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518806

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Ryan Cornelius
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the concept of parity of esteem in the Belfast Agreement 1998 means that people living in Northern Ireland are subject to more parity of esteem than anywhere else in the UK; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>This Government understands the concept of parity of esteem, as set out in the 1998 Belfast Agreement, as placing a general obligation on the UK Government to treat people of different traditions in Northern Ireland fairly and with equal respect. In the Agreement it is clearly expressed and defined in relation to people living in Northern Ireland.</p><p>As a general obligation there is no definition of particular circumstances in which it does or does not apply.</p><p> </p><p>As I have set out in previous replies to the Noble Lord, this Government is firm in its commitment to the protection of people against any form of discrimination, and the promotion of opportunity for all, across the whole of our United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of the Noble Lord’s question about those who might march wearing army uniforms but who are not members of an army, the concept of parity of esteem clearly does not absolve people from upholding the law. This Government has made clear many times that we will never accept any form of equivalence between members of the security forces and those who engage in terrorism or other forms of paramilitary activity.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop grouped question UIN HL101 HL102 HL103 HL129 HL131 HL99 question first answered 26/05/2016 12:22:50 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

967517

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that any Brexit agreement will be acceptable to the population of Northern Ireland and to ensure that the Good Friday agreement will be maintained.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL10004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is determined to deliver the best deal for the whole of our United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland. We have placed the upholding of the Belfast Agreement at the heart of our approach to the negotiations with the EU, and this is reflected in the December Joint Report text. Our White Paper proposes a comprehensive future partnership which would meet our commitments, including the avoidance of a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland and would maintain the constitutional and economic integrity of the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 14/09/2018 10:52:09 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1249821

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Belfast Agreement: USA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, or plan to have, with President-elect Biden about the Belfast Agreement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL10053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>This Government looks forward to engaging and working closely with the new President-elect. The Prime Minister spoke to Mr Biden and assured him that the UK Government would continue to uphold the Belfast Agreement in all circumstances. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is also engaging with US politicians and congressmen of all parties.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 17/11/2020 15:17:00 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1249835

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the Belfast Agreement, (2) the involvement of the Republic of Ireland in the internal affairs of Northern Ireland, (3) Northern Ireland’s status as part of the UK, and (4) human rights in (a) Northern Ireland, and (b) the Republic of Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL10073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>This Government remains steadfastly committed to the Belfast Agreement, including the political institutions it seeks to establish and the rights that it guarantees. The Agreement, along with its successors, has been the bedrock of the significant progress that has been made in Northern Ireland over the last 22 years. Any involvement of the Irish Government in the internal affairs of Northern Ireland remains consistent with the well-established three-stranded approach to Northern Ireland affairs in the 1998 Belfast Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The Agreement confirmed that whether Northern Ireland remains part of the UK depends on the consent of a majority of the people of Northern Ireland. Section 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, reaffirms that Northern Ireland is part of the UK and shall not cease to be so without the consent of its people.</p><p> </p><p>While this Government’s clear preference is for Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom it has always made clear that, in accordance with the 1998 Agreement, it is for the people of Northern Ireland to decide. It remains the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland's view that a majority of the people of Northern Ireland continue to support Northern Ireland's place in the United Kingdom and that this is unlikely to change for the foreseeable future.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 16/11/2020 15:18:49 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

968789

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Health Services: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have temporarily to return health powers from the Northern Ireland Assembly to Westminster to avoid any winter health crisis.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL10073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to temporarily return health powers to Westminster. As the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland stated in Parliament on 6 September, the Government intend to bring forward legislation to support Northern Ireland Departments to continue making decisions in the absence of Ministers where it is in the public interest to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 17/09/2018 14:48:06 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1249836

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Centenary Historical Advisory Panel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who are the members of the Northern Ireland Centenary Historical Advisory Panel; and which organisations these members represent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL10074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The establishment of the Centenary Historical Advisory Panel was announced by the Prime Minister in August. This Panel will provide advice to the Centenary Forum, and to the Government, on the historical facts of the centenary, and its work will be guided by the Principles for Remembering. The composition of the Centenary Historical Advisory Panel was confirmed in a press notice published on 9 October:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/centenary-bodies-meet-to-discuss-plans-for-northern-irelands-anniversary" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/centenary-bodies-meet-to-discuss-plans-for-northern-irelands-anniversary</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The composition of the Panel is shown below:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Professor Lord Bew MRIA, Emeritus Professor, Queen’s University Belfast</li><li>Dr Brian Barton, FRHistS, Independent Historian</li><li>Dr Marie Coleman, FRHistS, SFHEA, Reader in Modern Irish History, Queen’s University Belfast</li><li>Dr Niamh Gallagher, Lecturer in Modern British and Irish History, University of Cambridge and Fellow of St. Catharine’s College</li><li>Dr Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid, Senior Lecturer in Modern History, University of Sheffield</li><li>Dr Margaret O’Callaghan, Reader in History and Politics, Queen’s University Belfast</li><li>Professor Henry Patterson, Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Ulster</li><li>Professor Graham Walker, Professor of Political History, Queen’s University Belfast</li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 16/11/2020 15:19:38 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1249837

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Centenary Forum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who are the members of the Northern Ireland Centenary Forum; and which organisations these members represent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL10075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The establishment of the Centenary Forum was announced by the Prime Minister in August. It is composed of a wide range of perspectives and interests, ensuring diverse voices are heard as we mark this important national anniversary. The composition of the Centenary Forum and the Centenary Historical Advisory Panel was confirmed in a press notice published on 9 October:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/centenary-bodies-meet-to-discuss-plans-for-northern-irelands-anniversary" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/centenary-bodies-meet-to-discuss-plans-for-northern-irelands-anniversary</a></p><p> </p><p>Its composition is as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Doug Beattie MC MLA</li><li>Eileen Chan-Hu, CRAIC NI</li><li>Stephen Farry MP</li><li>Rev. Mervyn Gibson, Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland</li><li>Ivy Goddard, Inter-Ethnic Forum</li><li>Peter Harbinson, Invest NI</li><li>Howard Hastings</li><li>Jacqueline Irwin, Community Relations Council</li><li>David Jackson, SOLACE NI</li><li>Ian Marshall</li><li>John McGrillen, Tourism NI</li><li>Paul Mullan, National Lottery Heritage Fund</li><li>Luke Patterson, NI Youth Parliament</li><li>Canon David Porter</li><li>Gavin Robinson MP</li><li>Cormac Savage, NI Youth Parliament</li><li>Jonathan Stewart, British Council</li><li>Liza Wilkinson, TIDES Training</li><li>Richard Williams, Northern Ireland Screen</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 16/11/2020 15:19:58 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

968806

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 18 July (HL Deb, Col 1259), when they intend to provide a written reply about abortion and abortion services in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morrow
	uin	HL10090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>I have recently written to the Noble Lord on these matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 14/09/2018 10:52:19 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	3795 label Biography information for Lord Morrow

518807

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Domestic Violence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the application of parity of esteem applies to those in jail in Northern Ireland but who have a residence elsewhere.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>This Government understands the concept of parity of esteem, as set out in the 1998 Belfast Agreement, as placing a general obligation on the UK Government to treat people of different traditions in Northern Ireland fairly and with equal respect. In the Agreement it is clearly expressed and defined in relation to people living in Northern Ireland.</p><p>As a general obligation there is no definition of particular circumstances in which it does or does not apply.</p><p> </p><p>As I have set out in previous replies to the Noble Lord, this Government is firm in its commitment to the protection of people against any form of discrimination, and the promotion of opportunity for all, across the whole of our United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of the Noble Lord’s question about those who might march wearing army uniforms but who are not members of an army, the concept of parity of esteem clearly does not absolve people from upholding the law. This Government has made clear many times that we will never accept any form of equivalence between members of the security forces and those who engage in terrorism or other forms of paramilitary activity.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop grouped question UIN HL100 HL102 HL103 HL129 HL131 HL99 question first answered 26/05/2016 12:22:50 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

386902

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of there being no agreement to recent proposals on welfare reform in Northern Ireland, what alternative measures are being considered to implement welfare reform in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL1011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The full implementation of the Stormont House Agreement offers the best way to resolve the current welfare reform impasse and build a brighter, more secure future for Northern Ireland. The Government will do what is necessary to implement our obligations under the Agreement and expects the Northern Ireland Executive parties to do the same.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 08/07/2015 12:07:41 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore