Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the value of environmental/carbon border charges that have applied to the movement of electricity from Great Britain to Northern Ireland as a result of moving from Great Britain, located in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, into Northern Ireland, located in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme for the purpose of electricity, as mandated by Article 9 and Annex 4 of the Windsor Framework, for each of the last four financial years.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism does not apply in Northern Ireland and there are therefore no carbon border charges Great Britain-Northern Ireland.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much electricity has been moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 financial years.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Quarterly electricity transfers from Scotland to Northern Ireland are published in Energy Trends table 5.6.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what determinations govern jurisdiction in Lough Foyle; and what measures are in place to regulate aquaculture in the Lough.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Government's position on Lough Foyle has not changed. The regulation of activities in Lough Foyle is the responsibility of the Loughs Agency, a cross-border body established under the Belfast Agreement of 1998. We remain fully committed to these arrangements, while open to ways to improve the management of the Lough.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what financial assistance has been given to Northern Ireland industry in each of the last 5 years under (a) the Industrial Development Act 1982 and (b) the Export and Investment Guarantee Act 1991.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Spend under the Industrial Development Act 1982 across the UK is reported in its annual reports (Industrial Development Act 1982: annual report - GOV.UK) and includes some support to Northern Ireland businesses, such as the Energy Intensive Industry, Music Export Growth and the Start Up Loan Schemes. Most NI industrial support is provided under the Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1982, for which the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy holds the spending details.

Over the last five years, UK Export finance (UKEF) has provided hundreds of millions of pounds of support to businesses in Northern Ireland, including a loan guarantee for Wrightbus, based in North Antrim, enabling it to sell its zero-emission buses to markets in Europe and north America.

Full details of the support provided by UKEF can be found online at: UK Export Finance: business supported - GOV.UK.

UKEF does not publish a breakdown of support provided by UK nations or regions.

Acquittal of Shaun O’Sullivan, free speech and religious freedom

Tribute to Lance Corporal George Thomas Hooley

Phenylketonuria awareness and access to treatment (No. 2)

Tackling antisemitism and hatred

New leadership of the Orange Order in Ireland

Christmas (No. 2)

Changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief in the Autumn Budget 2025

Tackling Islamist extremism

Found: Submission from Mr Jim Allister KC MP (Traditional Unionist Voice) on the Control of Mercury (Amendment