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	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Act 2015
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the date of the commencement of the Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Act 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	902385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>In the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper, the UK Government committed to a rapid, focused process, on the implementation of corporation tax devolution through a new Joint Exchequer Committee.</p><p>The Committee will take forward urgent work on this process. However, the devolution of corporation tax alone will not solve the financial challenges facing Northern Ireland. The Executive needs to make difficult decisions around revenue-raising and public service transformation to put Northern Ireland’s finances on a sustainable footing.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/04/2024 13:03:40 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1674339

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Elections: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the report by the Electoral Commission entitled Report on the May 2023 local elections in Northern Ireland, published on 13 July 2023, if he will hold discussions with the Electoral Commission on (a) that report and (b) the reference to the neutrality of media tv and press coverage during the election.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	4640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Northern Ireland Office Ministers and officials meet regularly with the Electoral Commission to discuss a range of electoral issues in Northern Ireland, including those raised in their Report on the May 2023 local elections in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 05/12/2023 13:39:52 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1660381

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Elections: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the recent report from the Electoral Commission, if he will take steps to review the operational requirements at elections of the Digital Registration Number.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	199285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The 2023 local election was the second election where most electors had a Digital Registration Number (DRN).</p><p> </p><p>The DRN is an important security feature in preventing fraudulent applications for absent votes in Northern Ireland and protecting the integrity of elections.</p><p> </p><p>We will carefully consider the points that the Electoral Commission has raised in their report.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 18/09/2023 10:26:50 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1690768

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	InterTrade UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the policy paper entitled Safeguarding the Union, published on 31 January 2024, what estimate he has made of when InterTrade UK will be established and fully operational.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	15026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is working to establish InterTrade UK as set out in the Command Paper, fulfilling our pledge to grow the economy by ensuring that businesses large and small can maximise the full range of East-West trading opportunities. Implementing the Windsor Framework and the Command Paper are Government priorities. We will undertake to update the House on its progress in due course.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 26/02/2024 10:50:46 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1672862

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2023
	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: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the guidance by the Central Digital and Data Office entitled Guidance on the Legacy IT Risk Assessment Framework, published on 29 September 2023, how many red-rated IT systems are used by their Department.
	tabling member constituency	Reading East
	tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
	uin	3665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>As of 21 November 2023, the Northern Ireland Office has zero red-rated legacy IT systems as defined in the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) Legacy IT Risk Assessment Framework.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 04/12/2023 13:46:01 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1585899

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2023
	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 Executive: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill (2023) and the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, what discussions he has had with colleagues in Westminster and Northern Ireland regarding the impact of the December 2023 sunset clause on legislation contained within the Northern Ireland Protocol.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	143730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to ensuring that necessary legislation is in place to uphold the UK’s international obligations, including the Northern Ireland Protocol, the Withdrawal Agreement and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement after the sunset date in the Retained EU Law Bill.</p><p> </p><p>UK Government Officials have been proactively engaging with their counterparts in the Northern Ireland Civil Service on the progress of the Bill and the wider retained EU law reform programme and have established regular intergovernmental meetings intended to support devolved counterparts with the identification of which REUL is devolved or reserved, as part of the retained EU law reform programme and wider Whitehall departmental engagement. The UK Government is committed to sustained engagement with devolved counterparts as part of this work.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 21/02/2023 10:33:28 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1585897

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2023
	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 Executive: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill (2023) and the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill), what measures he has put in place to enable retained EU within the devolved competency of the Northern Ireland executive to be retained, replaced or restated ahead of the sunset clause of 31st December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	143729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>UK Government officials have been proactively engaging with The Executive Office in Northern Ireland on the progress of the Bill and the wider retained EU law reform programme and have established regular intergovernmental meetings intended to support the Northern Ireland Civil Service with the identification of which REUL is devolved or reserved, as part of the retained EU law reform programme and wider Whitehall departmental engagement.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is committed to sustained engagement with the Executives Office and devolved counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 21/02/2023 10:34:58 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1641781

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2023
	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: Remote Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Civil Service headquarters occupancy data, updated on 1 June 2022, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of occupancy rates on his Department's performance during May 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	187703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office for some time has offered hybrid working arrangements where possible with a required office attendance of two to three days per week. The published occupancy data is for Departmental HQ buildings only and no inferences about the performance of the wider workforce should be made. The data does not capture employees working in other locations such as other government buildings, other workplaces or working from home.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office is keeping its ways of working under review, taking into account a variety of factors including current performance. Hybrid working arrangements are not new and for some time, most departments have worked on a basis of a ratio of desks to staff. No office will operate at 100% occupancy given there will always be a number of reasons why staff may be out of the office, for example, people being on annual leave, attending meetings off-site or external visits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 13/06/2023 10:04:41 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1653613

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Answer of 10 July 2023 to Question 192126, which units within his Department the 19 staff members worked in before moving to the secretariat of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	194619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The ICRIR secretariat now has 24 staff members. Staff have been recruited from across the public sector. In terms of where the staff previously worked, the breakdown is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percent</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Central Government Department</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland Office</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wider public sector (including Arms-Length Bodies)</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 25/07/2023 12:59:51 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1604384

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his announcement on Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) on 9 March 2023, whether he has had further discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the ETA scheme on the tourism industry in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	166385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to working with a wide range of stakeholders, including Tourism Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland, to ensure the ETA requirement is communicated effectively. We will achieve this through targeted messaging, using a variety of channels, thereby mitigating against any risk of it being seen as an increased barrier to cross-border tourism on the island of Ireland</p><p> </p><p>Those entering the UK, including those crossing the land border into Northern Ireland, will continue to be required to follow the UK’s immigration rules. This includes any ETA requirement when it is introduced, if it is applicable to them.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 20/03/2023 10:14:07 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna