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1546660

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Planning: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how planning reform will be progressed in the absence of ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL3866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>In the absence of Northern Ireland Executive ministers, the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) Act will provide Northern Ireland civil servants with the clarity they require to take the limited but necessary decisions to maintain delivery of public services and operate in the public interest. The Act does not give the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland direction powers on specific policies, other than in relation to pressing public appointments and the requirement to set the regional rate.</p><p>The accompanying guidance to this legislation, published in draft on 29 November 2022, will help NI civil servants take into account whether taking a decision is in the public interest and recognises that there will be some decisions that should rightly wait for a Minister to be in place.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 07/12/2022 13:34:21 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1546661

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Planning: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the report by the Northern Ireland Audit Office Planning in Northern Ireland, published on 1 February; in particular in relation to their ambition to deliver a growing and rebalanced economy.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL3867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>Planning policy is a transferred matter in Northern Ireland and the Department for Infrastructure has responsibility for regional planning policy and legislation.</p><p> </p><p>We note the concerns raised about the performance of the planning system in Northern Ireland in the Northern Ireland Audit Office report. Northern Ireland is governed best when governed locally and the concerns raised in the report highlight the need for functioning devolved institutions, delivering on key issues like ensuring Northern Ireland has an effective planning system that meets the needs of businesses and the public.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is committed to growing and levelling up the Northern Ireland economy, which is why more than £3.5bn has been provided in recent years, in addition to the block grant, through the New Deal for Northern Ireland, City and Growth Deals, PEACE PLUS and the New Decade, New Approach financial package.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 05/12/2022 14:48:09 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1302060

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2021
	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 Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the position set out in the Joint Declaration 1993, that they have “no selfish strategic or economic interest in Northern Ireland”, is their current policy.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL14151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>This Government has always been clear about the importance it places on the Union and Northern Ireland’s integral place within it.</p><p> </p><p>Our commitment to promoting the positives of the Union for Northern Ireland does not negate the principles of the Belfast Agreement, including the Principle of Consent providing that any change in Northern Ireland's position in the Union, will only come about based on the consent of a majority of its people.</p><p> </p><p>The joint declaration in 1993 was an important part of the architecture that led to the Belfast Agreement in 1998 and of the peace process which has brought huge benefit to the people of Northern Ireland and we remain committed to the principles it espoused, the Agreement itself and the institutions it established.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/03/2021 13:42:47 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1438595

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether refugees from Ukraine who have been given the right to remain in the Republic of Ireland are entitled to cross the border into Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL6714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>The situation in Ukraine is a humanitarian crisis and the Government is taking concrete steps to provide sanctuary to those affected through the Ukraine Family Scheme. A new sponsorship route, which will allow Ukrainians with no family ties to the UK to be sponsored to come here, also launched this month.</p><p> </p><p>Ukrainians in Ireland wishing to come to the UK should apply to do so before seeking to travel to the UK including travelling across the land border into Northern Ireland. The Government is using a variety of communications channels and working with a range of stakeholders to support Ukrainian nationals seeking safe passage to the United Kingdom, regardless of whether they are travelling across the CTA or from elsewhere in the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 21/03/2022 15:40:03 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

673694

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the progress on ensuring natural justice for UK servicemen accused of alleged historic crimes in Iraq, whether similar measures are being taken in respect of Northern Ireland; how many investigations are underway involving UK servicemen for alleged incidents in Northern Ireland during the Troubles; and how many investigations the Police Service of Northern Ireland are conducting into alleged atrocities by the IRA and splinter groups during the same period.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL4686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not hold this information.</p><p>Operational matters relating to criminal investigations in Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.</p><p>The Government is committed to the implementation of the bodies set out in the 2014 Stormont House Agreement which will be under legal obligations to examine legacy issues in Northern Ireland in ways that are fair, balanced and proportionate.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 30/01/2017 12:31:29 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1563847

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Secretary of State on 24 November (HCWS385) on finances for the Northern Ireland departments for 2022–23 and the budget outlook for 2023–24, what assessment they have made of the budgetary resource pressures for Special Needs Education within these overall budgets.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	uin	HL4517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2023 answer text <p>The budget set out in the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s Written Statement to Parliament on 24 November is an appropriate settlement that prioritises spending in education and gives the Northern Ireland Department of Education a total allocation of £2.64 billion. This is an increase of £286 million above 2021-22 spending (after excluding accounting for one-off COVID support in 2021-22). The Northern Ireland Department of Education will now be required to manage its allocated funding in order to live within this budget total. This includes managing funding provision for areas such as Special Educational Needs.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State will shortly legislate for the budget in a Budget Bill. This does not, however, remove the pressing need to have locally accountable political leaders in place to take the fundamental decisions which will secure a more sustainable future for the people of Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 05/01/2023 11:50:03 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1583476

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2023
	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 Office: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which (1) organisations, and (2) individuals, they consulted prior to making their departmental funding allocations as outlined in the Northern Ireland Budget Bill.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	uin	HL5385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>Northern Ireland Office ministers and officials have engaged with a variety of stakeholders, in UK Government Departments and Northern Ireland Executive Departments, and externally including the independent Northern Ireland Fiscal Council on the 2022-23 Northern Ireland Budget.</p><p>Ministers have also met with political representatives to hear their views, and taken on board the many representations received in correspondence, meetings, and visits across Northern Ireland from the business community, the education and health sectors, third sector voluntary and community groups.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 07/02/2023 17:04:40 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1624237

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2023
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what funding cuts scenarios they have modelled for the non-devolved budget for the Northern Ireland Office for 2023/24.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	uin	HL7495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office budget for 2023/24 has not yet been finalised. However, the baseline budget for 2023/24 was set out in the 2021 Spending Review, in line with all UK government departments, and includes a reduction in administration spending compared with the prior year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 09/05/2023 13:21:41 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1642855

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what has been the expenditure to date of implementing the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	uin	HL8332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The first set of commencement regulations for the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 were made on 22 May 2023. There has been no expenditure by the Northern Ireland Office on the implementation of the Act since it was commenced.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 13/06/2023 10:23:24 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1642856

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) was the budget for this financial year, and (2) are the proposed costs for next financial year, in the proposed implementation of the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	uin	HL8333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>Consistent with the commitments made in New Decade, New Approach, the public authorities that have been established by the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 will be arms length bodies of Northern Ireland departments.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office has not established a budget for the day-to-day running of those public authorities, as it will be a matter for Northern Ireland departments to oversee and fund their operation.</p><p> </p><p>My Department is committed to working with the Northern Ireland Civil Service and the new authorities to support the Act’s implementation, and the completion of the New Decade, New Approach commitments on which it delivers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 13/06/2023 10:23:48 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme