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	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Belfast Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he will publish the legal advice on the effect of the proposed Withdrawal Agreement on the Belfast Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	197357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>On 5 December, the Government published the Attorney General’s advice to Cabinet on the Withdrawal Agreement and the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, which can be found here:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exiting-the-eu-publication-of-legal-advice" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exiting-the-eu-publication-of-legal-advice</a>.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/05/2019 17:40:18 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

882301

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Belfast Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent steps the Government has taken to ensure the maintenance of the Good Friday Agreement in negotiations for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	135435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The principles set out in the Joint Report issued by the UK and the EU reinforce the UK Government’s consistent objectives on the Belfast Agreement. From the Prime Minister’s Article 50 letter through to our August position paper of last year and the Prime Minister’s speech at Mansion House, all make clear our steadfast commitment to protecting the Belfast (‘Good Friday’) Agreement in all its parts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 23/04/2018 14:25:25 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

874596

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any areas of North–South cooperation were contained in the Belfast Agreement; how many additional areas of such cooperation are suggested in the EU–UK draft withdrawal agreement; and whether the parties involved in the Belfast Agreement will now be asked to consider any changes proposed by the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL6816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Belfast Agreement, under Strand Two, outlined the areas for North-South cooperation on matters of mutual interest within the competence of the Administrations, Northern Ireland and Ireland. The UK Government remains committed to the Belfast Agreement, as we have stated many times. Upholding the Agreement has consistently been, and will remain, at the heart of the UK’s approach as we negotiate our withdrawal from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The UK and EU have mapped out areas of cooperation that function on a cross-border basis, in line with the principles of the Belfast Agreement. We have identified over 140 areas of cross-border cooperation, demonstrating a wide range of cooperation across different aspects of the economy, public services, and the environment.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 16/04/2018 16:29:19 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

873008

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they have given to civil society and charitable organisations in Northern Ireland, in each of the last three years, to enable those organisations to uphold the principles of the Belfast Agreement and to help restore the north-south and devolved institutions; and whether contributions have been received from the EU for those purposes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL6690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2018 answer text <p>Under the terms of the devolution settlement, financial support for civil society and charitable organisations in Northern Ireland is a matter for the devolved administration.</p><p>The EU PEACE programme supports peace and reconciliation and promotes economic and social progress in Northern Ireland and border areas of Ireland. Management and delivery of this programme is handled by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), and financing is administered by local partnerships and non-governmental organisations.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 12/04/2018 14:44:50 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

758576

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions the current Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has met with and consulted each of the Belfast Agreement participants, (1) Lord Alderdice, (2) Lord Empey, (3) Lord Kilclooney, (4) Lord Maginnis of Drumglass, and (5) Lord Trimble, (a) as a group, or (b) individually; and what are the details of those meetings.
	tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
	uin	HL1447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has regular meetings with Parliamentarians, including regular events for members of the House of Lords with an interest in Northern Ireland affairs, to which these five members are invited.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/09/2017 14:33:02 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

746294

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what legal advice his Department has taken on whether the agreement reached between the Government and the Democratic Unionist Party meets the requirement of impartiality contained in the Good Friday Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
	uin	1631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>As our manifesto at the General Election made clear, the UK Government remains steadfast in our commitments set out in the Belfast Agreement and its successors. The agreement with the DUP reiterates that. This means that we will continue to govern in the interests of all parts of the community and to work in partnership with the Irish Government, in accordance with the well-established three stranded approach.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/07/2017 10:00:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

692642

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2017
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Republic of Ireland has established a human rights commission with a mandate and remit equivalent to that within Northern Ireland as required by paragraph 9 of the Chapter on rights, safeguards and equality of opportunity in the Belfast Agreement of 1998.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	64846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>These questions are a matter for the Irish Government.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is my understanding that: since 1998, a number of pieces of legislation have been introduced in the Republic of Ireland including the Employment Equality Acts 1998 and 2004; the Republic of Ireland ratified the Council of Europe Framework Convention on National Minorities in 1999, and; the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, like the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, is a UN ‘A status’ accredited National Human Rights Institution, structured and operated in accordance with the Paris Principles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 64844 64845 question first answered 27/02/2017 15:27:49 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

692641

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2017
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Republic of Ireland has ratified the Council of Europe Framework Convention on National Minorities as required by paragraph 9 of the Chapter on rights, safeguards and equality of opportunity in the Belfast Agreement of 1998.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	64845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>These questions are a matter for the Irish Government.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is my understanding that: since 1998, a number of pieces of legislation have been introduced in the Republic of Ireland including the Employment Equality Acts 1998 and 2004; the Republic of Ireland ratified the Council of Europe Framework Convention on National Minorities in 1999, and; the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, like the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, is a UN ‘A status’ accredited National Human Rights Institution, structured and operated in accordance with the Paris Principles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 64844 64846 question first answered 27/02/2017 15:27:49 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

692640

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2017
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Republic of Ireland has implemented enhanced employment equality legislation as required by paragraph 9 of the Chapter on rights, safeguards and equality of opportunity in the Belfast Agreement of 1998.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	64844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>These questions are a matter for the Irish Government.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is my understanding that: since 1998, a number of pieces of legislation have been introduced in the Republic of Ireland including the Employment Equality Acts 1998 and 2004; the Republic of Ireland ratified the Council of Europe Framework Convention on National Minorities in 1999, and; the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, like the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, is a UN ‘A status’ accredited National Human Rights Institution, structured and operated in accordance with the Paris Principles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 64845 64846 question first answered 27/02/2017 15:27:49 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

678223

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Supreme Court ruling in the case of <i>R (on the application of Miller and another) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union</i> and of the pending elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, what discussions they have had with the government of Ireland regarding their roles as co-guarantors under the Good Friday Agreement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL4952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains fully and firmly committed to preserving and maintaining the Belfast Agreement, its successors and the institutions. The Government keeps in regular contact with the Irish Government on a range of issues in accordance with the well-established three stranded approach. Most recently, the Prime Minister met the Taoiseach on 30 January in Dublin.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 07/02/2017 12:50:53 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry