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1041222

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Foreign Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Irish citizens’ will retain their right to vote in certain UK elections after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL12804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The rights of Irish citizens to vote in UK elections will remain unaffected after the UK leaves the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>The long standing eligibility of Irish citizens who are resident in the UK to register for and vote in elections in the UK is a result of the historical and close political ties between the two countries and is currently enshrined in the Representation of the People Act 1983. The reciprocal arrangement on voting rights between the United Kingdom and Ireland is entirely separate to membership of the European Union.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 22/01/2019 12:15:18 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

1024216

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Paediatrics: Pathology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive on (1) the recruitment of paediatric pathologists in Northern Ireland, and (2) steps being taken to enable post mortems of infants to be conducted in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL12216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The provision of paediatric and perinatal pathology services in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter. It has been necessary for the Northern Ireland Department of Health to put in place, as a temporary measure, arrangements for the provision of hospital perinatal and paediatric pathology post mortems to take place at Alder Hey hospital.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, as well as the temporary measures with Alder Hey, NI Department of Health officials will continue to work closely with the relevant Royal Colleges and training organisations to encourage training in this speciality in order to support the restoration of paediatric and perinatal pathology services for the long-term.</p><p> </p><p>This situation once again underlines the need to restore the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 21/12/2018 13:44:54 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1005621

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Election Offences: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the letter from the Chief Electoral Office for Northern Ireland to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland dated 21 December 2017, what discussions they have had with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PNSI) about the (1) eleven cases of potential electoral fraud it had identified from the 2017 General Election, and (2) progress made on the four cases it was proceeding with; and whether they have received any further information from the Chief Electoral Office for Northern Ireland or the PSNI about any other cases which may have come to light since.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL11392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Investigation of allegations of electoral fraud in Northern Ireland are a matter for the PSNI. The Chief Electoral Officer has informed me that she understands that three of the cases reported of possible abuse in relation to the 2017 General Election have resulted in referral to the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 20/11/2018 16:12:29 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

1005622

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Absent Voting: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to Written Answers by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 3 July 2017, 15 September 2017, and 2 October 2017 (HL3, HL1448, and HL1671) and the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 21 Dec 2017 (HL3975), what assessment they have made of the case for (1) increased safeguards against organised abuse of the electoral system in Northern Ireland to take account of the 2017 figure for proxy vote applications being 555 per cent of that in 2010, and (2) a further review of absent voting procedures by the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL11393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Proxy and postal voting is a permitted part of elections. Any allegations of electoral fraud are referred to the PSNI, and the Chief Electoral Officer has made clear that she is content that applications are processed and approved in accordance with the law. The Chief Electoral Officer has also made it clear that she has seen no evidence of systematic electoral abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to consult with key stakeholders and keeps electoral legislation under review. We are committed to tackling possible abuse through a number of measures including piloting voter ID in Great Britain, supporting the Private Member’s Postal Voting Bill and consulting on the recommendations of the Committee of Standards in Public Life relating to intimidation of Parliamentary candidates and other public office-holders.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL11394 question first answered 20/11/2018 16:13:07 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

1005623

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Election Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to Written Answers by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 3 July 2017, 15 September 2017, and 2 October 2017 (HL3, HL1448, and HL1671) and the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 21 Dec 2017 (HL3975), what assessment they have made of the risk of abuse of the electoral system in future elections in (1) Northern Ireland, and (2) elsewhere in the UK; and what steps they are taking to mitigate that risk.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL11394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Proxy and postal voting is a permitted part of elections. Any allegations of electoral fraud are referred to the PSNI, and the Chief Electoral Officer has made clear that she is content that applications are processed and approved in accordance with the law. The Chief Electoral Officer has also made it clear that she has seen no evidence of systematic electoral abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to consult with key stakeholders and keeps electoral legislation under review. We are committed to tackling possible abuse through a number of measures including piloting voter ID in Great Britain, supporting the Private Member’s Postal Voting Bill and consulting on the recommendations of the Committee of Standards in Public Life relating to intimidation of Parliamentary candidates and other public office-holders.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL11393 question first answered 20/11/2018 16:13:07 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

1002216

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have determined the budget for the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland for the financial year 2019–20; and if so, what settlement has been agreed.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL11237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office is committed to ensuring that all of its sponsored bodies have the necessary resources to deliver their statutory functions and budgets are therefore reviewed annually.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland Office officials are currently engaging with the Chief Electoral Officer to confirm the allocation for the next financial year and I expect that this will be determined in early 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 12/11/2018 12:50:16 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

973424

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Belfast Harbour: Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security arrangements in place in the Port of Belfast.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL10350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2018 answer text <p>Security at the Port of Belfast is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. Security arrangements at the Port of Belfast are the responsibility of the Belfast Harbour Police, managed by Belfast Harbour Commissioners, who are appointed by Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 21/09/2018 11:56:01 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

968789

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Health Services: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have temporarily to return health powers from the Northern Ireland Assembly to Westminster to avoid any winter health crisis.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL10073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to temporarily return health powers to Westminster. As the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland stated in Parliament on 6 September, the Government intend to bring forward legislation to support Northern Ireland Departments to continue making decisions in the absence of Ministers where it is in the public interest to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 17/09/2018 14:48:06 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

968806

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 18 July (HL Deb, Col 1259), when they intend to provide a written reply about abortion and abortion services in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Morrow
uin	HL10090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>I have recently written to the Noble Lord on these matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 14/09/2018 10:52:19 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	3795 label Biography information for Lord Morrow

967517

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that any Brexit agreement will be acceptable to the population of Northern Ireland and to ensure that the Good Friday agreement will be maintained.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is determined to deliver the best deal for the whole of our United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland. We have placed the upholding of the Belfast Agreement at the heart of our approach to the negotiations with the EU, and this is reflected in the December Joint Report text. Our White Paper proposes a comprehensive future partnership which would meet our commitments, including the avoidance of a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland and would maintain the constitutional and economic integrity of the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 14/09/2018 10:52:09 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno