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76911

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, columns 269-74W, on electoral register, what the registration rates were in each ward listed.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	204747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Office has provided me with the attached table listing the estimated registration rates for the 100 wards in Northern Ireland with the highest electoral registration rates. These are based on population estimates based on the 2011 census and may under or overstate the true population from area to area. Because of these inaccuracies, some percentages exceed 100% and actual registration figures* are therefore included alongside estimated population totals** for these wards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/07/2014 16:53:07 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name Table PQ Number 424.doc title Table of electoral registration rates
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

76912

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many mobile telephones, BlackBerrys and laptops were lost by her Department in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	204801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In the period requested, one mobile telephone was reported stolen in December 2013. No BlackBerry devices or laptops have been reported lost from 2013 to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/07/2014 14:21:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

77458

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Mass Media: Subscriptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels her Department funds.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	205345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>My Department funds the subscription to a weekly magazine entitled The Caterer to ensure industry standards on, for example, health and safety are adhered to. My Department does not subscribe to any television channels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/07/2014 11:28:12 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

78215

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Land
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much land her Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
	uin	205776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department is responsible for the land at Hillsborough Castle, although the deeds are held by the Department for Communities and Local Government. The Department owns no land and therefore cannot release any land for the purpose of building new homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/07/2014 08:35:42 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

78084

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Elections
	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 Electoral Office on steps to ensure that the election count process for European and other elections held in Northern Ireland is faster and more efficient.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	205894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>I recently met the Chief Electoral Officer to discuss a range of issues, including steps that might be taken to ensure a faster count at elections held under the Single Transferable Vote in Northern Ireland. I have asked the Chief Electoral Officer to work closely with the Electoral Commission to explore ways to speed up the count process at PR-STV elections in Northern Ireland with a view to implementing any reforms in advance of the 2016 Assembly elections.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/07/2014 16:55:27 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

78085

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the value is of duplicate supplier payments identified by her Department since 2010; and what proportion of such payments have since been recovered in each of the last two financial years.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	205977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My Department does not hold records of duplicate supplier payments. The system currently operating in the Northern Ireland Office registers invoice numbers and will not allow two invoices with the same reference number to be paid. To manually search through the invoices received and paid from 2010 to date would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/07/2014 10:57:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

101200

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made on her Department's review of the exemption to the publication of party political donations in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Naomi Long
	uin	211922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Following public consultation earlier this year, we have been working closely with the Electoral Commission to finalise secondary legislation that will allow for greater transparency for donations and loans to political parties in Northern Ireland. This legislation will be brought before the House when consultation with the Electoral Commission has concluded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/11/2014 15:15:42 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

101590

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Northern Ireland
	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 that the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland holds additional registration clinics before March 2015 in areas remote from any electoral offices.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	212403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland will run a programme of registration clinics in early 2015 throughout Northern Ireland. The Electoral Office will consult political parties at local level in advance on the locations for the clinics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/11/2014 15:17:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

106068

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	War Memorials
	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 support the future refurbishment of World War memorials in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	212952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>It is important that the sacrifice of those who gave their lives in the World Wars, and other conflicts, is never forgotten and that the memorials to their sacrifice are well maintained.</p><p>The maintenance of local World War memorials is carried out by local authorities across the United Kingdom. Section 1 of the War Memorials (Local Authorities’ Powers) Act 1923 (which extends to Northern Ireland) provides for local authorities to incur reasonable expenditure in the maintenance, repair and protection of any war memorial within their district whether vested in them or not.</p><p>On 1 July 2014, my Rt hon Friends the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport announced details of a £5 million fund to conserve and protect war memorials. This funding will support a range of different projects including the provision of up to £3 million for the War Memorials Trust which works for the protection and conservation of war memorials within the United Kingdom to ensure they remain part of our communities forever.</p><p>The funding to the War Memorials Trust over the four year period of the First World War Centenary will boost support for their grant schemes and expand their team of specialist Conservation Officers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/11/2014 17:03:49 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

169016

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what the length of contract of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band each was on.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	217782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Because of the devolution of policing and justice functions on 12 April 2010 to the Northern Ireland Executive, and subsequent reconfiguration of the Northern Ireland Office, my Department does not hold figures for the periods prior to 2010. Attempting to obtain this information would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The details regarding expenditure by my Department for the last four financial years in respect of (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour are as follows:</p><p>(a) Expenditure on consultants:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (£) (excl. VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(b) Expenditure on temporary staff:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (£) (excl. VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>45,795.21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>67,830.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>132,140.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>106,800.85</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>My Department does not record details for staff who could be considered as contingent labour separately. These details are contained within the information for temporary staff. To provide this information and details of staff numbers, contract types and equivalent civil service grades would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/12/2014 15:40:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell