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1504933

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Females: Discrimination
	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 recommendations in paragraphs 85 and 86 of the 2018 Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, what steps he has taken to implement those recommendations in relation to Northern Ireland, since the Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 came into force on the 20 May 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	47608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to ensuring that all of the recommendations in paragraphs 85 and 86 of the Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, (CEDAW Report) are implemented in Northern Ireland. This includes ensuring that women and girls can access abortion services in Northern Ireland and that CEDAW-compliant Relationship and Sexuality Education is made compulsory for adolescents in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>On the provision of abortion services, the Regulations laid in May take a dual approach by placing a duty on the Department of Health to act as soon as is reasonably practicable, and taking powers that provide me with the same powers as the Minister of Health for the purpose of implementing these recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>On 20 May, 6 June and 6 September, Northern Ireland Office Ministers wrote to the Minister of Health requesting that he provide a clear and unambiguous commitment that he will comply with the obligations on the Department of Health. The Minister of Health has sought legal advice on this matter which he is considering.</p><p> </p><p>A small team of experts has been established within the Northern Ireland Office, and is working closely and at pace with the Department of Health to prepare a commissioning plan should the Government need to intervene.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 08/09/2022 09:08:17 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1505698

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Veterans: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support for veterans who served in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Blyth Valley
	tabling member printed	Ian Levy
	uin	901366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government has developed a comprehensive package of measures, ensuring that those who bravely served during the Troubles can access financial, pastoral and health support, no matter where they live in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Veterans can also apply to the Troubles Permanent Disablement Scheme - delivered by the NI Executive - which makes acknowledgement payments to permanently injured victims of the Troubles.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 07/09/2022 12:53:56 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4749 label Biography information for Ian Levy

1520045

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	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 8 September 2022 to Question 47608 on Females: Discrimination, what recent discussions has he had with relevant stakeholders to help ensure the commissioning of abortion services for women in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	59997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>My Department engages on a regular basis with a number of stakeholders, including the Department of Health, Northern Ireland clinicians, support organisations, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), and the Faculty for Sexual and Reproductive Health (FSRH). To prepare for the possibility of the Government intervening, a team of experts who have expertise and knowledge of commissioning abortion services has been established within the Northern Ireland Office. The team is working at pace with a range of stakeholders to establish a commissioning plan and determine the necessary steps that need to take place to ensure services are delivered without further delay.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 13/10/2022 10:12:10 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1520047

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Abortion: 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 recent discussions with the Minister of Health in the Northern Ireland Executive on that Department's responsibility for the provision of abortion services in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	59998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>On 20 May, 6 June, and 6 September, Northern Ireland Office Ministers wrote to the Minister of Health requesting that he provide a clear and unambiguous commitment that he will comply with the obligations on the Department of Health. The Minister of Health has since responded advising that he is considering advice from the Attorney General for Northern Ireland, and will provide an appropriate response once he has fully considered it.</p><p> </p><p>The Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 take a dual approach by placing a duty on the Department of Health to act as soon as is reasonably practicable, and taking powers that provide me with the same powers as the Minister of Health for the purpose of implementing these recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>A small team of experts has been established within the Northern Ireland Office, and is working closely and at pace with the Department of Health to establish a commissioning plan and determine the necessary steps that need to take place to ensure services are delivered without further delay.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 13/10/2022 10:14:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1520049

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Abortion: 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 recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on making an assessment of the adequacy of funding for the commissioning of abortion services in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	59999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has been clear from the time of the public consultation in late 2019, that as a devolved matter it remains the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive to fund abortion services in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 13/10/2022 10:17:04 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1520064

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make it his policy to guarantee the equity of provision of abortion services for women and girls in Northern Ireland with the rest of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	60000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to ensuring that all of the recommendations in paragraphs 85 and 86 of the Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, (CEDAW Report) are implemented in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020, the Government made the Abortion (Northern Ireland) No.2 Regulations 2020 that set the framework for how abortion services should be delivered in Northern Ireland. Those Regulations strike the appropriate balance between delivering a CEDAW compliant legal framework for accessing abortions that ensures the health and safety of women and girls, and are sensitive to the circumstances in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 13/10/2022 10:18:49 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1538716

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Schools: Northern Ireland
	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 Answer of 30 March 2022 to Question 146691 on Schools: Northern Ireland, what options have been identified for the delivery of the Connected Classrooms programme.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	77502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government continues to deliver on the commitments we made in Annex A of New Decade, New Approach to support a diverse, prosperous Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>We are exploring delivery options for the Connected Classrooms programme including delivery via UK Government departments or agencies, via the Northern Ireland Executive departments and through the charity and third sectors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 07/11/2022 14:38:08 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1539966

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	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 conducted recent polling into attitudes in Northern Ireland on his plan to commission abortion services.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	80974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office has not conducted any recent polling into attitudes in Northern Ireland in relation to the UK Government plans to commission abortion services.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 14/11/2022 10:22:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1540932

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	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 Protocol
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the status of talks with (a) the European Union and (b) political parties in Northern Ireland on the Northern Ireland Protocol.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	902063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues and Northern Ireland political leaders on Northern Ireland matters, including the Protocol.</p><p>The Government is engaging in constructive dialogue with the EU to find solutions to the problems the Protocol is causing. We are also proceeding with legislation that aims to fix these problems in the event we cannot reach a negotiated solution.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 902064 question first answered 09/11/2022 17:36:56 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1540933

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	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 Protocol
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of political parties in Northern Ireland on the progress of negotiations on the Northern Ireland Protocol.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	902064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues and Northern Ireland political leaders on Northern Ireland matters, including the Protocol.</p><p>The Government is engaging in constructive dialogue with the EU to find solutions to the problems the Protocol is causing. We are also proceeding with legislation that aims to fix these problems in the event we cannot reach a negotiated solution.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 902063 question first answered 09/11/2022 17:36:56 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell