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164229

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the progress to date of the discussions initiated by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland with the political parties in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL3059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>There has been positive and constructive engagement from all sides in the cross-party talks. However, differences of view between the parties remain on some significant issues, and a successful outcome will be very difficult to achieve.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 01/12/2014 16:00:09 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

155385

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Randerson on 11 November (HL2678), whether they intend to legislate to provide for welfare reform in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Welfare reform is a devolved matter, and it is for the parties in the Northern Ireland Executive to find a resolution on these issues. The UK Government continues to strongly encourage the parties to implement welfare reform.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 18/11/2014 13:39:01 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

147398

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Government Departments: Sick Leave
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many employees are currently on sick leave from the Northern Ireland Office for stress; and how that compares with the same period last year.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office currently has no employees on sick leave due to stress. There were no employees on sick leave due to stress in November 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 18/11/2014 13:38:37 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

147399

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Government Departments: Sick Leave
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many employees are currently on long-term sick leave from the Northern Ireland Office; and how that compares with the same period last year.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office currently has no employees on long-term sick leave. One employee was absent on long-term sick leave during November 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 18/11/2014 13:38:01 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

114498

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to legislate to provide for welfare reform in Northern Ireland, in the light of the failure of the Northern Ireland Executive to agree new welfare reform proposals.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Discussions on welfare reform are continuing to be held at the multi-party talks which are taking place in Belfast. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is pressing hard for an agreed resolution of the issues.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 11/11/2014 12:02:55 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

100558

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Defamation: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Northern Ireland Law Commission has set a date for the publication of its report on the law of defamation in Northern Ireland; and, if not, whether it will now do so.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL2295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Law Commission is an independent advisory, non-departmental public body. The Northern Ireland Department of Justice is the Commission’s sponsoring Department. The Noble Lord may wish to contact the Commission or the Northern Ireland Department of Justice directly for information relating to this report.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 30/10/2014 14:32:29 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

93422

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	National Crime Agency: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in their discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to extension of the full powers of the National Crime Agency to Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>We are continuing to press for agreement on the full extension of the NCA’s remit in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Justice Minister recently submitted a paper to the Northern Ireland parties, which we believe should allay concerns about the NCA’s accountability. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has pursued this issue regularly in her meetings with the parties and continues to stress the importance of ensuring that Northern Ireland receives the same protection from serious and organised crime as the rest of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 21/10/2014 15:36:27 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

93425

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Government Departments: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) permanent, and (2) non-permanent, members of staff have been employed by the Northern Ireland Office since 1 January 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The figures for permanent and non-permanent staff employed by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) since 1 January 2014 are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Permanent Staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Non-Permanent Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures are for Home Civil Servants only who are employed directly to work in the core NIO. In addition, the NIO also has 51 members of staff who are employed by the Northern Ireland Civil Service but are seconded to the NIO.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 20/10/2014 11:28:56 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

92398

registered interest
date	06/10/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to announce the outcome of their consultation exercise on the devolution of corporation tax rate setting powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>In <em>‘Building a Prosperous and United Community’</em> the Government committed to make a decision on whether to devolve corporation tax powers to Northern Ireland no later than Autumn Statement 2014. Significant legislative and technical work has taken place to date and we remain on track to meet this timetable.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 20/10/2014 11:26:12 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

79706

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Randerson on 23 July (WA 221), whether they will publish on a weekly basis details of all issues of an economic and political importance discussed with the government of the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL1598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No. In accordance with the provisions of the Belfast Agreement, to which the Noble Lord’s former party now subscribes, the Government maintains close relations with the Irish Government on matters of political and economic importance. As is the case with other Governments, it reports to Parliament at key stages.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 11/08/2014 10:29:20 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird