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171204

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Parades Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings she has had with members of the Parades Commission in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	219069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>I have had meetings with the Chair or members of the Parades Commission on twelve occasions during the course of the past two years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 05/01/2015 15:30:25 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

171206

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
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 potential effect of the devolution of corporation tax on Northern Ireland's block grant.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	219150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>If corporation tax is devolved to Northern Ireland, the Executive would be responsible for setting the rate in Northern Ireland. The potential effect on the block grant would therefore be dependent on the rate set by the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 05/01/2015 15:35:20 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

171207

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will publish an analysis of the potential effects of introducing a devolved rate of corporation tax in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	219151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>If corporation tax is devolved to Northern Ireland, the Executive would be responsible for setting the rate in Northern Ireland. The potential effect would therefore be dependent on the approach taken by the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 05/01/2015 15:36:41 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

171208

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 1.103 of the Autumn Statement 2014, what discussions her Department had with the Chief Executive of Invest NI before the announcement of the possible devolution of corporation tax.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	219115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>My Department has regular discussions with Invest NI on a range of issues including the possible devolution of corporation tax. A number of discussions took place with the Chief Executive both before and after the 2014 Autumn Statement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 05/01/2015 15:32:51 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

170525

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate she has made of the savings to her Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems her Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment she has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The electronic Q&amp;A system has removed the requirement to subscribe to the TSO feed for Parliamentary Questions (PQs) resulting in a saving to the Department of £6,504.40 per year.</p><p>The reduced paper costs, although relatively small, are also welcome both in environmental and financial terms.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office has not had to introduce, plan to introduce or improve any existing ICT systems.</p><p>The Q&amp;A system has allowed the department to answer PQs later in the day than the previous paper-based system, mitigating against the small number of cases where answering close to the deadline was unavoidable. It also allows hon and Rt hon Members to receive their answers instantly once uploaded, and on the electronic platform of their choosing.</p><p>One of the benefits of the new system is the possibility for the reporting of the timeliness of answers to Parliamentary Questions to be delivered with greater consistency and accuracy across all answering bodies.</p><p>It will be for the Procedure Committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the new system in improving performance when it assesses the evidence following the end of the session.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 06/01/2015 15:13:24 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

170526

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland
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 adequacy of the resources of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to maintain security and police terrorism.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	218735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is in regular contact with the Chief Constable and the Minister of Justice in Northern Ireland to ensure that we understand the impact of funding reductions imposed by the Northern Ireland Executive on the PSNI’s ability to police the terrorist threat. The Chief Constable has stated that he will need to re-prioritise resources to minimise the effect of these budget reductions. This matter is kept under constant review.</p><p>This Government has provided additional security funding of £231m to support PSNI in their efforts to tackle the threat from Northern Ireland Related Terrorism. This funding is not affected by the budget reductions imposed by the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/12/2014 12:23:02 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

169889

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department has spent in each of the last five years on investigations into past terrorist incidents in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	218256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not conduct investigations into terrorist incidents. Investigations are a matter for the independent policing authorities.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office has funded a number of inquiries that were established by the previous government into terrorist incidents in Northern Ireland. The Billy Wright Inquiry closed in September 2010 and cost £30.5 million. The Rosemary Nelson Inquiry closed in May 2011 and cost £46.5 million. Costs for these inquiries within the period requested are set out below.</p><p>In 2011, the Northern Ireland Office set up a review into the murder of Patrick Finucane, which reported in 2012 at a cost of £1.1m.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rosemary Nelson Inquiry (£) (end May 11)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Billy Wright Inquiry</strong></p><p><strong> (£) (end Aug 10)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>09/10</strong></p></td><td><p>5,081,501</p></td><td><p>4,817,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>10/11</strong></p></td><td><p>1,924,195</p></td><td><p>692,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>11/12</strong></p></td><td><p>114,725</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/12/2014 12:16:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

169890

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Parades Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost has been of the operation of the Parades Commission in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	218257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The figures for PCNI expenditure for each of the last five years as reported in the 2013-14 NIO Annual Report and Accounts are provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Resource </strong></p></td><td><p>1,008</p></td><td><p>1,066</p></td><td><p>934</p></td><td><p>1,370</p></td><td><p>914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capital</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>1,008</p></td><td><p>1,066</p></td><td><p>934</p></td><td><p>1,372</p></td><td><p>1,014</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/12/2014 12:21:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

169891

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: 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 representations she has received in regard to allegations of past collusion by representatives of the Irish government with terrorists in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	218258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland receives representations on a range of legacy matters, a small number of which have related to allegations of collusion involving the Irish Government. She has recently received correspondence from the Rt hon Member for Lagan Valley concerning the Smithwick Report and has replied advising him that she is willing to meet him to discuss the concerns he has raised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/12/2014 12:18:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

169892

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland and Republic of 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 Irish government about (a) parades and protests in Northern Ireland, (b) policing in Northern Ireland and (c) the economy in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	218259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland maintains regular contact with Ministers from the Irish Government. These discussions cover a wide range of issues. We remain clear, however, that under the three stranded approach, the internal arrangements for Northern Ireland are for the UK Government and NI parties alone.</p><p>There continues to be strong co-operation on security between the British and the Irish Governments and when the Secretary of State met Frances Fitzgerald, the new Justice and Equality Minister following her appointment, in Dublin, she confirmed her commitment to continue cross border co-operation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/12/2014 12:27:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn