Carla Lockhart: All Documents

Division Vote (Commons)
10 Mar 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context
Carla Lockhart (DUP) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 5 Democratic Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Democratic Unionist Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 203 Noes - 311

Division Vote (Commons)
10 Mar 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context
Carla Lockhart (DUP) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 5 Democratic Unionist Party No votes vs 0 Democratic Unionist Party Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 203

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Mar 2026
Digital ID: Public Consultation

"My constituency led the way on this issue, with more than 7,000 people signing the e-petition against digital ID cards. The public see this scheme for what it is—a gateway to unprecedented state surveillance—and they do not want to be part of it. They see it as a waste of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Mar 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"I support the call for a cut in VAT for the hospitality sector from the hon. Member for Belfast South and Mid Down (Claire Hanna). She is right to say that oil prices are rising sharply. The fuel price at the pumps is rocketing, and families are struggling with the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Mar 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill

"The Criminal Bar Association says it is “fundamentally opposed” to restricting jury trials, with around 90% of criminal barristers being against these proposals. This was not in Labour’s manifesto, and there has been an admission that the plans are ideological rather than practical. Does the hon. Member agree that weakening …..."
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Early Day Motion

Oil prices and the cost of living (10 Signatures)

9 Mar 2026
Tabled by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)
That this House notes the recent rise in global oil prices and the impact this is already having on the cost of living across the United Kingdom; recognises that motorists are facing higher costs at the pumps as a result; further notes that in Northern Ireland a significant proportion of …

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Mar 2026
China: Foreign Interference Arrests

"The Minister has said numerous times that the Government always prioritise UK national security, but those words ring hollow whenever we think of the Chinese embassy, and the fact that this Government have granted a mega-embassy close to underground cables carrying highly sensitive data. In the light of these highly …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Mar 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"Families and businesses are feeling hard-pressed more than ever, and events around the world are making food security more important than ever. Does the Minister recognise the seriousness of the Government’s anti-farming agenda, particularly the family farm tax?..."
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Written Question

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Wednesday 4th March 2026

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 assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of reports that religious centres in the UK are being used to (a) promote and (b) support the activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Ministers and officials regularly meet with the Charity Commission to discuss a range of issues relating to the regulation of charities.

The Charity Commission is alive to the risks of state threats to the charity sector and works with other agencies to protect the sector from the risks of being exploited. The Charity Commission has consistently been clear that it will respond robustly where there proves to have been wrongdoing.

We work closely with a range of partners to tackle malign state-backed influence in our society. Where there is clear evidence that Iranian-linked or aligned organisations are undertaking unacceptable activity, the Government will respond accordingly.

We continue to take strong action and hold the Iranian regime to account. This includes placing Iran – including the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) – on the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme to bolster our oversight of Iran’s influence activities. The UK has already also imposed more than 550 sanctions on Iranian individuals and organisations. This includes the IRGC in its entirety. Most recently, this month we sanctioned prolific IRGC members for their role in recent brutality against protestors.