Asked by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Northern Ireland-specific performance data are collected under(a) the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts and (b) the Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility contract.
Answered by Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office receives KPI performance data for AASC in Northern Ireland. This is sent in monthly by the provider for analysis as well as other data the Home Office acquires from other sources such as the AIRE data, property inspections, customer feedback etc. This data is commercially sensitive and would not be shared.
AIRE is a national contract and performance data covers the whole contract and is not analysed regionally. As with the AASC contracts, AIRE performance data is received monthly for analysis.
Asked by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of decarbonisation policy costs on (a) industrial energy prices and (b) the international competitiveness of UK industry.
Answered by Katie White - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The only sustainable way to cut energy bills is to reduce the UK’s exposure to volatile fossil fuel markets. Clean Power by 2030 will help do that. In the nearer term, through the British Industry Supercharger (BIS), we are reducing electricity costs for energy‑intensive industries. Since April 2026, the discount on electricity network charges for these firms has increased from 60% to 90%.
The British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS) will also reduce electricity costs by up to £40/MWh for over 10,000 businesses across the Industrial Strategy’s growth sectors and key manufacturing supply chains.
Asked by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of foreign nationals in Northern Ireland prisons, broken down by (a) nationality, (b) sentence status, (c) offence type and (d) immigration status.
Answered by Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)
The management and operational delivery of prisons in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Prison Service.
The specific information you have requested regarding the foreign national prison population is not available from published Home Office statistics.
However, 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, irrespective of their immigration status. 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.