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65067

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the effect of introducing the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	203348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /> <p><em>‘Building a Prosperous and United Community: One Year On'</em> reported that the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme delivered increased funding of £5.1 million in 2013-14, bringing the total Northern Ireland funding from the scheme to £36.1 million.</p><p /> <p>The Joint Ministerial Task Force on Banking and Access to Finance, which I chair, will continue to monitor the impact of UK wide interventions in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 07/07/2014 12:39:34 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

63540

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Parades: Belfast
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what (a) discussions and (b) correspondence she has had with the Parades Commission over summer parades in North Belfast.
	tabling member constituency	South Down
	tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
	uin	202146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I met the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland (PCNI) on 14 May this year for a routine discussion about the general prospects for the 2014 parading season. I have had no correspondence or discussions with the PCNI regarding operational matters in respect of specific summer parades in any area of Northern Ireland.</p><p><br>The Parades Commission wrote to me on 18 June. I acknowledged this correspondence in a letter assuring the Commission that it has the fullest support of this Government in carrying out its duties.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 30/06/2014 13:43:20 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

63746

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what work has been undertaken by officials in her Department to support Northern Ireland's regional and international air links in 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	202089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A strong network of air links is vital to boost both trade and tourism to Northern Ireland as well as benefiting the general public.</p><p>My officials remain in contact with their counterparts in the Department for Transport, the Northern Ireland Departments of Enterprise, Trade and Investment and Regional Development to support air links from Northern Ireland and discuss matters that arise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Leicestershire answering member printed Mr Andrew Robathan question first answered 30/06/2014 13:45:49 answering member 334 label Biography information for Lord Robathan
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

62142

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	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 many (a) permanent and (b) non-permanent staff were employed in her Department on 1 June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	200836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As of 1 June 2014, my Department employed 155 permanent members of staff made up of Home Civil Servants and Northern Ireland Civil Servants staff seconded to the Northern Ireland Office. Three part-time members of staff are engaged on an annual contract.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 19/06/2014 12:58:37 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

63378

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of staff in the Northern Ireland Office are senior civil servants.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	201848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As of 1 June 2014, my Department has 155 members of staff and of these eight, or 5%, are members of the Senior Civil Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 26/06/2014 12:14:05 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

62141

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who the beneficiaries in Northern Ireland of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy granted by means of a Warrant under the Royal Sign Manual were in the last 25 years; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	200854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As the hon Member is aware, the assessment of my Department is that to release the names of individuals granted the RPM years ago would not be appropriate, given the time that has passed since the RPM was last used and the potential legal issues this would raise. There are, of course, means by which names of RPM recipients become public, including in the course of legal proceedings, which is a matter for the courts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 23/06/2014 12:57:39 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

62143

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Business
	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 attend the International Festival for Business in Liverpool.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	200837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As the hon Member will know, my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister opened the International Festival for Business recently. The events will be a great opportunity to showcase the very best of Britain and encourage foreign investors to set up or expand in the UK, including Northern Ireland.</p><p>While I have no plans to visit at present, I fully intend to discuss the Festival when I meet Dominic Jermey, the incoming CEO of UKTI, shortly and the Northern Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment to see how Northern Ireland businesses can best take advantage of the opportunities that it offers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 19/06/2014 12:55:58 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

62145

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	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 Department for Social Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what topics were discussed at her meeting with the Northern Ireland Minister for Social Development on 8 May 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	200834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I discussed a range of topics with Nelson McCausland MLA at our meeting on 8 May 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 19/06/2014 13:07:05 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

63386

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Trade Promotion
	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 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 723, on business, whether the Minister of State for Northern Ireland plans to attend any of the 16 events planned by UK Trade & Investment in connection with the International Festival for Business in Liverpool.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	201853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I have no plans at present to attend the International Festival for Business but I shall discuss the Festival when I next meet the Northern Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Trade &amp; Investment.</p><p>I expect my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to discuss the Festival with the Chief Executive of UKTI when she meets him shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Leicestershire answering member printed Mr Andrew Robathan question first answered 26/06/2014 12:28:44 answering member 334 label Biography information for Lord Robathan
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

62148

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	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 her ministerial colleagues at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on how the UK's overseas posts may be used more effectively to promote Northern Ireland trade and investment.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	200760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues, including in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on the importance of promoting Northern Ireland trade and investment.</p><p>Our Embassies abroad regularly work with InvestNI and the Northern Ireland Executive to assist with trade missions led by Northern Ireland Ministers. I shall be discussing with the incoming UKTI Chief Executive shortly how best UKTI posts abroad can work even closer with their counterparts in InvestNI.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 23/06/2014 13:02:46 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis