The Ministry of Defence has not been able to trace any further records of payments made to Jeffrey Donaldson for any purpose

The Ministry of Defence has not been able to trace any payments made to the Causeway Initiative for Peace-building and Conflict Resolution International for any purpose.

The Ministry of Defence has not been able to trace any further records of payments made to Jeffrey Donaldson for any purpose

The Ministry of Defence has not been able to trace any payments made to the Causeway Initiative for Peace-building and Conflict Resolution International for any purpose.

SPS Inspection Facilities at Belfast, Larne, Foyle, and Warrenpoint are now operational. Remaining works on 13 July 2026 were limited to minor snagging and commissioning activities in line with normal construction practice and include additional works at Larne which will enhance the live animal inspections already in place.

This Government, which has responsibility for delivery of these facilities, remains committed to a maximum funding envelope of £192.3 million. Of this envelope, £152.2 million has been spent up to the 13 July 2026. Further payments for construction have yet to be made in accordance with contractual terms, however the total expenditure is forecast to be within the maximum funding envelope.

The proposed Regulations do not alter existing Windsor Framework arrangements. Machinery placed on the market in Northern Ireland must comply with the applicable Northern Ireland requirements. Machinery manufactured in Great Britain may be placed on the Northern Ireland market with the CE marking where it is either self-assessed to the EU requirements or assessed by an EU-recognised body. Where a UK-approved body carries out the conformity assessment, both the CE and UKNI markings are required. Manufacturers may therefore continue to place machinery on the Northern Ireland market regardless of where it is manufactured, provided it meets the applicable requirements.

EU DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2026/322 which amends certain Articles of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 and certain Annexes of that regulation is directly applicable law in Northern Ireland. Paragraph 10 of the EM sets out the impact of those changes. It came into effect on 12 May 2026.

Details of Government contracts are routinely published on the ContractsFinder and Find-a-Tender Service websites.

Details of payments over £25,000 made by Government departments are routinely published via transparency releases on GOV.UK.

With the exception of salary paid to the Secretary of State for Defence, and Defence Ministers, it is not possible to identify whether any other direct payments have been made to current or former Members of Parliament or other politicians as a cohort. Whether the recipient of any type of payment for any reason is a Member of Parliament or other politician, is not centrally recorded and could only be provide at disproportionate cost.

The Ministry of Defence authorised payments to the then hon. Member for Lagan Valley, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, for consultancy work advising the UK Government on the Anglophile Crisis and assisting in the development of a peace process plan for the Government of Cameroon. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson had previously been involved in several successful peace processes including Northern Ireland and Colombia.

The information you have requested is not available from published statistics.

All foreign nationals who receive a prison sentence in the UK are referred for deportation consideration at the earliest opportunity by the respective prison service. There has been an increase in the return of foreign national offenders (FNOs) by 36%, with almost 10,000 FNOs being returned since this Government came to power.

The Home Office publishes data on FNO returns in the quarterly Immigration System Statistics release. Quarterly data on enforced, voluntary and port FNO returns (of which ‘deportations’ are a legal subset) are published in table ‘Ret_D03’ of the returns detailed datasets accompanying the release.

Work is currently underway to publish more detailed information on FNOs subject to deportation. Further information on this work can be found at: Statistics on foreign national offenders and the immigration system - GOV.UK.

The information you have requested is not available from published statistics.

All foreign nationals who receive a prison sentence in the UK are referred for deportation consideration at the earliest opportunity by the respective prison service. There has been an increase in the return of foreign national offenders (FNOs) by 36%, with almost 10,000 FNOs being returned since this Government came to power.

The Home Office publishes data on FNO returns in the quarterly Immigration System Statistics release. Quarterly data on enforced, voluntary and port FNO returns (of which ‘deportations’ are a legal subset) are published in table ‘Ret_D03’ of the returns detailed datasets accompanying the release.

Work is currently underway to publish more detailed information on FNOs subject to deportation. Further information on this work can be found at: Statistics on foreign national offenders and the immigration system - GOV.UK.

The Government recognises, and is deeply grateful for, the selflessness of those who serve our country, and for the noble sacrifices they are asked to make to ensure our safety and protect our values. It is fully committed to ensuring that those who serve this country with bravery and dedication are properly supported in the practical sense, and that their selflessness and sacrifice are appropriately recognised through the award of medals where they are justified.

The Elizabeth Cross maybe granted to the next of kin of regular, reserve or Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel who have died on military operations, or as a result of an act of terrorism since 1 January 1948, where there is evidence that they were targeted because of their membership of the UK Armed Forces. It may also be awarded for non-medal earning operational tasks where death is caused by the inherent circumstances and risks attributable to service in the Armed Forces.

The names of those who die while in Service may, according to the circumstances of their death, be considered for recording on the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum. Similarly, the names of individuals who die during their military service, regardless of the cause, are recorded upon the Armed Forces Memorial Scroll.

The Government recognises that there are those who wish to see a specific acknowledgement of Service Personnel who are injured in the course of their military careers. At a Westminster Hall debate on 9 December 2025, the Minister for Veterans and People recognised this, noting that officials in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) are considering whether a defined ‘Injury Medal’ would be the best method of recognition in such circumstances, and whether such an award would be viable: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-12-09/debates/DBDED222-7BDA-40BB-AA7D-1D0DE739E84A/MedalForWoundedServicePersonnel

This work is at an early stage, and it would not be appropriate to speculate on whether such an award may be instituted nor precisely what it might look like in terms of eligibility.

The Block Grant Transparency publication breaks down all changes in the devolved governments’ block grant funding from the 2015 Spending Review up to and including Spending Review 2025. The most recent report was published in October 2025. The report will be updated in due course.

It is for the Northern Ireland Executive to allocate its Barnett-based funding as they see fit, and they are accountable to the Northern Ireland Assembly for those decisions.

Information submitted by a claimant including representations made by a political party or political representative in support of their asylum claim is held in confidence by the Home Office.

Energy policy is devolved in Northern Ireland, with the Northern Ireland Executive responsible for its own policy decisions.

We trade electricity between Great Britain and the Single Electricity Market on the Island of Ireland over interconnectors. Interconnector flows are driven by relative market prices, with trades occurring anonymously at the market level, not specific to an energy user such as the Aughinish Alumina plant. The Government has therefore not assessed flows to individual sites.

Interconnectors support our energy security by providing access to a more diverse pool of generation and enhancing our security of supply.

Energy policy is devolved in Northern Ireland, with the Northern Ireland Executive responsible for its own policy decisions.

We trade electricity between Great Britain and the Single Electricity Market on the Island of Ireland over interconnectors. Interconnector flows are driven by relative market prices, with trades occurring anonymously at the market level, not specific to an energy user such as the Aughinish Alumina plant. The Government has therefore not assessed flows to individual sites.

Interconnectors support our energy security by providing access to a more diverse pool of generation and enhancing our security of supply.