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167832

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	Easter Rising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Irish government about UK representation at the centenary of the Easter Rising.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	216968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>One of the Northern Ireland Office’s key objectives for the commemoration of the decade of centenaries of 1912-1922 is to work with the Irish Government to promote greater understanding of our shared history.</p><p>I am aware that on 12 November 2014 the Irish Government launched its programme for the centenary of the Easter Rising. My officials will be coordinating with Irish Government and Foreign and Commonwealth Office counterparts in due course to discuss plans for representation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 08/12/2014 13:12:48 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

167833

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	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the threat to national security posed by terrorist organisations that continue to operate in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	217128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The safety of people and communities in Northern Ireland remains this Government’s highest priority. While the threat level remains at Severe, excellent co-operation between PSNI and its partners has disrupted the activity of terrorist groupings. There have been a number of significant arrests, charges and convictions which are helping to suppress the threat.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 08/12/2014 13:10:51 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

167834

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	Detainees: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information she has received from the Irish government on whether any new evidence informed that government's decision to refer back to the European Court a 1978 decision relating to the treatment of people detained in Northern Ireland in 1971.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	217086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The decision of the Irish Government to ask the European Court of Human Rights to re-open the case relating to the treatment of persons detained in 1971 is a matter for them.</p><p>The UK Government is considering the implications of the decision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 08/12/2014 13:14:27 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

167951

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Security
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 security co-operation between the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Mr Adam Holloway
uin	906472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>Our co-operation with the Irish Government on security matters remains strong. Frances Fitzgerald, the Irish Justice and Equality Minister, has confirmed her commitment to continuing cross border co-operation to tackle the threat posed by terrorism. I also commend the outstanding work of the police on both sides of the border, whose recent successes in joint operations are testament to the strength of their working relationship.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 10/12/2014 15:31:27 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

169120

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Voluntary Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment her Department has made of the role played by the voluntary sector in dealing with the legacy of the past.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	David Mowat
uin	906469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>Voluntary sector organisations provide invaluable support for those whose lives have been changed forever as a result of Northern Ireland’s troubled past.</p><p>I pay tribute to their work, which I know from my conversations with victims and their families is deeply appreciated by many in Northern Ireland and beyond.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 10/12/2014 15:29:25 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

169121

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to tackle youth unemployment in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	906468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon Gentleman to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon Member for Glasgow North.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 10/12/2014 15:28:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

167127

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Maghaberry Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Minister of Justice in Northern Ireland about the threat assessments carried out after recent threats made against non-prison service staff working in HMP Maghaberry.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	216694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Almost all prison matters are the responsibility of the Department of Justice. I meet regularly with the Minister of Justice David Ford to discuss various issues relating to policing and security in Northern Ireland, including the security of people working in prisons and in policing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 04/12/2014 11:40:41 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

166410

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with HM Treasury about the effect on tax revenues in Northern Ireland resulting from cross-border smuggling.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	216226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Treasury ministers on these and other matters.</p><p>The failure to pay hydrocarbons oil duty in respect of diesel in Northern Ireland remains an issue, but one that is being addressed by HMRC as the overall percentage tax gap in respect of hydrocarbons oil duties across the UK has been reduced by almost a half between 2005/6 and 20012/13.</p><p>HMRC have had a number of notable successes in Northern Ireland including the uncovering of the largest ever toxic waste dump linked to diesel laundering in the UK on 4 November at Forkhill, when 2,000 litres of illicit fuel were seized.</p><p>HMRC’s joint top priorities in Northern Ireland remain the tackling of fuel and tobacco smuggling, and they work closely with UKBA, the PSNI and An Garda Síochána and other agencies on both sides of the border on these issue.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 01/12/2014 15:30:35 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

156418

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	Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Minister of Justice on the recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on the investigation of historic cases linked to the Troubles; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	215073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>I meet with the Northern Ireland Minister of Justice regularly and we discuss a range of issues relating to Northern Ireland’s troubled past including historic cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 21/11/2014 14:47:45 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

156063

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Bloody Sunday Tribunal of Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the final costs were for each of the participating legal teams and individuals involved in the Saville Inquiry; and what costs in that inquiry were incurred after 2005.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	214792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The team costs for each of the participating legal teams are detailed in the enclosed attachment.</p><p>A full breakdown of the legal costs from 2005 onwards is not readily available. The table below provides a less detailed breakdown.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Costs £</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2004/</strong></p><p><strong>2005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005/</strong></p><p><strong>2006</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006/</strong></p><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007/</strong></p><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008/</strong></p><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/</strong></p><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/</strong></p><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Inquiry Counsel fees</strong></p></td><td><p>1,579,400</p></td><td><p>840,342</p></td><td><p>855,342</p></td><td><p>750,531</p></td><td><p>685,926</p></td><td><p>844,016</p></td><td><p>121,435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Eversheds</strong></p></td><td><p>339,593</p></td><td><p>70,914</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>5,204</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lawyers for Interested </strong></p><p><strong>Parties - fees</strong></p></td><td><p>5,474,483</p></td><td><p>2,104,590</p></td><td><p>4,795,377</p></td><td><p>951,995</p></td><td><p>419,714</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lawyers for </strong></p><p><strong>IPs - accommodation</strong></p></td><td><p>34,652</p></td><td><p>21,674</p></td><td><p>69,770</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>30,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lawyers for </strong></p><p><strong>IPs - travel</strong></p></td><td><p>272,310</p></td><td><p>67,851</p></td><td><p>281,238</p></td><td><p>11,454</p></td><td><p>16,678</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lawyers for </strong></p><p><strong>IPs - subsistence</strong></p></td><td><p>22,287</p></td><td><p>2,868</p></td><td><p>11,792</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>24,979</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,722,725</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,108,239</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,013,519</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,714,001</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,177,297</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>849,220</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>121,435</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 20/11/2014 15:54:45 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers attachment 1 file name Saville Inquiry Legal Costs.pdf title Saville Inquiry Legal Costs
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell