Domestic Visits: Northern Ireland
(asked on 12th January 2026) - View Source
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many visits has each Secretary of State made to Northern Ireland since taking office.
The Northern Ireland Office holds the following information:
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has travelled to Northern Ireland on 54 occasions since taking office.
The Prime Minister has visited Northern Ireland twice since taking office.
The Chancellor has visited once.
The Foreign Secretary has visited once.
The Secretary of State for Education has visited once.
The former Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, visited once.
The former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Pat McFadden, visited twice.
The former Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Peter Kyle, visited twice.
In addition, there have been 37 visits by other members of the Government to Northern Ireland since 4 July 2024.