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1140931

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Investment and Tourism: 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 golf open at Royal Portrush, if her Department will hold discussions with Invest Northern Ireland to promote Northern Ireland as a tourist and investment destination.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	280193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The recent Open Championship was a huge success, showcasing the very best of Northern Ireland and demonstrating that the region is more than up to the challenge of hosting such significant global events.</p><p> </p><p>While tourism and investment remain largely devolved matters under the remit of Invest NI, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, alongside other UK Government Ministers share the ambitions of Invest NI and Tourism NI in promoting Northern Ireland as a place to invest, visit and do business.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 25/07/2019 14:03:47 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1134450

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which Department is responsible for allocating funding from the apprenticeship levy in Northern Ireland in the absence of a devolved Administration.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	268998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for the Economy has policy responsibility for apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland does not receive any funding directly from the Apprenticeship Levy. Instead it receives a Barnett consequential of spend in England which is funding from the Levy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 01/07/2019 14:01:34 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1140298

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Tourism Ireland: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Government will continue to provide financial support to Tourism Ireland after the UK leaves the EU; what the level of current financial support is; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	278925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Tourism, and the funding of Tourism Ireland, is a matter for the devolved Department for Economy. Decisions on funding should rightly rest with that Department and an incoming NI Executive.</p><p> </p><p>For its part, the UK Government remains firmly committed to the principles of the Belfast Agreement, including supporting cross-border co-operation, embodied in organisations such as Tourism Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 23/07/2019 09:56:30 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1140297

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Loughs Agency: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Government plans to provide funding to the Loughs Agency after the UK leaves the EU; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	278924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>As the Loughs Agency is a cross-border body, core funding is provided by both the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland and the Department of Communications, Climate Control and Environment in the Republic of Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Loughs Agency has also previously secured EU funding for a number of cross-border infrastructure projects. Decisions will be taken at the Spending Review on which future EU programmes the UK will seek to take part in.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 23/07/2019 09:55:24 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1139448

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she plans to table legislative proposals to implement payments to victims of historical and institutional abuse in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	277666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has made it very clear that she is determined to see redress for victims of historical institutional abuse as soon as possible. The UK Government has made clear that legislation will be introduced at Westminster by the end of the year, should a restored NI Executive not be in place.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, officials in the Northern Ireland Executive Office are working with the Northern Ireland Office of the Legislative Counsel to redraft the legislation for a redress scheme in line with the NI parties’ recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>When the legislation has been revised and received, the Secretary of State will consider the best way forward and the next steps as a matter of urgency.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 22/07/2019 08:23:19 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1127974

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Licensing Laws: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to change the liquor licensing laws in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	256966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>Liquor Licensing Law is a devolved issue in Northern Ireland and therefore a matter for the Department for Communities (DfC) within the Northern Ireland Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>Following a recent consultation, the Department for Communities (DfC) has concluded a change to current law would be beneficial to the hospitality and tourism sectors in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>This is one of many pressing issues which highlights the urgent need to restore devolved government at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 04/06/2019 08:57:06 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1111099

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she plans to meet Professor Eileen Evason to discuss the scheduled review of the welfare reform supports put in place by the Northern Ireland Executive and due to end next year.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Emma Little Pengelly
	uin	243544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland is responsible for the delivery of the various mitigation schemes relating to welfare reform in Northern Ireland. Their officials are ensuring that appropriate advice in relation to welfare mitigations is available for an incoming Minister.</p><p>In addition, the Northern Ireland Affairs and Work and Pensions Committees are holding a joint inquiry into welfare policy in Northern Ireland. The inquiry will consider the impact of the mitigation package, and how the alternative payment arrangements in Northern Ireland are working in practice.</p><p>It is for the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland to provide the necessary information to facilitate this inquiry.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 243543 question first answered 17/04/2019 14:37:04 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4611 label Biography information for Emma Little Pengelly

1127975

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of placing reform of the legal definition of terminal illness which determines fast-track access to social security payments for terminally ill claimants under the principle of public interest as set out in her Department's guidance on decision-making for Northern Ireland Departments during the period for Northern Ireland Executive formation.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	256967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is aware of the Scottish Government’s recent changes to statutory guidance on terminal illness. Any decision to review the legal definition of terminal illness in Northern Ireland would be a matter for incoming Northern Ireland Ministers to consider.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 256968 question first answered 23/05/2019 11:01:32 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1127976

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a review by officials in the Northern Ireland Department for Communities of the legal definition of terminal illness which determines eligibility to fast-track access to social security payments for terminally ill claimants; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	256968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is aware of the Scottish Government’s recent changes to statutory guidance on terminal illness. Any decision to review the legal definition of terminal illness in Northern Ireland would be a matter for incoming Northern Ireland Ministers to consider.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 256967 question first answered 23/05/2019 11:01:32 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1135800

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	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 Office: Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether officials in her Department have had discussions with officials in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the UK Steel Charter.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	271390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>We have discussed the procurement of steel with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which has asked all Government departments to consider guidance on steel procurement and to notify of any upcoming opportunities for industry.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Government is committed to supporting the steel sector to realise the broader commercial opportunities that are open to it, which could be worth an additional £3.8 billion a year by 2030. We are establishing the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund – backed by up to £315m of investment – to help businesses with high energy use (including steel companies) to cut their bills and transition UK industry to a low carbon future. We are also providing up to £66m through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to help steel and other foundation industries develop radical new technologies.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 271389 question first answered 08/07/2019 08:55:38 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin