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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

1128044

	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	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether she has plans to extend the provisions of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	910962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>As I have said on many occasions, I voted in support of same sex marriage in England and Wales and I hope that this can be extended to Northern Ireland in the future.</p><p> </p><p>However, marriage is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and an issue I want a restored Executive to resolve.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 22/05/2019 14:10:53 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1128043

	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	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	910961
	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 910960 question first answered 22/05/2019 14:13:03 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

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

1082454

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	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 Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to seek the restoration of power-sharing devolved government in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	909559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>I am working closely with the main Northern Ireland parties to restore devolved government. I met the five main political parties on 15 February, and again - with the exception of one party - on 1 March. Northern Ireland needs a functioning Executive and Assembly and that is what this Government is determined to achieve.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 06/03/2019 15:08:55 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1051211

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Vocational Guidance: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to increase the number of career opportunities for young people in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	908817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to increasing opportunities for all, and ensuring every young person in Northern Ireland is able to fulfill their potential.</p><p> </p><p>Our Industrial Strategy is helping provide employment opportunities for young people by supporting businesses to thrive and grow. Overall employment in Northern Ireland is at a record high and youth unemployment has dropped by over 10% since 2015.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 30/01/2019 15:22:23 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1051216

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress has been made on the consultation on addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland's past.
	tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
	uin	908815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>The public consultation was launched on 11 May and ran for 21 weeks. The Government engaged with a wide range of stakeholders, victims’ and survivors’ groups, political parties, community groups and others, and attended over 30 events to promote it. We are carefully considering all the views received from over 17,000 responses and will provide an update in due course.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 30/01/2019 15:21:30 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1049329

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Public Sector Debt: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What plans her Department has to enable Northern Ireland to reduce its public sector fiscal deficit.
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	uin	908812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Thanks to the UK Government’s responsible stewardship of the economy the country’s public finances are in a much stronger position since 2010. This means we have more money to invest in Northern Ireland’s future – including £320 million funding for Northern Ireland announced by the Chancellor in Budget.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with the Northern Ireland departments to ensure sustainable finances in Northern Ireland and to help rebalance the Northern Ireland economy. This work is paying off, with private sector jobs growing from 63% in 1992 to 73% in 2018, and are now at an all-time high.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 30/01/2019 16:26:26 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1135482

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
	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 the Irish Government on preventing the implementation of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
	tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
	uin	270749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Irish Government concerning the UK's exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 03/07/2019 16:14:57 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1135481

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2019
	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 Government
	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 the economic effect of the suspension of the Northern Ireland Executive on (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
	tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
	uin	270748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly have not been suspended.</p><p>They are however not functioning in the ways set out in the 1998 Belfast Agreement.</p><p>This Government has taken the necessary action to ensure good governance and stable public finances in Northern Ireland, which of course is an integral part of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 03/07/2019 16:09:06 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom