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46433

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to increase the amount of government spending allocated to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	903402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government continues to provide considerable additional support and, as a result of spending decisions announced at Budget, the Executive will receive positive Barnett consequentials of over £21 million. However, the long term answer for the Northern Ireland economy is a private sector revival and not increases in Government spending.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Leicestershire answering member printed Mr Andrew Robathan question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 334 label Biography information for Lord Robathan
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

46358

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	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 she has made of dissident republican links with Al-Qaeda involving the supply of weaponry and expertise in warfare.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	194635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I am aware of media speculation on this issue. Terrorists around the world have attempted to use online information to seek to build their capabilities in order to carry out violent attacks. Measures are in place to seek to limit access to information online which might assist in the commission of an act of terrorism, and the Government and law enforcement agencies are committed to apprehending and prosecuting those who contravene the law in this regard.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

62139

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Film and Television
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local colleges train the people of Northern Ireland with the appropriate skills to enable further growth in film and television production in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	200950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This is a devolved matter but I took the opportunity of raising it with the Northern Ireland Minister for Employment and Learning, on the hon Member's behalf, when I met him on 18 June.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 18/06/2014 14:44:33 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

62140

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps her Department is taking to promote Northern Ireland's natural beauty to boost its tourism.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	200951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Northern Ireland is one of the most beautiful parts of the United Kingdom and the televising around the world of the G8 summit in Fermanagh last year and the recent Giro d'Italia Grande Partenza will doubtless result in new tourist visits.</p><p>The promotion of tourism is a devolved matter, however I take every opportunity to invite those whom I meet to come and visit and enjoy Northern Ireland for themselves.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 18/06/2014 14:42:00 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

62138

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Film
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps her Department has taken to ensure further opportunities for Northern Ireland's film industry are secured.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	200952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The hon Member will appreciate that this is a devolved matter. However I take every opportunity to promote the Northern Ireland film industry which has been significantly boosted by the high end television tax credit introduced by my Rt hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer.</p><p>I have met the senior team at Home Box Office on two occasions. Last month I wrote to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to coincide with the publication of the UK Creative Industries International Strategy in China, in order to promote some 250 media production companies based in Northern Ireland that are already delivering on a global stage and offering world-class talent across the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 19/06/2014 13:02:19 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

78787

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Kincora Children's Home
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will commission a Northern Ireland-based inquiry on child abuse at Kincora; and if she will include it in either the current inquiry in Northern Ireland or the national inquiry into abuse in care homes.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	206425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Horrific offences took place at Kincora Boys Home in Belfast which were the subject of criminal prosecutions and a judge-led inquiry.</p><p>The new inquiry announced by my Rt hon Friend the Home Secretary on 7th July is currently being set up and its terms of reference are yet to be determined. My Rt hon Friend and I will consider carefully the representations made to it regarding its remit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 22/07/2014 11:06:47 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

91323

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
	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 Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive about measures to bring the level of car insurance premiums in Northern Ireland in line with those in the rest of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	208768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This issue has not been raised with me.</p><p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is currently investigating the private motor insurance market across the UK and is due to report its conclusions shortly. Early in its investigation, the CMA considered the Northern Ireland motor insurance market and did not find signs of a failure of competition specific to that market.</p><p>The CMA noted that a number of recent initiatives in Northern Ireland could have an effect on premiums, including a new arbitration procedure for smaller claims and a graduated driving licence aimed at reducing the riskiness of young drivers.</p><p>Government measures have already removed a number of unnecessary costs from the system in England and Wales, and we are implementing further reforms to tackle exaggerated whiplash claims, inducement advertising by solicitors and fraudulent insurance claims. The Government fully expects the insurance industry to continue to meet their commitment to pass on the savings from Government reforms to their customers through lower premiums.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 26/09/2014 11:51:33 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

386751

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
	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 Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on measures to bring the level of car insurance premiums in Northern Ireland in line with those in the rest of the UK; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	4853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>This issue has not been raised with me by Executive Ministers.</p><p>The Competition and Markets Authority has investigated the private motor insurance market across the UK including Northern Ireland and published its final report in September 2014. Measures to be introduced include a ban on agreements between price comparison websites and insurers which prevent insurers making their products available more cheaply elsewhere.</p><p>In March 2015, the Competition and Markets Authority published its final Order setting out how changes resulting from its investigation will be introduced.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 07/07/2015 09:50:48 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388332

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: 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 discussions she has had with the government of the Republic of Ireland on the On the Runs scheme in that country; and what information she holds on how many letters of comfort were issued by that government.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	5903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>In the course of my duties I have regular contact with Ministers from the Irish Government.</p><p>In relation to the On the Runs (OTRs) scheme, I set out the Government’s position fully in my statement to the House of Commons on 9 September 2014. I made it clear that the scheme was at an end, and that there was no basis for any reliance on letters received by so-called OTRs under the scheme. There is no amnesty, immunity or exemption from prosecution. If the Government in 2010 had been presented with a scheme that amounted to an amnesty, it would have stopped it.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office does not hold information on correspondence issued by the Irish Government. Whilst clearly a matter for the Irish Government, I understand that in response to recent media articles, the Irish Department for Justice and Equality have stated that “there is not, and never has been, in operation (in the Republic of Ireland) any form of amnesty for persons wanted for the commission of terrorist offences.”</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 13/07/2015 15:10:59 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417353

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Kincora Children's Home
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the Government papers containing reference to Kincora Boys Home, Belfast that were recently given to the Northern Ireland Historical Abuse Inquiry will be made available for public viewing.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	9341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is co-operating fully with the Inquiry, including providing full access to review relevant papers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 14/09/2015 12:14:56 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon