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Written questions by Lockhart.

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

Department:All (366)Home Office (67)Department of Health and Social Care (53)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (50)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (41)Ministry of Defence (24)Treasury (22)Department for Transport (22)Northern Ireland Office (17)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (17)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (14)Cabinet Office (8)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (7)

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25 Nov 2024·Treasury·Answered
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What discussions she has had with her counterpart in Northern Ireland on ensuring that businesses in Northern Ireland that pay into the Apprenticeship Levy receive direct funding from the levy.

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HMT ministers engage regularly with the Northern Ireland Finance Minister through the Finance Inter-Ministerial Committee. While the Apprenticeship Levy is UK wide, apprenticeship policy and spending is devolved. This means that the devolved governments r...

22 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
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What assessment she has made of the long-term sustainability of the financial settlement provided to Northern Ireland under the Barnett formula.

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The independent Northern Ireland Fiscal Council calculated that the relative need in Northern Ireland is 24% more per head than the rest of the UK for equivalent spending. As part of the 2024 restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive (NIE) the UK Gove...

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