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1109358

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Health Services (Cross-border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
	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 1 April 2019 to Question 237070 on Health Services (Cross-border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, if she will place a copy of the Department of Health for Northern Ireland legislative review in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	240555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I will reply as soon as possible.</del> <ins class="ministerial"> <p><ins class="ministerial">Department of Health for Northern Ireland officials completed a legislative review in August 2017 as part of Northern Ireland Civil Service’s preparations for EU exit. My officials will discuss with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland the appropriate publication of information relating to the review.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">EU Exit Statutory Instruments are taken through Westminster to correct inoperabilities or provide technical fixes under the powers in section 8 of the European Union Withdrawal Act 2018.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In this case, the regulations were developed by the Northern Ireland Civil Service and, in the absence of a Stormont Executive, under the terms of the Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions Act, the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health for Northern Ireland gave his clearance for the Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on 31 January 2019, to issue to the Department of Health and Social Care for laying in Westminster.</ins></p></ins></p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 08/04/2019 17:00:48 question first ministerially corrected 09/04/2019 12:40:14 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose previous answer version 112752 answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1104801

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Offensive Weapons Bill: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the decision on the legislative consent motions required for clauses 1 to 4 of the Offensive Weapons Bill will be made solely by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Office.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	236415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>In Northern Ireland, corrosive substances are devolved and are the responsibility of the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland. Clauses 1 to 4 of the Offensive Weapons Bill which the hon Member has referred to, relate to proportionate restrictions on the sale and delivery of certain acids and other dangerous corrosive chemicals, and are part of a range of measures to provide better protection to people in local communities across the UK<del class="ministerial">. I am continuing to work hard with the parties in Northern Ireland to restore devolved government so that the devolved administration can ensure the appropriate legislative consent is provided. </del><ins class="ministerial">and to enhance public safety. Consideration has been given by Northern Ireland departments and UK Government Ministers to extending these measures in the absence of an Assembly or a Legislative Consent Motion, which can only be granted during the passage of a Bill. The Bill contains separate commencement measures for provisions extending to Northern Ireland which relate to devolved matters. These are to be commenced by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland and associated regulations will not be commenced without Northern Ireland Assembly approval.</ins></p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 28/03/2019 11:17:50 question first ministerially corrected 02/04/2019 15:55:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 110524 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

805449

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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: Families
	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 30 November 2017 to Question HL3576, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen families.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	119120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It is our assessment that no legislation taken forward by the Northern Ireland Office since August 2014 has required the application of the Family Test by the UK Government.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The Government is committed to supporting families. To achieve this, in 2014 we introduced the Family Test, which aims to ensure that impacts on family relationships and functioning are recognised early on during the process of policy development and help inform the policy decisions made by Ministers. The Family Test was not designed to be a ‘tick-box’ exercise, and as such there is no requirement for departments to publish the results of assessments made under the Family Test.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Many of the policy areas linked to strengthening families in Northern Ireland are devolved matters. The UK Government is, though, helping families with the everyday cost of living by keeping taxes low, including taking 31,000 people in Northern Ireland out of paying income tax altogether (compared to 2015-16), freezing fuel duty for the eight successive year and increasing the National Living Wage again from April 2018, delivering a £600 annual pay-rise to full-time workers in Northern Ireland.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 22/12/2017 12:02:30 question first ministerially corrected 08/01/2018 10:27:28 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 32276 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

757792

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Sub-letting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has received from sub-lets on its estate in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	8744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department did not receive any income from sub-lets on its estate in the period 2010-2016. During 2016-17, the Department received £20,000 from this source.</del></p><p><strong><ins class="ministerial">Details of how much my Department has received from sub-lets on its estate since 2010 are shown below:</ins></strong></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Financial Year</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Amount Received (£)</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2010-11</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2011-12</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2012-13</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2013-14</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13,751</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2014-15</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,000</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2015-16</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,000</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2016-17</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">30,000</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>63,751</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/09/2017 15:42:43 question first ministerially corrected 10/10/2017 15:36:39 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 10910 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

926993

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Official Engagements: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in how many Northern Ireland parliamentary constituencies she has had engagements since her appointment to that office.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	155239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has had engagements in twelve of the <del class="ministerial">sixteen</del> <ins class="ministerial">eighteen</ins> parliamentary constituencies since her appointment.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 26/06/2018 11:36:19 question first ministerially corrected 27/06/2018 11:03:05 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara previous answer version 65684 answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1127974

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Licensing Laws: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to change the liquor licensing laws in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	256966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>Liquor Licensing Law is a devolved issue in Northern Ireland and therefore a matter for the Department for Communities (DfC) within the Northern Ireland Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>Following a recent consultation, the Department for Communities (DfC) has concluded a change to current law would be beneficial to the hospitality and tourism sectors in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>This is one of many pressing issues which highlights the urgent need to restore devolved government at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 04/06/2019 08:57:06 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1127975

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of placing reform of the legal definition of terminal illness which determines fast-track access to social security payments for terminally ill claimants under the principle of public interest as set out in her Department's guidance on decision-making for Northern Ireland Departments during the period for Northern Ireland Executive formation.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	256967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is aware of the Scottish Government’s recent changes to statutory guidance on terminal illness. Any decision to review the legal definition of terminal illness in Northern Ireland would be a matter for incoming Northern Ireland Ministers to consider.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 256968 question first answered 23/05/2019 11:01:32 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1127976

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a review by officials in the Northern Ireland Department for Communities of the legal definition of terminal illness which determines eligibility to fast-track access to social security payments for terminally ill claimants; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	256968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is aware of the Scottish Government’s recent changes to statutory guidance on terminal illness. Any decision to review the legal definition of terminal illness in Northern Ireland would be a matter for incoming Northern Ireland Ministers to consider.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 256967 question first answered 23/05/2019 11:01:32 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1127491

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many officials in her Department have been seconded away from their normal duties to work on the UK's withdrawal from the EU; and what effect that secondment of staff has had on the effectiveness of her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	256209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>EU exit affects a number of work areas across the Department and will therefore encompass a proportion of workload for many staff, the amount of which will vary over time. The Department has restructured its approach to the way it handles EU exit work, moving from a central EU exit co-ordinating team of 7 to a position in which core EU Exit work is distributed more widely across the whole department. The number of staff working on leaving the EU will be kept under review to ensure we have the appropriate resources available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 23/05/2019 10:09:12 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1125999

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Obesity: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Tier 3 obesity services in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	253572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>Health is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. Richard Pengelly, Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health, has asked that such detailed questions be sent to the department. I therefore request that the honourable Member contact Mr Pengelly directly. His email is: <a href="mailto:richard.pengelly@health-ni.gov.uk" target="_blank">richard.pengelly@health-ni.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 253573 253574 question first answered 17/05/2019 09:05:32 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon