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1688575

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	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: Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	13759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office is co-located in two locations in London and Belfast, and these sites are managed by other government departments.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office follows Ministry of Justice policy, which complies with Health and Safety legislation. The Northern Ireland Office requires all its employees to undertake mandatory training in Health and Safety compliance, as well as workstation risk assessments for new starters, employees whose work environment changes, and in pregnancy.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 20/02/2024 14:12:06 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1689086

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	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: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in his Department; and what the salary band is for each post.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	14015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland press and media team is made up of nine employees. Roles range from Apprentice to Deputy Director and have salaries between £27,000 - £117,800.</p><p> </p><p>This figure is for the Northern Ireland Office central departmental communications team. Team members cover a broad range of communications disciplines including press and media.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 26/02/2024 10:40:12 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1689972

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Public Finance: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his planned timetable is for the Northern Ireland Assembly to bring forward revenue raising proposals.
	tabling member constituency	East Antrim
	tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
	uin	14522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government remains determined to support the Executive to unlock the opportunities that the financial package presents.</p><p> </p><p>To help stabilise the Executive’s financial position, the UK Government has agreed to pause its debt repayments from 2022-23 and 2023-24 of up to £559 million and will no longer require these funds to be repaid, subject to the Executive publishing a plan by May 2024 which outlines how it will deliver sustainable public finances and services and demonstrating implementation of that plan by May 2025.</p><p> </p><p>This sustainability plan must include the delivery of a balanced budget for 2024-25 by raising a minimum of £113 million through locally generated income. It will be for the Executive to determine if it will consider a different course of action to deliver the public services that Northern Ireland needs as part of its sustainability plan.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 21/02/2024 15:50:16 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1689973

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Import Controls: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his planned timetable is to bring forward legislation to repeal section 10(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
	tabling member constituency	East Antrim
	tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
	uin	14523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is working actively to deliver commitments made in the <em>Safeguarding the Union </em>command paper, which was published on 31 January (CP 1021). This includes the passing into law on 20 February of two statutory instruments to give effect to legislative assurances contained within the command paper. Any required further legislation will be brought forward as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 27/02/2024 13:49:22 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1690602

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following publication of the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper (CP 1021) on 31 January, when they intend to introduce legislation to fulfil the commitment in that paper to repeal all statutory duties relating to the 'all-island economy'.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
	uin	HL2621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is working actively to deliver commitments made in the <em>Safeguarding the Union </em>command paper, which was published on 31 January (CP 1021). This includes the passing into law on 20 February of two statutory instruments to give effect to legislative assurances contained within the command paper. Any required further legislation will be brought forward as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 23/02/2024 11:23:33 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1690713

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Midwives: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland on increasing the number of student midwives in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	15061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter for the Northern Ireland Department of Health and the Department for the Economy who are responsible for higher education policy in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Now that the Northern Ireland Executive has been restored, I look forward to Northern Ireland Ministers taking action on Northern Ireland's public services, including health, in order to deliver better outcomes for the people of Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 28/02/2024 14:09:19 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1690768

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	InterTrade UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the policy paper entitled Safeguarding the Union, published on 31 January 2024, what estimate he has made of when InterTrade UK will be established and fully operational.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	15026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is working to establish InterTrade UK as set out in the Command Paper, fulfilling our pledge to grow the economy by ensuring that businesses large and small can maximise the full range of East-West trading opportunities. Implementing the Windsor Framework and the Command Paper are Government priorities. We will undertake to update the House on its progress in due course.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 26/02/2024 10:50:46 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1690940

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following publication of the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper (CP 1021) on 31 January, when they intend to introduce legislation to fulfil the commitment in that paper to repeal all statutory duties relating to the 'all-island economy'.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	uin	HL2659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>I would refer the Noble Baroness to the answer I gave to Lord Dodds of Duncairn in response to WPQ UIN HL2621 on 23 February 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 26/02/2024 14:33:35 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1691097

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	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: Domicil
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether any non-executive directors employed in his Department are non-domiciled.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	15284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>My Department has three non-executive directors who are not employees of the Northern Ireland Office and act in an advisory capacity. Non-executive’s personal data, including those relating to personal taxation or status, are protected by the UK General Data Protection Regulation. Data on non-dom status is not routinely collected and is generally not required for making public appointments. If any such data was held it could only be published if doing so was in compliance with data protection law.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 27/02/2024 10:18:39 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1691261

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	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: Software
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on software updates to legacy computer systems in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	15260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not have any legacy computer systems and therefore has not budgeted or spent anything relating to legacy computer systems in any of the last three financial years.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 27/02/2024 16:36:16 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith