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1310826

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date	21/04/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the opportunities for Northern Ireland in COP26.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Jacob Young
uin	914373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and I have attended cross-government meetings with the COP President, most recently on 22 March. I also recently met with the Chair of the Expert Panel on the Future of Energy to discuss the NI Executive’s Energy Strategy and how the UK Government can help in developing this. We continue to press for engagement with the Executive and Northern Ireland businesses in order to promote Northern Ireland’s interests.</p><p> </p><p>Recent announcements of New Deal funding to support green technology in Northern Ireland and support for the production of hydrogen buses in Ballymena reflect the priority which this Government has given to decarbonisation. We all want to see Northern Ireland play a big role in the Green Industrial Revolution, and COP26 will provide us an opportunity to showcase Northern Ireland’s many advances in green technologies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:49:31 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young

1310827

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase trade flows between Northern Ireland and Holyhead.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	914368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to strengthening the Union and Northern Ireland’s place within it. Increasing trade flows between the four nations of the UK is a key part of that strategy.</p><p> </p><p>That is why the unfettered access protections for qualifying businesses on arrival in Great Britain will apply whether goods are moved directly to Great Britain or indirectly via Ireland - meaning unfettered access whether goods leave Belfast for Cairnryan, or Dublin for Holyhead.</p><p> </p><p>Further to this, the Union Connectivity Review will make recommendations on whether and how to best improve connectivity across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The interim report identified a ferry route between Warrenpoint and Holyhead as being of further interest to the Panel, to be explored further, so I look forward to seeing the final report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:51:22 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1310828

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to strengthen Northern Ireland’s place in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	914370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has always stressed the importance of the Union. This year is the centenary of Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom as we know it today, and the Government is committed to levelling up across all four nations of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The £400m New Deal and the £562m in City and Growth Deals will boost economic growth, with Deals covering the whole of Northern Ireland. This includes the Derry-Londonderry and Strabane City Deal that the Government signed Heads of Terms for in February.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland will also benefit from the Community Renewal Fund, the Levelling Up Fund and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We will continue working tirelessly for our family of nations going forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:52:46 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1310829

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.
tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
tabling member printed	Mrs Maria Miller
uin	914372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>I recognise the Rt Hon Lady’s work on this important issue to date. We have worked hard for a year now to encourage progress from the Department of Health on proper commissioning of the services set out in the regulations a year ago but without success.</p><p> </p><p>While over 1,100 abortions had been provided locally in Northern Ireland since April 2020, services have not been formally commissioned by the Department of Health.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we recently laid further Regulations which provide the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland with a power to direct the Department of Health and others to take the action necessary to implement the recommendations in paragraphs 85 and 86 of the CEDAW Report. Women and girls in Northern Ireland should have the same rights in this space as those across the rest of the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:55:12 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

1310830

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
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 Protocol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions the Government has had with the EU on improving the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	914383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has provided a joint work programme to the EU as a first step in working together to resolve the full range of issues that we have identified with the operation of the Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>Our priority now is to move those discussions forward, address concerns, and ensure the Protocol is given effect in the pragmatic and proportionate way intended.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:56:14 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1311220

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Proscribed Organisations: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which organisations are proscribed under Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000 due to their association with terrorism in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL15139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As set out under Schedule 2 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and published on gov.uk, the following groups linked to Northern Ireland Related Terrorism are proscribed: </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Continuity Army Council</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumann na mBan</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Fianna na hEireann</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Irish National Liberation Army</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Irish People's Liberation Organisation</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Irish Republican Army</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Loyalist Volunteer Force</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Orange Volunteers</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Red Hand Commando</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Red Hand Defenders</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Saor Eire</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Ulster Defence Association</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Ulster Freedom Fighters</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Ulster Volunteer Force</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/04/2021 12:57:02 question first ministerially corrected 29/04/2021 13:30:45 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie previous answer version 101532 answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1311275

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, what steps they are taking to work with the Northern Ireland Executive to encourage the recovery of the Northern Ireland economy.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL15151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to levelling up and promoting economic growth across the whole of the UK to ensure that no community is left behind, particularly as we recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already taken steps to support individuals and businesses in Northern Ireland by providing £3.8bn funding to the Executive to help fight coronavirus.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Northern Ireland businesses and individuals have benefited from UK-wide support measures such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme which have both been extended to September 2021. The UK Government has also provided over £1.3bn in government-backed loan schemes to businesses in Northern Ireland, protecting jobs across the region.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also driving forward investment in Northern Ireland. We are delivering a comprehensive and ambitious set of City and Growth Deals across Northern Ireland, which will help key sectors to flourish, committing more than £600m to this program. In February, the UK Government signed the Heads of Terms on the Derry/Londonderry and Strabane City Deal, which will support a range of projects in the North West region. We are also investing £400m to support the NI economy through the New Deal for Northern Ireland and have committed over £500m to the PEACE PLUS programme, which will carry out vital work that promotes peace and reconciliation and contributes to the cross-border economic and territorial development of the region.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also recently announced the creation of several new funds, which will create opportunities for further investment in people, communities and infrastructure. This includes the UK Community Renewal Fund, the Levelling Up Fund and the Community Ownership Fund, each of which, organisations in Northern Ireland will be able to bid into specific funding.</p><p> </p><p>All of this additional funding comes on top of £2bn of support for the New Decade, New Approach Agreement and measures to help traders navigate new arrangements as part of the Northern Ireland/Ireland Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the Executive’s roadmap to recovery and we want to see Northern Ireland realise its economic potential. We will continue to work closely with the Northern Ireland Executive to maximise opportunities for economic recovery and growth, both now, in Northern Ireland’s Centenary year, and in the long-term.</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/04/2021 10:14:46 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore