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772985

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland regarding the cancelling of its schools outreach programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Registration initiatives are an operational matter for the Chief Electoral Officer.</p><p> </p><p>I understand the schools registration initiative for this year has been postponed by the Chief Electoral Officer but that she will be in touch with schools and colleges to explore how best to use the digital registration system to register students once it goes live.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/11/2017 13:37:51 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

772986

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland regarding the closing of its telephone helpline.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The closure of the freephone election helpline is an operational matter for the Chief Electoral Officer. <br></p><p>I understand that the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland have discontinued the freephone election helpline which has historically been made available during election periods. The general public continue to be able to receive advice from the Electoral Office by telephone and the contact numbers for the Area Electoral Offices and Belfast headquarters are available on the Electoral Office website.</p><p> </p><p><br> <br></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/11/2017 13:40:15 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

772987

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland regarding the number of staff working overtime to cover vacant positions, and the annual costs involved.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Staffing and overtime in the Electoral Office are an operational matter for the Chief Electoral Officer. <br> <br> <br></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/11/2017 13:41:05 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

772988

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland regarding whether plans to introduce online registration are (1) on time and (2) within budget.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>These are operational matters for the Chief Electoral Officer.</p><p> </p><p>The work to introduce online registration has continued and the new computer system designed to facilitate digital registration is nearing completion. I would hope to see digital registration introduced to Northern Ireland in spring 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The delays in the development and implementation of the digital registration project have been in part due to a number of unscheduled electoral events. We have ensured the Electoral Office has sufficient budget to secure delivery of the new electoral management system.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/11/2017 13:41:59 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

772989

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made recent representations to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland concerning their budget allocation for the current and subsequent financial years; and how the current budget compares with the budget for 2015–16.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office keep the budget allocations for the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland under review and discuss funding at regular governance meetings to ensure that appropriate resources are available to enable the Chief Electoral Officer to carry out her statutory duties.</p><p> </p><p>The Noble Lord may wish to note that the Northern Ireland Office made additional funding available to EONI in 2016/17 to support a voluntary exit scheme and the procurement of a new computer system.</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/11/2017 13:44:22 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

777494

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any request from the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland for additional resources for the financial years 2017–18 and 2018–19;  and if so, what was the quantum and intended purposes of the requested resources.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Chief Electoral Officer requested additional resources of £149k for the financial year 2017-18 to support the introduction of the new Electoral Management System. This request was granted.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no requests for additional resources for the financial year 2018-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/11/2017 14:12:22 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

777496

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the cost to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland of paying staff to act up to a higher pay grade pending permanent appointments during the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Staffing arrangements are an operational matter for the Chief Electoral Officer. The CEO would be best placed to answer this query and the Noble Lord may wish to contact her directly</p><p><br> <br></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/11/2017 14:12:44 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

782012

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Stormont House Agreement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to launch a public consultation concerning the institutions proposed by the Stormont House Agreement to address the legacy issues of Northern Ireland's past.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dunlop
	uin	HL2793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the implementation of the Stormont House Agreement to introduce new legacy institutions that will be under legal obligations to be fair, balanced, transparent and proportionate and will be fully consistent with the rule of law. The Government believes that the Stormont House Agreement is the right way to address the past in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to consulting on the legacy proposals and it is the intention of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to bring forward a formal public consultation as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 14/11/2017 12:31:44 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop

784718

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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 Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on which dates in the last five years the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland held briefings about developments and policy in the province; and who attended each of those meetings.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL2936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland holds a range of meetings on developments and policy, including regular events for Parliamentarians with an interest in Northern affairs.</p><p> </p><p>External meetings are published on the Northern Ireland Office website, which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/northern-ireland-office" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/northern-ireland-office</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 20/11/2017 15:32:01 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

784721

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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 Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 24 October (HL1962), whether they will set a date for the formal conclusion of their talks with the Northern Ireland political parties on the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL2939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The priority of the Government remains the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland. We continue to work with the parties and support them in their efforts to reach an agreement which will enable the formation of a Northern Ireland Executive. This involves keeping under continuous review the most effective means of encouraging progress.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 20/11/2017 12:05:12 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden