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1178523

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Time Zones: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Northern Ireland will operate in a different time zone to the rest of the UK for half of the year after December 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL1659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK has now left the EU, and will not be applying the proposed EU Directive in the UK. There is no obligation for Northern Ireland to align with Ireland or the EU on time zones.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/02/2020 17:34:43 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1178142

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Elections: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the results of the general election held in the Republic of Ireland on 8 February; and in particular, of any impact of those results on Northern Ireland's relationship with the rest of the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL1597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Irish General Election results are of course a matter for the people of Ireland. The UK and Ireland are the nearest of neighbours and we look forward to continuing to work closely together with the future Government. Our commitment to Northern Ireland, and the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement remains steadfast, including the principle of consent and the East/West institutions set out in the Agreement which will support our wider cooperation and bilateral engagement with Ireland.</p><p>It remains the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland's view that a majority of the people of Northern Ireland continue to support Northern Ireland's place in the United Kingdom. The circumstances set out in the Belfast Agreement that require the Secretary of State to hold a referendum on Irish unification are therefore not satisfied.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/02/2020 17:32:22 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1178143

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	IRA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any ongoing existence of the IRA Army Council.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL1598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>In 2015, the UK Government commissioned the <em>Assessment of Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland</em> in order to provide a factual assessment from the UK security agencies and the PSNI on the structure, role and purpose of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/02/2020 17:35:03 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1178155

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the new human rights and equalities powers as provided by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL1610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Clause 23 and Schedule 3 of the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 provide for certain changes to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 that will confer new statutory powers on the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Those new powers will allow the Commissions to monitor, report on and enforce the Government’s commitment, as set out in Article 2(1) of the Northern Ireland/Ireland Protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement, that no diminution of certain rights, safeguards and equality of opportunity set out in the Belfast (‘Good Friday’) Agreement results from the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/02/2020 17:33:02 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1178156

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the new powers of the Equalities Commission for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission as provided for in the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 will commence.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL1611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Article 2 of the Northern Ireland Protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement commits the UK Government to ensuring that no diminution of certain rights, safeguards and equality of opportunity set out in the Belfast (‘Good Friday’) Agreement results from the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. That Article, which requires the UK to implement the commitment through “dedicated mechanisms”, applies from the end of the transition period. The new powers of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland will commence in time for them to carry out their functions as part of the dedicated mechanisms.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/02/2020 17:35:34 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1178157

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resources of the Equalities Commission for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; and whether they intend to make additional resources available to the those Commissions to undertake their functions under the new powers provided by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL1612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>To properly carry out their functions under the new powers provided by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland will require further resources to cover, inter alia, new policy and research functions and communications and education activities.</p><p>Additional resourcing will be confirmed in due course, subject to formal budgetary processes.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/02/2020 17:33:22 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1178704

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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: Select Committees
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 9 of Annex A to New Decade, New Approach, what role the UK Government has in determining the representatives of the Northern Ireland Executive that will attend meetings of the (a) UK-EU Specialised Committee and (b) Joint Committees.
tabling member constituency	North Dorset
tabling member printed	Simon Hoare
uin	15052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the New Decade, New Approach deal, the Government will ensure that representatives from the Northern Ireland Executive are invited to be part of the UK delegation in any meetings of the UK-EU Specialised or Joint Committees discussing Northern Ireland specific matters which are also being attended by the Irish Government as part of the European Union’s delegation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is continuing to work through the exact details of this arrangement and will work with the Northern Ireland Executive to define this in the proper way.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/02/2020 12:25:15 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare

1178705

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Joint Consultative Working Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans the UK Government has to appoint (a) Ministers, (b) Northern Ireland Office officials and (c) Northern Ireland Civil Service officials to represent the UK on the Joint Consultative Working Group on the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
tabling member constituency	North Dorset
tabling member printed	Simon Hoare
uin	15053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to work through the details of how the Joint Committee and subordinate Specialised Committee on Ireland/Northern Ireland and Joint Consultative Working Group will operate. This includes the delegations at these fora.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/02/2020 15:17:36 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare

1177685

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Life Imprisonment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 10 Feb 2020 to Question 13025 on Life Imprisonment, for what reasons the number of life prisoners licences revoked under section 9 of the Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 between 2001 and 2010 was not provided; and whether any licences have been revoked under Article 7 of Schedule 5 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>We do not hold the information requested. As noted in the answer of 10 February 2020, the recall of individuals released on a life licence is primarily a matter for the Department of Justice (DoJ), who hold all the information requested, including data dated before 2010.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 25/02/2020 11:33:54 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker previous answer version 8061 answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1177787

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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 Office: Work Experience
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>During the last three years there has been no formal work experience undertaken in the Northern Ireland Office by anyone over 16 years old.</p><p>Informal work experience for people below the age of 16 was undertaken on seven occasions over the last three years.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 17/02/2020 11:31:15 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra