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439025

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress was made at the recent tri-lateral cross-border ministerial meeting on the Stormont House agreement; and what topics were discussed at that meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	20459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Ministerial tri-lateral on 21 December 2015 stemmed from a commitment made in ‘A Fresh Start – the Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan’. The meeting’s focus was on law enforcement co-operation aimed at tackling organised crime and criminality, including where this is linked to paramilitarism. Work continues on implementing all outstanding commitments from both the Fresh Start Agreement and the Stormont House Agreement of 2014.</p><br /> <p /> <br /> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 05/01/2016 10:58:08 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

347432

	registered interest
	date	29/05/2015
	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	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 bring forward legislative proposals to implement the Stormont House Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>As announced by Her Majesty The Queen on 27 May 2015, legislation will be brought forward in this Parliament giving effect to the Stormont House Agreement in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland (Stormont House Agreement) Bill will establish the Historical Investigations Unit, and an Oral History Archive. My officials are working with officials from the devolved administration on various aspects of the Bill.</p><p>The Bill will also provide for the Independent Commission for Information Retrieval which is to be established by an international agreement between the UK and Irish Governments. The Bill represents an important step forward towards recognising the needs of victims and putting in place new mechanisms to help Northern Ireland deal with its past.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 03/06/2015 12:13:21 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

346796

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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 which strand talk sessions representatives of the government of the Republic of Ireland attended during the Stormont House talks; on what dates those sessions occurred; on whose invitation those representatives were invited; and, if such information is not available, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL34
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Irish Government representatives were present on a number of occasions in the talks leading up to the Stormont House Agreement. As the Noble Lord is aware, the involvement of the Irish Government was in accordance with the established three-stranded approach to Northern Ireland affairs and the 1998 Belfast Agreement. As the Conservative Party’s Northern Ireland Manifesto for the General Election states:</p><p>“This provides that Northern Ireland’s internal arrangements are for the parties here and the United Kingdom Government alone to decide. A Conservative Government will always stand by that principle.”</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 04/06/2015 11:57:54 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

349524

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	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, further to the Written Answer by Lord Dunlop on 2 June (HL34) concerning the government of Ireland's involvement in the talks leading up to the Stormont House Agreement, what is the full list of talks attended by the government of Ireland's representatives; and why that list was not given in that Answer.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>As I said on 2<sup>nd</sup> June 2015 Irish Government representatives were present on a number of occasions in the talks leading up to the Stormont House Agreement. As the Noble Lord is aware, the involvement of the Irish Government was in accordance with the established three-stranded approach to Northern Ireland affairs and the 1998 Belfast Agreement. As the Conservative Party’s Northern Ireland Manifesto for the General Election states:</p><p>“This provides that Northern Ireland’s internal arrangements are for the parties here and the United Kingdom Government alone to decide. A Conservative Government will always stand by that principle”.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 18/06/2015 11:41:15 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

384509

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	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, further to the Written Answer by Lord Dunlop on 18 June (HL393), what is the full list of those who attended the talks leading up to the Stormont House Agreement on behalf of the government of Ireland; and who invited them.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The Irish Government was represented at the Stormont House talks by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Charles Flanagan TD and Minister Sean Sherlock TD. The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, and Tánaiste Joan Burton, attended along with the Prime Minister, on 11-12 December. The Irish Government attended as one of the signatories to the Belfast Agreement. As has been previously set out to the Noble Lord, their participation was in accordance with the three stranded approach to Northern Ireland affairs which the Government has a manifesto pledge to uphold.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 30/06/2015 11:26:43 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

385716

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2015
	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 what steps they plan to take if the Stormont House Agreement is not fully implemented by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The full implementation of the Stormont House Agreement offers the best way to build a brighter, more secure future for Northern Ireland. The Government will do what is necessary to implement our obligations under the Agreement and expects the Northern Ireland Executive parties to do the same.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 06/07/2015 14:44:06 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

385717

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2015
	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 when they intend to introduce legislation to implement the Stormont House Agreement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>As set out in the Queen’s Speech, the Government is committed to bringing forward legislation in this session to give effect to the Stormont House Agreement in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland (Stormont House Agreement) Bill will make provision for an independent Historical Investigations Unit, an Oral History Archive, and the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval – a new body to be established by an international agreement between the UK Government and Irish Government.</p><p>The Bill will be introduced as soon as the Parliamentary timetable allows.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 02/07/2015 11:31:21 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

421737

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2015
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she has taken to establish on a statutory basis an Implementation and Reconciliation Group as proposed in the Stormont House Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	12159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government intends to introduce the Northern Ireland (Stormont House Agreement) Bill to Parliament soon. This Bill will deliver on a number of key commitments in the Stormont House Agreement related to addressing the legacy of the Troubles. It will create the legislative framework for: the Historical Investigations Unit, the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval, and an Oral History Archive.</p><p>Another of the key commitments in the Agreement is the establishment of the Implementation and Reconciliation Group (IRG). It is not currently envisaged that the IRG will be included in the Northern Ireland (Stormont House Agreement) Bill, but the UK Government stands ready to assist on matters related to the IRG if requested to do so by the Northern Ireland parties.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 23/10/2015 12:04:05 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes