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76912

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many mobile telephones, BlackBerrys and laptops were lost by her Department in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	204801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In the period requested, one mobile telephone was reported stolen in December 2013. No BlackBerry devices or laptops have been reported lost from 2013 to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/07/2014 14:21:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

169894

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Staff
	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 employed in her Department's headquarter buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	218314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>My Department operates from two main offices – one in Belfast and one in London.</p><p>There are a total of 135 staff employed by my Department:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belfast</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/12/2014 12:30:05 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

169889

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department has spent in each of the last five years on investigations into past terrorist incidents in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	218256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not conduct investigations into terrorist incidents. Investigations are a matter for the independent policing authorities.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office has funded a number of inquiries that were established by the previous government into terrorist incidents in Northern Ireland. The Billy Wright Inquiry closed in September 2010 and cost £30.5 million. The Rosemary Nelson Inquiry closed in May 2011 and cost £46.5 million. Costs for these inquiries within the period requested are set out below.</p><p>In 2011, the Northern Ireland Office set up a review into the murder of Patrick Finucane, which reported in 2012 at a cost of £1.1m.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rosemary Nelson Inquiry (£) (end May 11)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Billy Wright Inquiry</strong></p><p><strong> (£) (end Aug 10)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>09/10</strong></p></td><td><p>5,081,501</p></td><td><p>4,817,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>10/11</strong></p></td><td><p>1,924,195</p></td><td><p>692,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>11/12</strong></p></td><td><p>114,725</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/12/2014 12:16:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

169016

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what the length of contract of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band each was on.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	217782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Because of the devolution of policing and justice functions on 12 April 2010 to the Northern Ireland Executive, and subsequent reconfiguration of the Northern Ireland Office, my Department does not hold figures for the periods prior to 2010. Attempting to obtain this information would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The details regarding expenditure by my Department for the last four financial years in respect of (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour are as follows:</p><p>(a) Expenditure on consultants:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (£) (excl. VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(b) Expenditure on temporary staff:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (£) (excl. VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>45,795.21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>67,830.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>132,140.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>106,800.85</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>My Department does not record details for staff who could be considered as contingent labour separately. These details are contained within the information for temporary staff. To provide this information and details of staff numbers, contract types and equivalent civil service grades would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/12/2014 15:40:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

78215

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Land
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much land her Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
	uin	205776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department is responsible for the land at Hillsborough Castle, although the deeds are held by the Department for Communities and Local Government. The Department owns no land and therefore cannot release any land for the purpose of building new homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/07/2014 08:35:42 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

101590

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will take steps to ensure that the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland holds additional registration clinics before March 2015 in areas remote from any electoral offices.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	212403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland will run a programme of registration clinics in early 2015 throughout Northern Ireland. The Electoral Office will consult political parties at local level in advance on the locations for the clinics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/11/2014 15:17:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

76911

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	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 July 2014, Official Report, columns 269-74W, on electoral register, what the registration rates were in each ward listed.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	204747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Office has provided me with the attached table listing the estimated registration rates for the 100 wards in Northern Ireland with the highest electoral registration rates. These are based on population estimates based on the 2011 census and may under or overstate the true population from area to area. Because of these inaccuracies, some percentages exceed 100% and actual registration figures* are therefore included alongside estimated population totals** for these wards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/07/2014 16:53:07 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name Table PQ Number 424.doc title Table of electoral registration rates
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

169120

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Voluntary Organisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment her Department has made of the role played by the voluntary sector in dealing with the legacy of the past.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	David Mowat
	uin	906469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>Voluntary sector organisations provide invaluable support for those whose lives have been changed forever as a result of Northern Ireland’s troubled past.</p><p>I pay tribute to their work, which I know from my conversations with victims and their families is deeply appreciated by many in Northern Ireland and beyond.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 10/12/2014 15:29:25 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

78084

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Elections
	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 Electoral Office on steps to ensure that the election count process for European and other elections held in Northern Ireland is faster and more efficient.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	205894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>I recently met the Chief Electoral Officer to discuss a range of issues, including steps that might be taken to ensure a faster count at elections held under the Single Transferable Vote in Northern Ireland. I have asked the Chief Electoral Officer to work closely with the Electoral Commission to explore ways to speed up the count process at PR-STV elections in Northern Ireland with a view to implementing any reforms in advance of the 2016 Assembly elections.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/07/2014 16:55:27 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

169893

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism
	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 (a) former Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland and (b) former Prime Ministers about the On the Run scheme and the Northern Ireland Committee inquiry into that matter.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	218255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Earlier this year the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland spoke to former Secretaries of State, Rt hon Peter Hain, Rt hon Shaun Woodward and Rt hon Owen Paterson, on a range of issues including the ‘on the runs’ scheme. The Secretary of State has not had contact with former Prime Ministers about the ‘on the runs’ scheme or the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee inquiry into that matter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/12/2014 12:23:57 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn