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670317

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many former non-state actors who were formerly paramilitaries have been charged following a referral by the Northern Ireland Historical Enquiries Team to the Police Service of Northern Ireland or Public Prosecution Service.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	59030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not hold this information.</p><p>Operational matters relating to the Historical Enquiries Team and the Legacy Investigations Branch are the responsibility of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 59031 question first answered 12/01/2017 17:50:22 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

670318

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) current and (b) former members of the Armed Forces currently under investigation by the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Legacy Investigations Branch were previously informed by the Northern Ireland Historical Enquiries Team that there would be no further action against them.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	59031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not hold this information.</p><p>Operational matters relating to the Historical Enquiries Team and the Legacy Investigations Branch are the responsibility of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 59030 question first answered 12/01/2017 17:50:22 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

631230

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Politics and Government: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with (a) the government of the Republic of Ireland and (b) Northern Irish political parties since the All Island Civic Dialogue meeting in Dublin on 2 November 2016 on the outcomes of that meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	52053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>I have met and will continue to meet both the Northern Ireland political parties and counterparts in the Irish Government to discuss a range of issues related to EU Exit.</p><p>Since 2 November, I have spoken to the First and deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland, and with the Tánaiste, Frances Fitzgerald.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/11/2016 11:32:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

636265

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2016
	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: Finance
	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 potential effect on funding for the Police Service of Northern Ireland to 2023 of the Northern Ireland Executive's plan to remove all peace walls in Northern Ireland by that date.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	52740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Police Service of Northern Ireland is funded by the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland. Allocation of the PSNI’s budget is a matter for the Chief Constable.</p><p> </p><p>As the Government’s Northern Ireland manifesto at the General Election set out, we will always give our fullest possible backing to the men and women of the PSNI who do such a superb job. That is partly why this Government has provided specific Additional Security Funding totalling £230 million in the last parliament and £160 million in the current parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has also provided specific funding to the NI Executive to contribute to conditions that will allow the removal of peace walls.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, I refer the hon Gentleman to the answer I gave to question UIN 52739 today.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2016 16:26:49 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

636268

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2016
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Peace Lines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on its plans to remove all peace walls in Northern Ireland by 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	52739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Executive’s plan to remove peace walls in Northern Ireland by 2023 formed part of its wider ‘Together: Building a United Community’ Strategy which set out proposals for tackling the entrenched sectarian divisions in Northern Ireland and for building a shared society.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013, the UK Government announced an economic pact ‘Building a Prosperous and United Community’ which specifically provided for a £100m extension of Executive borrowing powers to help rebalance the economy and to assist in the delivery of their plans to build a shared future. Subsequent to this, as part of the Fresh Start Agreement, the UK Government provided additional funding of £60m over five years to ensure the Executive expedited its commitments under the ‘Together: Building a United Community’ Strategy, including those relating to peace walls.</p><p> </p><p>I have had a number of discussions with members of the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to the implementation of both the Stormont House and Fresh Start Agreements, and I will continue to do so.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2016 16:24:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

631229

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Belfast Agreement: Bill of Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the proposal for a British Bill of Rights and its potential implications for the Good Friday Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	52054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>I am aware of the importance of human rights in the Belfast Agreement and the Government remains committed to that Agreement.</p><p>My officials continue to work closely with colleagues in the Ministry of Justice on these issues and we will engage fully with the devolved administrations in advance of any reforms.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/11/2016 17:54:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop