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Written questions by Allister.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Jim Allister this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (266)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (73)Treasury (39)Northern Ireland Office (36)Department for Business and Trade (18)Cabinet Office (17)Home Office (16)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (14)Ministry of Defence (14)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (11)Department of Health and Social Care (8)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (7)Department for Transport (3)

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7 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4798 on Forest Products: Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterpart on the application of EU R

Reply

Ministers are currently considering our approach to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in Northern Ireland, and the Government will communicate relevant arrangements at the earliest possible opportunity.

7 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4798 on Forest Products: Northern Ireland, what estimate his Department has made of the annual costs to businesses in Northern I

Reply

Ministers are currently considering our approach to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in Northern Ireland, and the Government will communicate relevant arrangements at the earliest possible opportunity.

7 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4798, what estimate he has made of the number of full-time equivalent staff needed for the work of the competent authority in No

Reply

Ministers are currently considering our approach to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in Northern Ireland, and the Government will communicate relevant arrangements at the earliest possible opportunity.

7 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4798 on Forest Products: Northern Ireland, what estimate his Department has made of the annual costs of running the competent bo

Reply

Ministers are currently considering our approach to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in Northern Ireland, and the Government will communicate relevant arrangements at the earliest possible opportunity.

4 Oct 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

What trade remedy measures to promote domestic manufacturing industries are in place in respect of electric bus manufacturing in the UK.

Reply

The UK does not have a trade remedy measure in place against imports of electric buses.

4 Oct 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the tariff level applied to imported electric buses on local production; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising that

Reply

In setting tariffs, the Government takes into account the interests of UK consumers, producers, productivity, competitiveness, and external trade, as well as wider considerations such as strategic trade objectives.As with all policy, the Government welcom...

9 Sept 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, what budget he plans to allocate to the competent authority for Northern Ireland under EU Regulation 2023/1115.

Reply

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.

9 Sept 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, what the process is for appointing the competent authority for Northern Ireland for EU Regulation 2023/1115.

Reply

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.

4 Sept 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

Whether she has had discussions with Ministers in the Department for Communities in the Northern Ireland Executive on (a) eligibility for the winter fuel allowance and (b) that Department's access to ad

Reply

Ministers in the two Departments have discussed eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments in England and Wales, as part of continuing engagement between the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Executive. Winter Fuel Payments are a transferred matter in Nort...

3 Sept 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
Asked

How much and what proportion of the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund was allocated to projects in Northern Ireland; and whether he plans to provide funding for green hydrogen generation in Northern Ire

Reply

The Net Zero Hydrogen Fund, launched in 2022, aims to support the commercial deployment of new low carbon hydrogen production projects during the 2020s. Through strands one and two of this scheme, two projects in Northern Ireland have been offered a total...

3 Sept 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
Asked

If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of maximising the geo-strategic potential of Northern Ireland in the defence of the UK (a) in general and (b) in the context of its position relative to weste

Reply

Northern Ireland plays an important role in defending the UK, particularly through its defence industry which continues to contribute to the support provided to Ukraine. The Strategic Defence Review, launched by the Prime Minister on 16 July, will determi...

3 Sept 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
Asked

How many full-time Royal Naval service personnel (a) live and (b) work in Northern Ireland.

Reply

The below table shows the number of UK Regular personnel stationed in Northern Ireland by Service as at 1 July 2024. ServiceTotalRoyal Navy/Royal Marines5Army1,230RAF70 The figures provided are based on Service personnel's stationed location and not their...

3 Sept 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
Asked

How many British Army service personnel (a) live and (b) work in Northern Ireland.

Reply

The below table shows the number of UK Regular personnel stationed in Northern Ireland by Service as at 1 July 2024. ServiceTotalRoyal Navy/Royal Marines5Army1,230RAF70 The figures provided are based on Service personnel's stationed location and not their...

3 Sept 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
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How many full-time Royal Air Force service personnel (a) live and (b) work in Northern Ireland.

Reply

The below table shows the number of UK Regular personnel stationed in Northern Ireland by Service as at 1 July 2024. ServiceTotalRoyal Navy/Royal Marines5Army1,230RAF70 The figures provided are based on Service personnel's stationed location and not their...

2 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

How export procedures are applied under Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 to goods placed under the export procedure within the Union in accordance with Title V and Title VIII of that Regulation as they move from Northern

Reply

The Windsor Framework removes the requirement for export procedures for goods moved from Northern Ireland to Great Britain that existed under the original Protocol, and replaces the 2020 agreement on the need for ‘equivalent information" with such co...

2 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
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If she will make a comparative assessment of the economic impact of the new arrangements for parcels transported between Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 30 September 2024 with the arrangements in place (a) b

Reply

The arrangements for sending parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework will represent a significant improvement on those set out in the Northern Ireland Protocol.If fully implemented, the Northern Ireland Protocol would ha...

2 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

Which body is responsible for taking customs duties that are required on goods moved in the red lane from Great Britain to Northern Ireland on arrival in Northern Ireland.

Reply

HMRC, as the UK’s customs authority, is responsible for collecting customs duties, where applicable, for goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland that are ‘at risk’ of entering the EU.

2 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

What steps she took to raise awareness of the opportunity to tender for the provision of what became the Trader Support Service.

Reply

In July 2020, HMRC advertised the opportunity to tender for the current Trader Support Service (TSS) on the government tender notice portal, Tenders Electronic Daily (TED), which has now been replaced by Find a Tender. Prior to the tender being published,...

2 Sept 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, which business organisations his Department had discussions with in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland on the Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant and Animal Health (A

Reply

Departmental officials engaged with businesses operating in Great Britain and Northern Ireland to ensure that Northern Ireland consumers have access to the same products as consumers in Great Britain whilst formulating this policy. Trade bodies representi...

2 Sept 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what directions he has issued under Regulation 3 of the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024.

Reply

I refer the Hon Member to the answer given by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 22 July (UIN 322).

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