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1713341

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the adequacy of resources for tackling NHS waiting times in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Liz Twist
	uin	902388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government stands ready to support the Executive to reduce unacceptably long waiting times. The Government has made £3.3bn available to the Executive to spend on its priorities, including over £30m to address healthcare waiting lists.</p><p>I am clear that tackling waiting lists and stabilising health services in Northern Ireland is the start of a much bigger challenge in transforming services for the longer term. Innovative strategic thinking is needed to find solutions that will balance budgets and improve all public services across Northern Ireland. The Government is excited to work with Executive Ministers on plans that will deliver for Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/04/2024 13:05:03 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1713342

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Budget March 2024: 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 impact of the Spring Budget 2024 on Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	902390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Spring Budget underlined the UK Government’s commitment to Northern Ireland and to the Union.</p><p>The Executive will be able to spend additional Barnett funding of £100 million for 2024-25, on top of the £3.3 billion spending settlement.</p><p>It announced over £1 billion of new tax reliefs for creative industries across the UK, which is great news for NI’s creative industry businesses.</p><p>Another £2 million was announced to boost global investment and trade, building on the successful NI Investment Summit held last September.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/04/2024 13:01:13 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1713343

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Veterinary Medicine: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress he has made on ensuring the long-term availability of veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
	tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
	uin	902391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to secure a long-term sustainable solution on veterinary medicines. To that end, we wish to pursue such a solution through discussions with the EU, as well as preparing for safeguards in all scenarios. We have set up a Veterinary Medicines Working Group to advise the Government on solutions and are grateful for your expertise as a member of this group. The Working Group has met twice and aims to report in a timely manner by June.</p><p>In the meantime, we have put in place a grace period arrangement until the end of 2025 which supports continuity of supply to Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/04/2024 13:02:28 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1700687

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made in establishing and making operational the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery on 1 May, in particular with regard to (1) assuming responsibility for Northern Ireland Troubles reinvestigations from Operation Kenova and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and (2) replacing inquests.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	uin	HL3745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>As I set out in a Written Ministerial Statement on 17 April, I can confirm that the ICRIR’s operational functions will be commenced and the Commission will be able to receive requests and carry out reviews as planned on 1 May 2024 - the point at which the Legacy Act automatically ends current investigations and inquests. From this date, following a request in accordance with the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, the ICRIR will carry out reviews of Troubles-related deaths and serious injuries that occurred between 1966 and 1998.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 23/04/2024 11:40:16 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1700688

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made on the memorialisation strategy for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	uin	HL3746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the memorialisation measures set out in Part 4 of the Legacy Act and elsewhere. While our focus since Royal Assent of the Act has been on establishing the ICRIR, we know these wider measures are also essential to deliver for victims and families in Northern Ireland. Further to previous announcements on Public History and the project to digitise Troubles-related Government files, we will set out further details in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 23/04/2024 11:39:41 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1700726

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the informal implementation group for the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement set up with Sinn Féin is still in existence; and when it last met.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	uin	HL3747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The group to which the Noble Baroness refers no longer exists.</p><p>Relevant documents relating to this issue are freely accessible in the National Archives at Kew, to which the Noble Baroness might wish to refer. The Government takes seriously its obligations under the Public Records Act 1958.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 24/04/2024 13:46:36 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1700309

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff left his Department in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	21084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The table below summarises the published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">Civil Service Statistics</a> which includes the number of civil servants who have left the Northern Ireland Office since 2015.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has recently launched the new Civil Service People Plan 2024 - 2027, which demonstrates our commitment to developing and retaining the key skills the Civil Service needs, both now and in the future.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Annual Leavers at 31st March of:</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total:</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 22/04/2024 12:23:24 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1699074

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Public Appointments: Northern Ireland Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information his Department holds on the (a) gender, (b) disability status, (c) sexual orientation, (d) marital status and (e) ethnicity of public appointments that it has made in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	20814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>My Department collects diversity information in line with its equality duties and the requirements of the Governance Code on Public Appointments for all public appointments set out in the Schedule to the Public Appointments Order in Council.</p><p> </p><p>Information collected on appointments and reappointments is published annually by the Cabinet Office in the Public Appointments Data Report and can be found on GOV.UK. The Commissioner for Public Appointments also includes data in his annual report which is published at:</p><p><a href="https://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/publications/annual-reports/" target="_blank">https://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/publications/annual-reports/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 15/04/2024 08:52:26 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1698277

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which department will answer questions on matters relating to the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	uin	HL3581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>Consistent with responsibility for the Windsor Framework, the Cabinet Office is responsible for the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024 overall. Any matters relating to the constitutional position of Northern Ireland or devolution would be for the Northern Ireland Office to answer.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 28/03/2024 15:52:32 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1698630

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Civil Partnerships and Marriage: 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) same and (b) opposite sex couples in Northern Ireland have converted their (i) marriage to civil partnership and (ii) civil partnership to marriage.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	20471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The General Register Office within the Northern Ireland Department of Finance is responsible for the administration of marriage and civil partnership law in Northern Ireland. They should be contacted for further information regarding this matter.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 15/04/2024 08:50:47 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry