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1143384

	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	Air Routes: 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 he has made of the viability of the Secretary of State for Transport's commitment to provide subsidised daily flights from City of Derry Airport to London Southend Airport until 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	284508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>I welcome the recent announcement by the Secretary of State for Transport on the extension of the public service obligation route between City of Derry airport and London Southend. This funding protects a valuable route for visitors as well as businesses seeking to commute between the two cities. It is vital that we maintain key connections such as these within our United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 06/09/2019 11:27:45 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1141814

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Licensing
	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 absence of a Northern Ireland Executive, what steps her Office is taking with the Northern Ireland Department for Communities to reform liquor licensing to support the hospitality and tourism sectors in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	281648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Liquor licensing reform is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and as such is the responsibility of the Department for Communities in the absence of an Executive. Further information on this issue can be requested from the Department for Communities within the Northern Ireland Civil Service. It is issues such as this that highlight the importance of restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland so that decisions can be taken in the interests of the whole community.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 03/09/2019 10:32:48 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1134450

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which Department is responsible for allocating funding from the apprenticeship levy in Northern Ireland in the absence of a devolved Administration.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	268998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for the Economy has policy responsibility for apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland does not receive any funding directly from the Apprenticeship Levy. Instead it receives a Barnett consequential of spend in England which is funding from the Levy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 01/07/2019 14:01:34 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1144723

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will allocate the additional funding announced by the Chancellor during Spending Round 2019 to compensate people affected by contaminated blood scandal.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	286854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The contaminated blood scandal was a tragedy that has caused unimaginable pain and hurt to victims and their families.</p><p> </p><p>The Infected Blood Inquiry is UK-wide and the Inquiry terms of reference include consideration of financial assistance across all the nations of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Minister of State for Northern Ireland recently met with the Chair of Haemophilia NI to discuss the issue of support for victims in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>However, this is a devolved matter and the allocation of the NI budget is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 09/09/2019 13:15:00 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1144779

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will increase the health conditions criteria for qualification under the blue badge scheme.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	286856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland, and as such is the responsibility of the Department for Infrastructure. Information can be requested from the Permanent Secretary at DfI.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 09/09/2019 13:11:18 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1135482

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with the Irish Government on preventing the implementation of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
	tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
	uin	270749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Irish Government concerning the UK's exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 03/07/2019 16:14:57 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1141880

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
	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 13 March 2019 to Question 230086 on Brexit: Northern Ireland, whether it is the Government's position that only Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland who are also British citizens will be permitted to vote in the event of a border poll conducted under Schedule 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	281830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>This Government has been clear that the circumstances requiring a border poll have not been satisfied. The franchise for such a referendum is not currently set out in legislation and would be determined by me as the Secretary of State, by Order, at the time of calling a poll.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 03/09/2019 16:44:04 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1133784

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they have provided to date to address terrorism in Northern Ireland under the Defence and Security Review of 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL16535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Policing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and the PSNI’s main budget is allocated by the Department of Justice from the Northern Ireland block grant, through the Policing Board.</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. They have also received the £16.5m requested for this financial year to help manage pressures and contingencies arising from EU exit preparations.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 03/07/2019 12:12:20 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1142835

	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, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the Northern Ireland economy of the UK leaving EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284296
	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 11:20:38 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

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