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1174222

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of the staff employed by her Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	9743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government expects to train up hundreds of thousands more highly skilled apprentices during this Parliament and government departments all have a role to play in this.</p><p> </p><p>Data regarding the number of apprentices in each Government Department is published yearly as part of routine Government transparency. The most recent report was published in September, covering the 2018-2019 financial year, and can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 03/02/2020 17:46:22 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1173196

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Veterans: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 15 January 2020, Official Report, column 1020, what the Government's definition is of vexatious prosecutions; and how legislative proposals will prevent vexatious or unfair prosecutions of veterans who served in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Rochdale
	tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
	uin	7592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reforming the current legacy system in Northern Ireland in a way which provides reconciliation for victims and greater certainty for veterans. Nobody who has served in our armed forces should be subject to unfair prosecution in cases where no new evidence has been provided.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 29/01/2020 18:00:19 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1151850

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Hillsborough Castle
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was allocated to the (a) running, (b) repair and (c) maintenance of Hillsborough Castle from the (i) Historic Royal Palaces fund and (ii) public purse in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	4361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office expenditure on the (a) running, and (b) repairs and (c) maintenance of Hillsborough Castle is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Running</p></td><td><p>1,515</p></td><td><p>1,329</p></td><td><p>1,311</p></td><td><p>846</p></td><td><p>1,948</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>309</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repairs and Maintenance</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,700</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,679</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,628</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,186</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,962</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>339</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>311</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>329</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>291</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ul><li>Information relating to years before 2010 is not available as the Northern Ireland Office was configured differently prior to the devolution of policing and justice functions.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The allocation of monies from the Historic Royal Palaces fund is a matter for its Board of Trustees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith grouped question UIN 4363 4364 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:14:54 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1151851

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Hillsborough Castle
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding has been allocated to Historic Royal Palaces for the (a) management, (b) maintenance, and (c) running of Hillsborough Castle in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	4362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The funding allocated to Historic Royal Palaces in each year since 2014 for expenditure at Hillsborough Castle is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Management</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maintenance</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Running Costs</p></td><td><p>1,582</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,596</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>91</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>83</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>154</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>77</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 28/10/2019 15:11:13 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1151852

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Hillsborough Castle
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost to the public purse has been of repairs to Hillsborough Castle in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	4363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office expenditure on the (a) running, and (b) repairs and (c) maintenance of Hillsborough Castle is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Running</p></td><td><p>1,515</p></td><td><p>1,329</p></td><td><p>1,311</p></td><td><p>846</p></td><td><p>1,948</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>309</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repairs and Maintenance</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,700</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,679</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,628</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,186</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,962</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>339</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>311</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>329</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>291</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ul><li>Information relating to years before 2010 is not available as the Northern Ireland Office was configured differently prior to the devolution of policing and justice functions.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The allocation of monies from the Historic Royal Palaces fund is a matter for its Board of Trustees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith grouped question UIN 4361 4364 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:14:55 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1151853

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Hillsborough Castle
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of running Hillsborough Castle in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	4364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office expenditure on the (a) running, and (b) repairs and (c) maintenance of Hillsborough Castle is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Running</p></td><td><p>1,515</p></td><td><p>1,329</p></td><td><p>1,311</p></td><td><p>846</p></td><td><p>1,948</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>309</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repairs and Maintenance</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,700</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,679</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,628</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,186</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,962</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>339</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>311</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>329</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>291</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ul><li>Information relating to years before 2010 is not available as the Northern Ireland Office was configured differently prior to the devolution of policing and justice functions.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The allocation of monies from the Historic Royal Palaces fund is a matter for its Board of Trustees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith grouped question UIN 4361 4363 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:14:55 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1143882

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Economic Situation: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the data paper on Northern Ireland’s trade and investment under no deal, published by the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, whether the figure of up to 40,000 jobs losses within key industries in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement is the Government's current assessment; and what estimate his Department has made of the effect on Northern Ireland's (a) economy, (b) unemployment rate and (c) key industries of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	285091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Overall, the cumulative impact from a ‘no-deal’ scenario is expected to be more severe in Northern Ireland than in Great Britain, and to last for longer. In a no-deal scenario there is an expectation of disruption to closely interwoven supply chains and increasing costs that would affect the viability of many businesses across Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>I have been working closely with colleagues across Government and engaging with the Northern Ireland Civil Service in our exit preparations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to uphold the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement in all circumstances; it will continue to maintain existing Common Travel Area arrangements for British and Irish citizens between Ireland and the United Kingdom; and it is committed to doing everything in its power to preserve an open border in Northern Ireland, under no circumstances will it put in place infrastructure, checks, or controls at the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 09/09/2019 11:22:23 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1141376

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Police Service of 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 increase police numbers in Northern Ireland in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	281081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Policing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and operational capability is a matter for the Chief Constable. The PSNI’s main budget is allocated by the Department of Justice from the Northern Ireland block grant.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has provided the PSNI with the additional security funding it has asked for and needs to ensure that they have the resource (including officers) to tackle the SEVERE threat from Northern Ireland related terrorism. This additional security funding boosts PSNI’s ability to tackle the terrorist threat while ensuring day-to-day policing isn’t compromised.</p><p> </p><p>PSNI received £230m additional security funding in the last parliament and £160m in this one. In addition, the UK Government has provided PSNI with £16.5m to help prepare for EU exit. This funding will help the PSNI manage pressures and contingencies arising from EU exit preparations which fall in the 2019/20 financial year. It will enable PSNI to recruit 206 additional officers this financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 03/09/2019 10:35:09 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1141377

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Farmers: 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 she has made of the potential financial effect on farmers in Northern Ireland of the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and whether she plans to provide farmers in Northern Ireland with financial support in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	281082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that we would prefer to leave with a deal and we will work in an energetic and determined way to get that better deal. We hope that the EU will agree to negotiate.</p><p> </p><p>I have been working closely with colleagues across Government and engaging with the Northern Ireland Civil Service, including the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, to identify how we can best support the agricultural community, including those in border areas, in the event of a ‘no deal’ exit.</p><p> </p><p>In response to any potential risk, the Government would, of course, take measures to mitigate any short-run disruption, support the economy through the transition, and to boost the long-term potential of the UK economy, taking advantage of the opportunities available outside the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith grouped question UIN 281083 281084 question first answered 03/09/2019 10:39:05 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1141378

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Farmers: 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 she has made of the effect on the economic viability of farmers who graze livestock on both sides of the border in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	281083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that we would prefer to leave with a deal and we will work in an energetic and determined way to get that better deal. We hope that the EU will agree to negotiate.</p><p> </p><p>I have been working closely with colleagues across Government and engaging with the Northern Ireland Civil Service, including the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, to identify how we can best support the agricultural community, including those in border areas, in the event of a ‘no deal’ exit.</p><p> </p><p>In response to any potential risk, the Government would, of course, take measures to mitigate any short-run disruption, support the economy through the transition, and to boost the long-term potential of the UK economy, taking advantage of the opportunities available outside the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith grouped question UIN 281082 281084 question first answered 03/09/2019 10:39:05 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan