Stephen Farry

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what expenditure has been incurred through New Deal for Northern Ireland funding as of 1 January 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) people who pay rent inclusive of utility bills to landlords, (b) park home owners and (c) farmers with business electricity ...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of immediately making Energy Support Payments for electric bills in Northern Ireland while developing a cashback ...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were granted status under the Destitute Domestic Violence concession in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of the requirement that applications to the Shared Prosperity Fund from organisations based in Northern Ireland demonstrate compliance with ...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made a recent assessment of the ability of applicants to the Shared Prosperity Fund in Northern Ireland to demonstrate the compliance of their bids with state aid rule...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Northern Ireland Investment Plan for the Shared Prosperity Fund is consistent with the equality requirements under Section 75 o...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the capacity of Northern Ireland Departments and the Northern Ireland Assembly to update or replace EU Retained Law by December 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with officials from Northern Ireland Departments on the replacement of EU retained law.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of creating a Northern Ireland-specific Shortage Occupation List.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Home Office Local Government Chief Executive Group on contingency accommodation for asylum seekers in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the replacement of retained EU law with Article 2 of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the EU on an extension of the grace period for the flow of veterinary medicines into Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his EU counterpart on the development of a bespoke UK-EU Veterinary Agreement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with which Northern Ireland stakeholders he has held discussions on the Northern Ireland Protocol since his appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made in negotiations with the EU on the Northern Ireland Protocol since October.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will set out the timescale for the (a) start and (b) finish of the competition for economic inactivity support under the People and Skills strand of the Northern Ireland Invest...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to support disability employment within the Northern Ireland Investment Plan for the Shared Prosperity Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to decrease processing times for spouse visas; and whether she has set out a timetable to reduce application processing times to 12 weeks.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes to provide financial support to an asylum seeker who has been subjected to domestic violence where the abusive partner is the main applicant on an asylum claim and wher...