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838178

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	City Deals: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on city deals in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	903768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>We have made a clear manifesto commitment to work with a restored Executive and other stakeholders towards a comprehensive and ambitious set of city deals across Northern Ireland.</p><p>We have announced our intention to open negotiations for a Belfast Region City Deal, and the Secretary of State continues to engage with Cabinet colleagues to progress this vital growth agenda for Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 07/02/2018 16:35:02 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1091318

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	City Deals: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the timetable is for finalising the (a) Londonderry Strabane City Deal and (b) other Northern Ireland City Deals.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	234111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>As the Chancellor set out at the 2019 Spring Statement on 13 March, early stage negotiations for a Derry/Londonderry and Strabane City Region Deal are progressing well. The Government hopes to make an announcement in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Building on the Chancellor’s commitment to £350m towards the Belfast City Regions Deal in October, the Government is working closely with local partners and the Northern Ireland Civil Service to move to the next phase of the Deal and hopes to be in a position to agree Heads of Terms in due course.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 22/03/2019 12:35:25 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

901233

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	City Deals: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the timescale is for the Belfast and Londonderry city deals to become fully operational.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	142780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has set out several public commitments, including in the Budget and in the Confidence and Supply Agreement, to work towards a ‘comprehensive and ambitious’ set of City Deals across Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Negotiations have been opened for a Belfast City Regions deal; however, a timetable has not been set to deliver a City Deal for Belfast or for Londonderry. A timetable cannot be agreed until proposals are completed and submitted to Government. Officials from across Whitehall and the Northern Ireland Civil Service have been engaging with partners on their proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 15/05/2018 10:46:21 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

997571

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	City Deals: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the timetable is for each of the city deal projects based in Northern Ireland to become operational.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	185540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>City Deals are long-term financial commitments to a programme of capital investment that will drive economic growth and productivity in line with the key priorities of City Regions.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has announced that the Belfast City Region will receive £350m of UK funding to support the development of the digital and innovation sector.</p><p> </p><p>The next steps for Belfast City Region, the UK Government, and the NICS, include a period of work drafting the full business cases which will act as a basis on which to deliver the Belfast City Deal.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding Derry/Londonderry and Strabane, the Chancellor has reaffirmed our commitment to commencing negotiations on this City Deal and we are looking forward to doing so.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 05/11/2018 12:30:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1017261

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	City Deals: 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 he has made of the potential effect of growth deals on the economy of Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
	uin	197468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>Devolved Territory City Deals are locally developed proposals to address specific regional economic challenges that result in long term funding commitments jointly from UK Government, Devolved Government and local partners such as the Councils and Universities. The intention is that the initiatives taken forward will lever in significant private sector investment and deliver step changes in local economic productivity and growth.</p><p>This Government has committed to a comprehensive and ambitious set of city deals across Northern Ireland and at Autumn Budget, the Chancellor announced a £350 million for a Belfast City Region Deal to boost investment and productivity, generating jobs, growth and prosperity, alongside the opening formal negotiations for a Derry/Londonderry and Strabane City Region Deal.</p><p>The Belfast Region have estimated that their growth proposals could deliver almost 20,000 jobs, with an annual GVA impact of £470million and create a Belfast Region that is not just self-sufficient but a driver for a rejuvenated NI economy. Proposals for the Derry/ Londonderry and Strabane City region deal are currently under development by local partners and will also include an assessment on their potential effect on the economy of Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 07/12/2018 13:04:31 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

964790

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	City Deals: 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 help deliver city deals for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
	uin	169695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government has committed to a comprehensive and ambitious set of city deals across Northern Ireland to boost investment and help unlock Northern Ireland’s full potential.</p><p> </p><p>We have opened negotiations with local partners in the Belfast City Regions on a possible Deal and the Chancellor has invited Derry &amp; Strabane District Council to also submit their proposals for a City Deal.</p><p> </p><p>Both regions are working intensively alongside the NICS and UK Government to develop bids that will seek to deliver step changes in economic productivity and growth and I look forward to reviewing their proposals in the near future.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 06/09/2018 14:36:38 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney