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780611

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding his Department has allocated to preparations for no deal being reached in negotiations between the UK and the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	110390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>Like all Departments the Northern Ireland Office is planning for a number of EU Exit scenarios to make sure we are ready on Day 1. EU Exit affects a number of work areas across the Department and will therefore encompass a proportion of workload for staff, the amount of which will vary over time.</p><p> </p><p>Over £250m of additional funding has been approved across a number of Departments in 2017/18 to prepare for Brexit. The Northern Ireland Office has received additional funding this year, and has reprioritised to meet new pressures arising from Brexit preparations. Additional funding received from the reserve for 2017/18 will be set out at Supplementary Estimates. Decisions on funding in future years will be confirmed at a later date.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 110391 question first answered 02/11/2017 17:36:45 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

780612

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has set aside funding for contingencies in the event that no deal is reached between the UK and the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	110391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>Like all Departments the Northern Ireland Office is planning for a number of EU Exit scenarios to make sure we are ready on Day 1. EU Exit affects a number of work areas across the Department and will therefore encompass a proportion of workload for staff, the amount of which will vary over time.</p><p> </p><p>Over £250m of additional funding has been approved across a number of Departments in 2017/18 to prepare for Brexit. The Northern Ireland Office has received additional funding this year, and has reprioritised to meet new pressures arising from Brexit preparations. Additional funding received from the reserve for 2017/18 will be set out at Supplementary Estimates. Decisions on funding in future years will be confirmed at a later date.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 110390 question first answered 02/11/2017 17:36:45 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

155558

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many buildings her Department sold in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	214222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>No buildings owned by my Department have been sold in any of the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. My department has responsibility for Hillsborough Castle and rents accommodation at both Stormont House in Belfast and 1 Horse Guards Road, London.</p><p>In 2013, the Northern Ireland Office moved its London office from Millbank to 1 Horse Guards, saving in the region of £1m per year. In 2014, management of Hillsborough Castle was transferred to Historic Royal Palaces which will also deliver substantial annual savings for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 17/11/2014 13:58:25 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

62721

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 her Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each such number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at BT local rates are available in each such case.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	201388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My Department operates one telephone line with the prefix 0844 for the purpose of updating staff in the event of an emergency situation. Details of the number of calls to this line are not recorded and no alternative number is available at the BT local rate. My Department does not operate or sponsor any telephone lines with the prefix 0845 or 0843.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 23/06/2014 13:04:03 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

89807

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, under what timetable her Department plans to phase out use of telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, 0844 and 0843 in accordance with the Cabinet Office guidance on customer service lines published in December 2013 and (b) 03 and 08, where 03 is the primary number under a dual numbering system.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	207290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My Department does not use any of the prefixes listed for its customer service lines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 04/09/2014 11:28:09 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

710634

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	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 Office: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of people employed by his Department are from other EU countries.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	67468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information relating to EU nationals. From the data held at December 2016 on 96 staff, 45% have declared as British citizens, 48% have chosen not to declare their nationality and 7% have declared as other nationalities.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 20/03/2017 15:13:50 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

720739

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	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 Office: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff are seconded to his Department; and how many such staff are seconded from which companies and organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	70956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>As of February 2017, the latest date for which data is available, there are 30 staff seconded to the department from the Northern Ireland Civil Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 24/04/2017 10:30:52 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

424658

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many civil servants in her Department are members of trades unions; how much working hours facility time is claimed by each such civil servant; and what the cost of that facility time is to her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
	uin	13906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>My Department does not hold records on the number of staff who are members of a trades union as this is a matter for the individual.</p><p>Facilities time is made available to the union representatives in the Northern Ireland Office. During the last quarter for which figures are available they used a total of two hours for meetings at a cost to the Department of approximately £37.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/11/2015 15:39:28 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

522222

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	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: UK Membership of EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May 2016 to Question 37198, how many of the leaflets entitled Why the Government believes that voting to remain in the European Union is the best decision for the UK have been returned to her Department; and what the postage cost to the Government has been of such returns.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
	uin	38777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the Prime Minister's response of 25 May 2016. This information is not collated centrally by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 09/06/2016 14:39:38 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

385225

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Welfare State: 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 discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on welfare reform.
	tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
	tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
	uin	900434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Northern Ireland Secretary of State has held a series of bilateral and collective meetings with the Northern Ireland Executive parties to discuss possible solutions to the current impasse on welfare reform.</p><p>Welfare reform would replace a broken system with one that rewards work, protects the vulnerable and is fairer to taxpayers.</p><p>The issue will also be discussed at tomorrow’s meeting of the Stormont House Agreement Implementation review group.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/06/2015 14:08:49 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott