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444713

registered interest
date	13/01/2016
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 assessment her Department has made of the terrorist threat from dissident Irish Republicans to the UK mainland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	22292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The threat to Great Britain from Northern Ireland Related Terrorism is currently assessed to be MODERATE, meaning an attack is possible but not likely. There were no Northern Ireland Related Terrorism attacks in Great Britain last year, but there were 16 in Northern Ireland where the threat is considered to be SEVERE. This means an attack is highly likely. Threat levels are of course kept under regular review.</p><br /> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 18/01/2016 10:57:06 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

444741

registered interest
date	13/01/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Police: 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 progress her Department has made on cross-border policing arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	22446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>Following the Fresh Start Agreement I attended a tri-lateral cross-border Ministerial meeting along with the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government on 21 December. At the meeting, and in accordance with the Fresh Start Agreement, we agreed new measures to enhance law enforcement co-operation aimed at tackling organised crime and criminality, including that linked to paramilitarism. In a concerted effort to tackle cross-jurisdictional organised crime, a Joint Agency Task Force has been announced by the United Kingdom Government, the Irish Government and the NI Executive.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 18/01/2016 10:59:22 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

444743

registered interest
date	13/01/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Draft Bill
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 Home Secretary on the oral and written evidence provided by the Government to the Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	22243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>I have been in regular contact with the Home Secretary on the Investigatory Powers Bill since drafting began last year. The Government is fully aware of the crucial importance of this legislation for combating terrorism in Northern Ireland. In November, the Home Secretary and I met to discuss the pre-legislative scrutiny process and the latest draft of the Bill that has been examined by the Joint Committee.</p><p>Between November and January, the Government provided detailed evidence to the Joint Committee, including the Home Secretary’s oral evidence given last week. The Government’s evidence has explained the provisions of the Bill in detail and has set out the necessity of the powers as well as the safeguards that are to apply.</p><br /> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 18/01/2016 16:38:05 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

446119

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Charities: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to support charities in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	903086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>Support for charities is a matter for the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Government does however, support the Big Lottery Fund (BIG), which plays a vital role in supporting the charity sector in Northern Ireland.</p><p>The Chancellor announced in the Spending Review that BIG’s funding will be maintained and Northern Ireland will receive £27.3m.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 20/01/2016 15:49:14 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

446120

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	EU Internal Trade: 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 value to the economy in Northern Ireland of membership of the EU single market.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Neil Carmichael
uin	903085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is fulfilling its manifesto commitment to seek a reformed relationship with Europe and then put the results of that negotiation to the people in a referendum.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 20/01/2016 15:51:26 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4104 label Biography information for Neil Carmichael

446121

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	World War I: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how the Government plans to commemorate in Northern Ireland the centenary of the battle of the Somme.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	903088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon Gentleman to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon Member for Portsmouth South.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 20/01/2016 15:44:24 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

446122

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Counter-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 steps she is taking to support the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the security services in tackling terrorism in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	903087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>The PSNI do an outstanding and vital job keeping people safe from violent dissident republicans.</p><p>That is why they will receive £160 million extra security funding over the next five years from the UK Government to tackle this threat.</p><p>This builds on £231 million additional security funding we have provided since 2011.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 20/01/2016 15:46:59 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk