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424356

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to ensure that discussions on the Stormont House Agreement include tax credits.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
	uin	13590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>A range of issues are under discussion in the cross-party talks. These include welfare reform, the Executive’s budget and delivering longer term economic reform. The Government is committed to its long-term economic plan, key elements of which are tackling the deficit, making the costs of welfare sustainable and getting more people into work.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 30/10/2015 11:22:42 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

385225

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2015
	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, what recent discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on welfare reform.
	tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
	tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
	uin	900434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Northern Ireland Secretary of State has held a series of bilateral and collective meetings with the Northern Ireland Executive parties to discuss possible solutions to the current impasse on welfare reform.</p><p>Welfare reform would replace a broken system with one that rewards work, protects the vulnerable and is fairer to taxpayers.</p><p>The issue will also be discussed at tomorrow’s meeting of the Stormont House Agreement Implementation review group.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/06/2015 14:08:49 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott

421737

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Stormont House Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she has taken to establish on a statutory basis an Implementation and Reconciliation Group as proposed in the Stormont House Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	12159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government intends to introduce the Northern Ireland (Stormont House Agreement) Bill to Parliament soon. This Bill will deliver on a number of key commitments in the Stormont House Agreement related to addressing the legacy of the Troubles. It will create the legislative framework for: the Historical Investigations Unit, the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval, and an Oral History Archive.</p><p>Another of the key commitments in the Agreement is the establishment of the Implementation and Reconciliation Group (IRG). It is not currently envisaged that the IRG will be included in the Northern Ireland (Stormont House Agreement) Bill, but the UK Government stands ready to assist on matters related to the IRG if requested to do so by the Northern Ireland parties.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 23/10/2015 12:04:05 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

426343

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Schools: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on ensuring that as many schools as possible receive Shared Education Signature Project funding.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
	uin	14785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government communicates with the Northern Ireland Executive frequently on a wide range of issues.</p><p>As part of ‘<em>Building a Prosperous and United Community’, </em>the ‘economic pact’, the Government committed to provide £100 million of additional borrowing to help support specific shared housing and education projects.</p><p>Through the Stormont House Agreement the Government committed to make substantial capital funding available, up to £500 million over 10 years, to help support shared and integrated education in Northern Ireland. This funding is subject to the full implementation of the Stormont House Agreement and individual projects being agreed between the Executive and the Government.</p><br /> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 14784 question first answered 10/11/2015 13:03:42 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

417352

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the First and Deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland on accepting refugees from UN camps in countries bordering Syria; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	9182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>On 11 September, I attended the first meeting of the Working Group on Syrian refugees at the Home Office. The Northern Ireland Office will work with the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that Northern Ireland plays its part in meeting the Government’s aim of resettling vulnerable refugees from Syria and the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 14/09/2015 10:11:59 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

417355

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate she has made of the number of Syrian refugees who will be accepted by Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	9264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is working through the arrangements. However, we recognise that the increase in numbers will require an expansion of current networks and the impact on local communities and infrastructure will need to be managed carefully.</p><p>We are keen to work with the Northern Ireland Executive to facilitate the settlement of Syrian refugees while ensuring there is an equitable distribution across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 14/09/2015 10:13:50 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

417356

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will take steps to ensure additional funding is made available to the Northern Ireland Executive to assist the settlement of Syrian refugees in Northern Ireland over the lifetime of this Parliament; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	9265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>Clearly, the cost of such a major expansion will be significant. The current Syrian resettlement scheme is funded through a mixture of Official Development Assistance and EU funds. It is the Government’s intention that the expansion of the scheme will be funded in the same way, easing the burden on local communities as we meet the moral obligation to play our part in responding to the refugee crisis in Syria.</p><p>Under existing arrangements, UK resettlement schemes provide 12 months of funding to limit the impact of new arrivals on local authorities and services and to ensure that new arrivals are properly supported and integrated. Beyond that time refugees are treated in the same way as any other UK resident, with access to the labour market and mainstream benefits. This system works well. However, all arrangements will need to be reviewed over the coming weeks given the increase in numbers to ensure fairness, protect local services and the quality of the care provided to refugees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 14/09/2015 10:18:02 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

417351

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Refugees: France
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps her Department is taking to assist in the transportation via Cork of donations of clothing and other materials from North Down to refugees stranded in Calais; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	9181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>To date we have not been contacted by any organisation seeking our assistance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 14/09/2015 10:09:14 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

417354

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Queen Elizabeth II: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans her Department has to celebrate in Northern Ireland Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II becoming the longest serving British monarch; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	9289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>A number of events will be taking place across Northern Ireland, including a special service in St Anne’s Cathedral to mark the occasion of Her Majesty becoming the longest serving monarch in British history. I congratulate Her Majesty on this remarkable achievement. Throughout her long reign Her Majesty has displayed selfless devotion to duty and commitment to all parts of our United Kingdom, including in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 10/09/2015 11:59:27 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

424660

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Police: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will take steps to enable the Government to direct the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland to investigate a complaint from a former police officer where matters giving rise to the complaint took place more than 12 months ago and there are exceptional circumstances which justify such an investigation being held.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	13759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>The RUC (Complaints etc) Regulations 2001 allow the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland to investigate complaints into matters which took place more than 12 months ago in exceptional circumstances, for example when new evidence has come to light which was not reasonably available at the time of an original complaint.</p><p>The Police Ombudsman is accountable to the Northern Ireland Assembly, through the Minister of Justice for Northern Ireland.</p><br /> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 02/11/2015 16:39:24 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell