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1547496

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Food: 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 take steps, with Cabinet colleagues, to help increase the availability of foods that meet religious needs, including Kosher food, in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	101051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol is currently presenting very significant challenges for people and businesses in Northern Ireland. These include trade disruption and diversion, significant costs and bureaucracy for traders and areas where people in Northern Ireland have not been able to benefit fully from the same advantages as those in the rest of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Protocol has impacted on the supply of Kosher and other products for religious observance to Northern Ireland, as traditional suppliers in Great Britain have not been willing to engage with the bureaucratic processes required under the Northern Ireland Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>It’s our preference to resolve the issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol through talks and the Government is engaging in constructive dialogue with the EU to find solutions to these problems. However, we are proceeding with legislation, which aims to fix the practical problems the Northern Ireland Protocol has created.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>One of the key things this proposed legislation would do is to create a “green channel” for goods moving and staying within the UK - so the movement of kosher and other religious products would not be subject to the complex rules with which suppliers are currently having to deal.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, UK Government Ministers have engaged extensively with the Jewish community in Northern Ireland to understand the challenges they face and officials have been working closely with the community to enable them to access the products they require.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 101052 101053 question first answered 07/12/2022 09:57:57 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris previous answer version 40141 answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1547497

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Food: 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 make an assessment of the (a) cost and (b) availability of foods that meet religious needs, including Kosher food, in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	101052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol is currently presenting very significant challenges for people and businesses in Northern Ireland. These include trade disruption and diversion, significant costs and bureaucracy for traders and areas where people in Northern Ireland have not been able to benefit fully from the same advantages as those in the rest of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Protocol has impacted on the supply of Kosher and other products for religious observance to Northern Ireland, as traditional suppliers in Great Britain have not been willing to engage with the bureaucratic processes required under the Northern Ireland Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>It’s our preference to resolve the issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol through talks and the Government is engaging in constructive dialogue with the EU to find solutions to these problems. However, we are proceeding with legislation, which aims to fix the practical problems the Northern Ireland Protocol has created.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>One of the key things this proposed legislation would do is to create a “green channel” for goods moving and staying within the UK - so the movement of kosher and other religious products would not be subject to the complex rules with which suppliers are currently having to deal.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, UK Government Ministers have engaged extensively with the Jewish community in Northern Ireland to understand the challenges they face and officials have been working closely with the community to enable them to access the products they require.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 101051 101053 question first answered 07/12/2022 09:57:57 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1547498

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Food: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department (a) has had and (b) plans to have discussions with the Government Equalities Office on the provision of foods that meet religious needs, including Kosher food, in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	101053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol is currently presenting very significant challenges for people and businesses in Northern Ireland. These include trade disruption and diversion, significant costs and bureaucracy for traders and areas where people in Northern Ireland have not been able to benefit fully from the same advantages as those in the rest of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Protocol has impacted on the supply of Kosher and other products for religious observance to Northern Ireland, as traditional suppliers in Great Britain have not been willing to engage with the bureaucratic processes required under the Northern Ireland Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>It’s our preference to resolve the issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol through talks and the Government is engaging in constructive dialogue with the EU to find solutions to these problems. However, we are proceeding with legislation, which aims to fix the practical problems the Northern Ireland Protocol has created.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>One of the key things this proposed legislation would do is to create a “green channel” for goods moving and staying within the UK - so the movement of kosher and other religious products would not be subject to the complex rules with which suppliers are currently having to deal.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, UK Government Ministers have engaged extensively with the Jewish community in Northern Ireland to understand the challenges they face and officials have been working closely with the community to enable them to access the products they require.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 101051 101052 question first answered 07/12/2022 09:57:57 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1461898

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether candidates in future local government elections in Northern Ireland have to have their home addresses published.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	1011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>Candidates in future local government elections in Northern Ireland will not be required to have their home addresses published.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Amendment Order 2020 amended the law in June of that year. Now, candidates for local elections in Northern Ireland who do not want their home address to be made public can instead request the publication of the local government area they reside in.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 19/05/2022 10:47:53 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1683141

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Disability: 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 his Department has made of the potential implications for (a) his policies and (b) people living with HIV in Northern Ireland of differences in disability discrimination legislation between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	10221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office has obligations in relation to equality considerations under both Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 and is committed to fulfilling all statutory requirements in relation to its work. However, the setting of equality policy and associated legislation in Northern Ireland is devolved and therefore this is a matter for a Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly to consider.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/01/2024 14:22:08 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1683142

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Disability: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with the (a) Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and (b) Northern Ireland Executive Office on disability discrimination protections in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	10222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office has obligations in relation to equality considerations under both Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 and is committed to fulfilling all statutory requirements in relation to its work. However, the setting of equality policy and associated legislation in Northern Ireland is devolved and therefore this is a matter for a Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly to consider.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/01/2024 14:22:55 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1683160

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	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: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many equalities impact assessments his Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	10262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>My Department has obligations in relation to equality considerations under both Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. Under Section 75, the Northern Ireland Office as a designated public body has a statutory duty to screen all new, proposed or revised policies in relation to functions delivered in Northern Ireland for potential equality impacts and consider a full equality impact assessment (EQIA) for any policies screened in.</p><p> </p><p>In the last five years, the Northern Ireland Office has published over 29 screenings and one EQIA in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the Northern Ireland Office’s Equality Scheme and its published equality assessments can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/northern-ireland-office" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/northern-ireland-office</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/01/2024 11:06:17 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1548607

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	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: Accountancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) nature and (b) value was of all (i) contracts, (ii) consultancies and (iii) other services placed with the accountancy firms (A) Deloitte & Touche, (B) Ernst & Young, (C) KPMG and (D) PricewaterhouseCoopers in each year since 2010-11 by (1) their Department, (2) any predecessor Departments and (3) departmental agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Leyton and Wanstead
	tabling member printed	John Cryer
	uin	102757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>Details of Government contracts from 2016 above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder.</p><p>The Department does not hold records of contracts held before this period. Prior to 2016, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission held the following contracts:</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>Deloitte &amp; Touche</strong> – March 2010 – Job evaluation exercise - £2,585</li></ul><p> </p><p>Reports available from the Department’s accounting system are available from the 2017-18 financial year. The Department has not paid for services from Deloitte &amp; Touche or PricewaterhouseCoopers during this period. Amounts spent with Ernst &amp; Young and KPMG are detailed below. These were all for external training provider services.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ernst &amp; Young (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>KPMG (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20,537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14,836</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>22,441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>33,834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p>7,661</p></td><td><p>15,523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022-23 (to 31 October)</strong></p></td><td><p>2,220</p></td><td><p>665</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 13/12/2022 15:05:49 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	181 label Biography information for John Cryer

1548630

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent steps he has taken to help reduce the cost of living for young people not in education, employment or training in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	103052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government has invested £15m in Skill Up which is delivering approximately 20,000 training places in Northern Ireland targeted at key growth sectors and supporting young people to develop the skills they need to find new employment opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is supporting households across the UK with reduced energy bills this winter. In addition, UK households on eligible means-tested benefits will receive additional Cost of Living Payments totalling up to £900 in the 2023-24 financial year.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 13/12/2022 10:50:33 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1548848

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Streptococcus: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will have urgent discussions with the Department of Health and Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland on ensuring a robust plan to deal with Strep A cases.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	104370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>I am aware of the recent outbreak of strep A among children in Northern Ireland and across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This is a devolved matter for the Northern Ireland Department of Health and the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland to respond to.</p><p> </p><p>In the absence of an Executive, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has passed legislation that clarifies the powers for Northern Ireland Departments to maintain delivery of public services, including health services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 09/12/2022 14:41:42 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna