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805371

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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	Financial Services: Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	to ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to his Department's publication Ministerial Meetings: January to March 2017, if he will publish the names of the attendees at the Fintech Roundtable attended by Robin Walker MP.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	119043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Details of ministerial and senior official meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which are made publicly available on<a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank"> GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 118948 118951 118954 118958 118972 118986 118993 119051 119342 119349 119359 119369 119375 question first answered 21/12/2017 13:24:26 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

806413

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether his Department is preparing contingency plans for use across Government in the event of there being no deal on the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	902948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>We continue to focus on getting a good outcome that works for the UK and for those in the EU. As we move to the next phase of talks, we do so with a renewed sense of optimism about the deal that can be achieved.</p><p>While we do not want or expect a ‘no deal’ outcome, as a responsible Government we will continue to prepare for a range of potential outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/12/2017 16:46:58 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1713338

	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

872405

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2018
	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	Government Departments: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Department for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2017 to Question 115476 on Department for Exiting the European Union: Brexit, how many Departmental EU exit-related workstreams have been established.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	134319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union is working closely with all departments to ensure our preparations for exit from, and new partnership with, the EU are on track. We have established a series of arrangements to coordinate departments’ planning and delivery. <br><br></p><p>As indicated in the National Audit Office report, departments have identified exit work streams that are used to structure engagement with DExEU. The structure and development of workstreams is part of ongoing cross-government work to develop and assess potential policy options. There are currently c.300 workstreams, but this number is updated regularly.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 29/03/2018 15:39:58 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1539967

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the report entitled Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland, published on 19 October 2015, what recent assessment his Department has made of whether that report's assessment of links between the Provisional IRA and Sinn Fein is still accurate.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	80975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The ‘Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland’ report was published in 2015 by the UK Government in order to provide a factual assessment from the UK security agencies and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on the structure, role and purpose of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The PSNI and security partners continue to work to keep people safe. The IRA, including the Provisional IRA, remains a proscribed organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/11/2022 11:31:06 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

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

1536449

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Drugs: 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 independent review of drugs by Dame Carol Black, what assessment he has made of the effect of Government funding to implement the recommendations in that review on the Barnett consequential for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	72484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The treatment and prevention of drug problems and harms in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter for the Northern Ireland Executive. Any Barnett consequentials that arise through additional spending by the UK Government to implement the Review recommendations will be allocated to the Northern Ireland Executive in line with the Statement of Funding Policy.</p><p> </p><p>This reinforces the need for an Executive to get back up and running as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 01/11/2022 14:03:14 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

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

1550487

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Politics and Government: 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 New Decade, New Approach deal, published on 8 January 2022, what recent progress his Department has made on attracting a portfolio of national and international events to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	108367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>It is important that Northern Ireland continues to play a role on both the domestic and international stage, as part of our commitment under the New Decade, New Approach Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>We are in regular contact with colleagues in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport around the bid to host Euro 2028. I am pleased that Casement Park was part of the preliminary bid announced last month. If the bid is successful this will provide a welcome opportunity to help drive economic growth in local communities in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>I am also pleased that Belfast is the host city for <em>Cyber UK </em>in April 2023, which is the UK’s flagship cyber security event. This will provide an excellent opportunity for Northern Ireland to showcase its growing cyber industry and continue to place the region as a hub for cyber security. This will also further support our commitment in New Decade, New Approach to achieve 5,000 cyber security professionals working in Northern Ireland by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>In the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn Statement, it was also announced that £2 million would be provided for the Department for International Trade to work with local partners to host a trade and investment event in Northern Ireland in 2023. This will demonstrate Northern Ireland as an attractive and vibrant place to do business and help drive new mobile investment into its economy.</p><p> </p><p>I look forward to both attending and supporting events promoting Northern Ireland over the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 20/12/2022 10:50:14 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1536451

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Addictions: 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 New Decade New Approach Deal published in January 2020, what steps the Government has taken to provide additional funding to support the Derry/Londonderry addiction centre.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	72485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government stands ready to provide the £1 million additional funding to support the Derry/Londonderry addiction centre as is set out in the New Decade, New Approach agreement, and we are currently awaiting the Northern Ireland Executive’s proposals for delivering the centre.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the relevant Northern Ireland Executive department to develop these proposals so that this funding can be invested in local communities in Northern Ireland quickly.</p><p> </p><p>Continuing funding for the Derry/Londonderry addiction centre is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive and the relevant bodies in Northern Ireland. This reinforces the need for an Executive to get back up and running as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 01/11/2022 14:04:30 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

