Governor of the Bank of England on the criteria used when making decisions on the (a) use and (b) removal of historical figures on bank notes.
Answered by Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has not held discussions with the Bank of England regarding the design of banknotes
As set out in the Memorandum of Understanding between HM Treasury and the Bank of England, the Bank of England is entirely responsible for the design, production, issue and distribution of the banknotes it issues.
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what has been the change between (a) 2015 and (b) 2025 in the numbers of those entitled to the Higher Rate Mobility Component of Disability Living Allowance and the Enhanced Rate of the Mobility Component.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)
Information on the number of claimants with a higher rate mobility component for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and enhanced rate mobility for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in 2015 and 2025, can be found on Stat Xplore.
You can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest user. Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore is also available here: Personal Independence Payment data on Stat-Xplore: user guide - GOV.UK.
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 115787, how many sick and disabled people who were previously left without contact for years have been helped back into work in the past twelve months, by the one thousand redeployed coaches.
Answered by Andrew Western - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Department introduced around 1,000 Pathways to Work Advisers in March 2025 so that customers with Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity (LCWRA) could be offered this voluntary support. Many of these customers had received little or no employment-focused contact for extended periods. This offer of support is made to all those assessed as LCWRA, not only those who have had LCWRA status for a long time.
Since April 2025 across Great Britain more than 100,000 customers with LCWRA have accessed voluntary Pathways to Work Adviser support (1). Recent published analysis shows that customers who received Additional Work Coach Support, the approach which Pathways to Work Adviser support builds on, were 40% more likely than a similar group of customers with LCWRA who did not receive support to be in work after two years (2). This published impact analysis is the best available evidence on the effect of this support.
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Coalition on Secure Technology report entitled CIMs Risk in UK Agriculture, published on 7 September 2026, and the potential impact of Chinese manufactured chips in agricultural machinery on national security.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)
The Government takes the protection of national security seriously and does not routinely comment on operational matters or specific threats.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs works across Government to understand and manage risks and vulnerabilities affecting the UK agriculture sector arising from connected technologies, including components used in agricultural machinery, proportionate to the assessed threat. The Government keeps potential risks to critical sectors under continual review and takes action where necessary.
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether hon. Members made representations to his Department on the UKRI/Innovate UK event for local businesses in Londonderry between 1 January 2026 and the date of the event on 20 May 2026.
Answered by Chris McDonald - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Regarding the event titled ‘Innovate Local: Northern Ireland’ the Department did not receive any representations from Hon Members. UKRI received representations from an Hon Member in advance of the event relating to the location. The event was hosted by Innovate UK, part of UKRI, and was held in partnership with Invest Northern Ireland; bringing together business leaders, innovators, funders, and support organisations. Innovate UK and UKRI regularly engage with parliamentarians and stakeholders on their programmes and events across the United Kingdom.
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many foundation apprenticeships have expanded into the hospitality sector in the first three months since it's introduction in April 2026.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The catering and hospitality foundation apprenticeship was introduced in April 2026.
The latest published apprenticeships data for the 2025/26 academic year, which includes foundation apprenticeship starts and covers August 2025 to April 2026, and can be found here: Release home - Apprenticeships - Explore education statistics - GOV.UK.
Starts covering May to July 2026 will be first published in the Apprenticeships: November 2026 statistics publication.