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385224

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date	16/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to strengthen and rebalance the Northern Ireland economy.
tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
uin	900438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has made significant commitments to help rebalance the Northern Ireland economy through both the Economic Pact and the Stormont House Agreement.</p><p>This includes passing legislation to devolve corporation tax powers and providing up to £700million of additional borrowing to help restructure the public sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/06/2015 14:04:43 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke

385225

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on welfare reform.
tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
uin	900434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Northern Ireland Secretary of State has held a series of bilateral and collective meetings with the Northern Ireland Executive parties to discuss possible solutions to the current impasse on welfare reform.</p><p>Welfare reform would replace a broken system with one that rewards work, protects the vulnerable and is fairer to taxpayers.</p><p>The issue will also be discussed at tomorrow’s meeting of the Stormont House Agreement Implementation review group.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/06/2015 14:08:49 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott

385226

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	British Irish Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the role of the British-Irish Council.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	900436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The British Irish Council provides a unique opportunity for the eight member administrations to work together on matters of mutual interest.</p><p>At our recent meeting in Dublin we had productive discussion on the improving economic picture across the UK and Ireland, and agreed further collaborative action on tackling alcohol misuse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 24/06/2015 14:10:50 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

385227

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Executive: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to increase the sustainability of the Northern Ireland Executive's finances.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	900437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>Under the Stormont House Agreement, the Government provided £2billion of additional spending power to help deal with problems which are specific to Northern Ireland such as addressing the legacy of its past.</p><p>This is in addition to the block grant and extra security funding of £231million.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 24/06/2015 14:06:36 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies