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1128042

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Sovereignty: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment she has made of the benefits to Northern Ireland of being part of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
	uin	910960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>This Government has made clear on many occasions that we will never be neutral in expressing our support for the Union.</p><p>Northern Ireland benefits hugely from the Union and my steadfast belief is that Northern Ireland’s future is best served within a stronger United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 910961 question first answered 22/05/2019 14:13:03 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

1128046

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Common Travel Area: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent steps she has taken to ensure the maintenance of the Common Travel Area between the UK and Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Bill Grant
	uin	910964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>On 8 May, the United Kingdom Government and the Irish Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding codifying the Common Travel Area (CTA) and associated reciprocal rights.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 22/05/2019 14:10:04 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

882573

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Attorney General of Northern Ireland on the (a) efficiency and (b) effectiveness of the Public Prosecution Service of Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	135635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>Justice is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and should be overseen by a restored Executive at Stormont.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/04/2018 14:15:27 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

884871

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Nationality: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what additional rights are accorded by the UK Government to people in Northern Ireland who choose to assert their right to Irish citizenship.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	135859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The Belfast Agreement provides that people born in Northern Ireland may choose to be identified as British, Irish or both. The Government remains fully committed to the Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government does not accord any additional rights to those who assert their right to Irish Citizenship.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 24/04/2018 11:50:08 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

886341

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	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: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she has had any meetings with (a) the Attorney General of Northern Ireland and (b) officials in the Northern Ireland Ministry of Justice since her appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	136536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>I have not had any meetings with the Attorney General of Northern Ireland or officials in the Northern Ireland Department of Justice since my appointment.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 24/04/2018 11:51:30 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

895458

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Official Visits: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what protocols and agreements are in place relating to visits to Northern Ireland by Ministers of the Irish Republic.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	139983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office is informed in advance of any visits to Northern Ireland by Irish Government Ministers, through the British Irish Intergovernmental Secretariat. It is not the responsibility of the NIO to inform local representatives.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/05/2018 14:11:37 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

895461

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Leo Varadkar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how and when her office was informed officially about the visit to Northern Ireland by Leo Varadkar on 30 April 2018; and what information was vouchsafed about that visit at that time.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	139984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office was officially informed about this visit by the Irish side of the British Irish Intergovernmental Secretariat on Sunday 29<sup>th</sup> April. The information provided included details of venues to be visited and outline timings.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/05/2018 14:12:20 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

896248

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Children: Funerals
	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 representatives of the devolved administrations on waiving the costs of child burials.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	140616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>While the UK Government has taken steps to introduce a Children’s Funeral Fund in England to spare grieving families the burden of meeting funeral costs, the establishment of such a scheme in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>It is my sincere hope that an Executive will be restored to consider how devolved finances can best be utilised to provide support for those families in Northern Ireland who have had to endure the unbearable loss of a child.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/05/2018 11:45:03 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

896286

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Michel Barnier
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions the Government held with the EU Commission on the (a) administrative arrangements, (b) visit programme and (c) agenda items for the visit by Michel Barnier to Northern Ireland on 30 April and 1 May 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	140619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office had no discussions with the EU Commission on the visit to Northern Ireland by Michel Barnier on 30 April and 1 May 2018.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/05/2018 12:29:11 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

997819

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Equality Commission for 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 Equality Commission for Northern Ireland's budget was in each of the last five years; and how much was spent in each year on legal proceedings.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	185538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>I do not have a role in setting the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland’s budget or monitoring the spend on legal proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for the Equality Commission’s functions and powers is devolved; it is sponsored by the Executive Office in Northern Ireland, which approves its budget.</p><p> </p><p>As the Commission operates independently from Government you may wish to write directly to the Commission’s Chief Executive, and Accounting Officer, on the matters relating to the use of resources.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/11/2018 11:11:43 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn