Hilary Benn

67649 • Northern Ireland Office: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of procurement contracts were awarded to UK companies in the 2024-25 financial year.

67841 • Battle of the Boyne: Anniversaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department took steps to support the commemorations of the Battle of the Boyne in 2025.

67842 • Parades: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to attend parades in Northern Ireland on 12 July 2026.

67843 • Battle of the Boyne: Anniversaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government took to commemorate the Battle of the Boyne in 2025.

68260 • Independent Review of the Windsor Framework

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 62482, when he received the review of post-Brexit trading arrangements.

68362 • Windsor Framework

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what statutory instruments have been introduced since May 2025 to implement dynamic alignment provisions under the Windsor Framework.

68604 • Independent Review of the Windsor Framework

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 64617 on the Independent Review on the Windsor Framework, whether he received the Independent Review of the Windsor Framework by 9 July 2025; and when he plans to publish it.

68605 • UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 64618 on UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland, whether he has received the first report of the Independent Monitoring Panel; and when he plans to publish it.

66623 • Northern Ireland Office: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by his Department.

67308 • Connect Fund: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will extend the closing date for applications to the Connect Fund beyond 10 August 2025.

65838 • Women: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025 on Northern Ireland.

66263 • Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he is taking steps to increase the number of apprenticeships within his Department.

66436 • UK Internal Trade and UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if his Department will consider commissioning a report on the potential merits of dual market access for businesses in Northern Ireland.

64671 • Northern Ireland Office: Remote Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in his Department have permission to work remotely outside the UK; and in which countries those staff are based.

65212 • Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to lay the draft Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order.

65213 • Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent former IRA members from claiming damages from the Government, in the context of the document entitled A proposal for a Remedial Order to amend the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation Act) 2023, published on 4 December 2024.

65429 • Independent Review of the Windsor Framework

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to help ensure the independence of the Independent Review of the Windsor Framework during the review process.

63980 • Northern Ireland Office: Remote Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on equipment for civil servants to work from home in each of the last three years.

64984 • Journalism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 62540 on Journalism: Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with the Justice Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive on the number and proportion of cases that resulted in files being forwarded to the Prosecution Service for consideration.

63693 • Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal on Northern Ireland.