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

1641412

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	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 his Written Statement of 11 May on Update on the Implementation of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery, HCWS767, if he will set out the process by which staff appointments were made to the secretariat of the Commission; and whether such staff remain employees of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	187401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>As set out at the time of the announcement that the Rt Hon Sir Declan Morgan had been identified, and in line with the Cabinet Office Public Bodies Guidance, a dedicated secretariat, supporting the preparatory work being undertaken by Sir Declan, has been established as a separate business unit of the Northern Ireland Office. It has a separate budget and staffing and does not report to Northern Ireland Office Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>Civil Servants are appointed in line with the requirements of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. As with all civil servants, those working in the secretariat must adhere to the requirements of the Civil Service Code to act with honesty, integrity, impartiality and objectivity.</p><p> </p><p>On legal establishment, the ICRIR will - as it sees fit - be able to employ persons to be officers of the ICRIR and/or make arrangements for persons to be seconded to serve as officers of the ICRIR.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 08/06/2023 13:22:18 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1504951

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Energy: 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 Article 11 of the Northern Ireland Protocol, what steps he is taking to help protect the single energy market on the island of Ireland from rising costs.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	47703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is acting to protect UK households from the spiralling costs of energy. The Energy Price Guarantee will apply in England, Wales and Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Energy is a devolved matter, so in the absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive to deliver a comparable scheme, the UK Government will need to take action tailored to the particular circumstances prevailing in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also continues to work with the Irish Government on a host of issues, including the Single Electricity Market. Our priority is to work at pace to ensure Northern Ireland benefits from the same level of support as the rest of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 21/09/2022 11:12:16 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1568235

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which stakeholders he or his Department have met with in the last six months to discuss the allocation of New Deal funding for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	126873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>Northern Ireland Office officials have engaged with a range of stakeholders in both UK Government Departments and Northern Ireland Executive Departments, and externally, to discuss the allocation of New Deal for Northern Ireland funding.</p><p> </p><p>Within the UK Government this has included His Majesty’s Treasury; the Cabinet Office; the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Innovate UK; the Department for Transport and the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p> </p><p>Engagement with Northern Ireland Executive Departments or associated bodies has included the Department for the Economy; the Department for Communities; the Department of Education; Invest Northern Ireland; the Department for Infrastructure and Northern Ireland Water.</p><p> </p><p>Engagement with external stakeholders has included universities; further education colleges; business representative organisations and third sector organisations and charities.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to work with partners in Northern Ireland Executive Departments and UK Government Departments to allocate funding to additional projects and ensure these are delivered as quickly and efficiently as possible, maximising both value for money and the contribution to the UK Government’s objective of supporting prosperity in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland will make announcements in due course regarding the allocation of remaining New Deal for Northern Ireland funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 26/01/2023 11:54:43 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1672913

	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: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which spending programmes their Department devolves for administration to (a) local government in England and (b) other local spending bodies; and what the budget is of each such programme for each year for which budgets are agreed.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	3589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not devolve the administration of any of its spending programmes to local government in England.</p><p> </p><p>A range of policy areas are transferred to the Northern Ireland Executive as set out in the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and subsequent legislation. The Secretary of State and I remain committed to working with the political parties in Northern Ireland to pave the way for the restoration of a fully functioning Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly, so that local decision making can occur by those elected to do so.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 04/12/2023 13:48:58 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1656601

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which representatives of political parties in Northern Ireland the Government plans to invite to the Northern Ireland investment conference in September 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	196390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Invitations were extended to the party leaders of each of the five main political parties: Alliance, DUP, SDLP, Sinn Fein and UUP. The invitation was extended to an additional member of each party for the Titanic welcome reception and ICC main summit, with the additional place allocated at parties’ discretion.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 11/09/2023 08:55:20 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1685431

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	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: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which policies under each arms length body reporting to their Department fall within the scope of the Environmental principles policy statement, published on 31 January 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	11761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>My Department has a legal duty to have due regard to the Environmental Principles Policy, as it applies to Ministers when making policy and in some instances, arm’s length bodies may also develop policy for Ministers, however, the duty does not require either the Northern Ireland Office or its arm’s length bodies to maintain a comprehensive list of policies within the scope of the duty.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 05/02/2024 11:50:22 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1692045

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Press
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which (a) newspapers, (b) magazines and (c) online journals his Department subscribed to in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	15856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p><strong>(a) Newspapers</strong></p><p>The Northern Ireland Office has subscribed to the following newspapers in the last three financial years: The Belfast Telegraph online; The Financial Times online and print; The Independent online; The Irish News online; The Irish Independent online; The Irish Times online; The Newsletter online; The Telegraph online and print; The Times print and online; The Guardian print; Daily Mail print; Daily Express print; The Sun print; Daily Mirror print.</p><p> </p><p><strong>(b) Magazines and (c) online journals </strong></p><p>The Northern Ireland Office has not subscribed to any magazines or online journals in the last three financial years.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 01/03/2024 11:42:11 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1656799

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Bombings: Omagh
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether there are planned timescales for the independent statutory inquiry into the Omagh bombing.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	197178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The draft Terms of Reference are with the Inquiry Chair, who has been clear that he will consider them after he has taken the views of those affected by the bombing. Once this process is complete, we will move quickly to agree and publish the Terms of Reference so that the Inquiry can be formally launched.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 12/09/2023 08:54:43 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry