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385551

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions since its formation after the publication of the Hallett Report into the administrative scheme for On the Runs on 17 July 2014 has her Department's implementation team met; and who attended each such meeting.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	4108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The OTR Policy Oversight Board has met on 8 occasions since 17 July 2014.</p><p>The Board is chaired by the Permanent Secretary of the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), Sir Jonathan Stephens. Representatives from the Northern Ireland Office, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Public Prosecution Service (NI), Department of Justice, Home Office, Attorney General’s Office and NIO Legal Advisers have attended meetings of the Board.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 30/06/2015 11:37:22 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

385552

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Police: Firearms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of appeals she has received from retired police officers on decisions by the Firearms Branch of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to withdraw their personal protection weapons were successful in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	4109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>No appeals have been received by my Department in the last five years from retired police officers following the decision by the Chief Constable to withdraw a personal protection weapon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 30/06/2015 11:30:31 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

385553

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent progress has been made on implementation of the recommendations of the Hallett Report into the administrative scheme for On the Runs published on 17 July 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	4107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>To date, 6 of the 11 recommendations made by Lady Justice Hallett have been fully implemented. These are found on page 147 of the Report of the Hallett Review at paragraph 11.2 bullet points 1, 2, 3 and 4, and paragraph 11.3 bullet points 4 and 6. These include all of the recommendations which fall solely to the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) to implement.</p><p>Work on the implementation of the remaining 5 recommendations – those at paragraph 11.2 bullet point 5 (for the NIO to coordinate in conjunction with police and prosecuting authorities), and paragraph 11.3 bullet points 1, 2, 3 (for the PSNI) and 5 (for the Home Office) – is ongoing.</p><p>The OTR Policy Oversight Board is due to meet again in July to review progress against the outstanding recommendations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 01/07/2015 12:22:31 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

167830

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
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 capacity to resettle Syrian refugees in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	217012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The tragic situation is Syria continues to concern us all and I commend the work of organisations such as the Disasters Emergency Committee that are bringing much needed relief.</p><p>The hon Lady will understand that if refugees were to come to Northern Ireland an assessment of the capacity needed in any resettlement would need to be undertaken by the relevant Northern Ireland Executive Departments in consultation with Whitehall Departments such as the FCO and Home Office.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 08/12/2014 13:07:28 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

156417

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will make additional funds available to allow the Northern Ireland Executive to extend the Warm Home Discount Scheme to Northern Ireland; what recent steps she has taken to encourage the setting up of the Warm Home Discount Scheme in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	214951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Decisions on tackling fuel poverty are devolved matters and this is why Northern Ireland has its own fuel poverty strategy separate to Great Britain. It therefore follows that any associated funding issues that would arise in introducing the Warm Home Discount Scheme to Northern Ireland would be for the Northern Ireland Executive to fund from its Block Grant.</p><p>I am aware that from time to time the Social Development Committee has considered the question of introducing a Warm Homes Discount Scheme in Northern Ireland but as these are matters that are the responsibility of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, the hon Member might wish to take this matter up with the DETI Minister directly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 24/11/2014 11:11:26 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

101669

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Parades
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will hold discussions with her ministerial colleagues on including parading rights in a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	212516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The recently convened cross-party talks offer an opportunity for the Northern Ireland parties to consider issues around parading and rights.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 04/11/2014 12:37:02 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

101670

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Orchestras: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will take steps to secure funding for the Ulster Orchestra; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	212515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>I am aware of the difficulties that the Ulster Orchestra is facing in respect of securing funding but this is a devolved matter and is for the authorities in Northern Ireland to consider.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 04/11/2014 12:40:48 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

101671

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will take steps to arrange a service of thanksgiving for people from Northern Ireland who served in Afghanistan and a commemoration for those members of the armed forces from Northern Ireland who died in that country on active service; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	212514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>I will raise this matter with my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Defence. The hon Lady will wish to be aware that at this time there is a Royal Irish Regiment Service of Remembrance held annually at St. Anne’s Cathedral in which respect is paid to the Regimental fallen from all conflicts including Afghanistan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 04/11/2014 12:39:07 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

91320

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what reason she has declined to disclose the number of recipients of On-The-Run comfort letters who have fled the jurisdiction of the UK since her statement following the Hallett Report on 17 July 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	208832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I am not aware of the whereabouts of any individual who received a letter under the ‘on the runs’ administrative scheme and who may have left the UK since the publication of the Hallett Report. I am not therefore in a position to disclose the potential number of individuals concerned.</p><p>Decisions about investigation and prosecution in specific cases, including seeking an individual’s extradition where necessary, will be taken by the independent police and prosecuting authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 12/09/2014 10:26:11 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

91321

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answers of 4 September 2014, to UIN numbers 207794, 207797 and 207798, who the individual members of the On-The-Runs Policy Oversight Board will be; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	208822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The OTR Policy Oversight Board was established to address the issues raised by the Hallett Report. It is chaired by NIO Permanent Secretary, Sir Jonathan Stephens. NIO officials and Legal Advisers, the Attorney General’s Office, the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Home Office are represented. The Northern Ireland Public Prosecution Service are a consultee to the group, and the Department of Justice are an observer to the group. The Metropolitan Police/ACPO and the Crown Prosecution Service are invited as needed.</p><p>The Board does not in any way impact on the operational independence of the police and prosecuting authorities, or the complete independence of decision-making by those authorities.</p><p>Having consulted with the independent police and prosecuting authorities, my statement of 9 September was the approach which represented the fairest, promptest and most effective way to reduce the risk to future prosecutions and to provide the clarity called for in the Hallett Report.</p><p>I have placed a copy of the Terms of Reference of this group in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 14/10/2014 12:51:39 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon