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date	19/01/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Irish Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his policy is on the promotion of the Irish language; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	60783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>In the 2014 Stormont House Agreement, the Government reaffirmed “the need for respect for and recognition of the Irish language in Northern Ireland, consistent with the Council of Europe Charter on Regional or Minority Languages”.</p><p> </p><p>Under the devolution settlement the UK Government retains responsibility for broadcasting, whilst the majority of responsibility for language issues rests with the Northern Ireland Executive, including policy relating to the promotion of minority languages, including Irish. Education is also a devolved matter in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to broadcasting, the BBC Charter Review considered the BBC’s contribution to minority language broadcasting. The BBC Framework Agreement includes, for the first time, a specific clause which provides a clear commitment for the BBC to continue to deliver output in the Irish, and Ulster-Scots, language.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also committed to funding the Irish Language Broadcasting Fund and the Ulster-Scots Broadcasting Fund over this Spending Review period, which are administered through Northern Ireland Screen.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/01/2017 15:24:38 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

672178

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: 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 his policy is on the publication of all documentation held by the Government relating to the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	59897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>In accordance with its statutory responsibilities HM Government undertakes annual releases of its papers to The National Archives. This is the means by which retained government papers are made available to the public. All releases of material are compliant with the Public Records Act and the Freedom of Information Act.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/01/2017 13:12:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

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