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810302

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
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 Assembly Members: Pay
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 18 December 2017 to Question 119152, what discussions he had with the (a) Democratic Unionist Party, (b) Sinn Fein and (c) other political parties prior to the publication of the Reaney review of the salaries and staff allowances of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly; on what dates those discussions took place; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	120768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Beyond acknowledging the fact that advice had been commissioned and that it was our intention to publish its recommendations, Northern Ireland Office Ministers did not hold any discussions with any political parties about Mr Reaney’s independent advice on MLA salaries and allowance prior to its publication in full on 20 December.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 08/01/2018 17:42:26 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

810316

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
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 Assembly Members: Pay
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 18 December 2017 to Question 119152, on what date the decision was taken to publish the findings of the Reaney review of the salaries and staff allowances of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	120782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>As has been made clear in the former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s letter to Mr Reaney on 12 November commissioning his advice, it was always the Northern Ireland Office’s intention to publish it.</p><p>The letter is available on the Northern Ireland Office website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/secretary-of-state-announces-advice-on-mla-pay" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/secretary-of-state-announces-advice-on-mla-pay</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 08/01/2018 17:43:22 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

810317

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Schools: North Down
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to visit (a) schools with an integrated ethos and (b) other schools in North Down constituency in 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	120783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office Ministerial team engaged with groups and individuals across a wide range of sectors, including integrated education, during 2017. I look forward to this engagement continuing in 2018. My Ministerial colleagues and I have also enjoyed a number of visits to the honourable Lady’s constituency of North Down.</p><p> </p><p>Our immediate focus, however, continues to be on working with the Northern Ireland political parties, and the Irish Government, to secure the restoration of inclusive, stable, devolved government in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 08/01/2018 15:32:45 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

810324

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
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 Government
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 12 December 2017 to Question 119155, whether he plans to publish the public consultation on legacy issues in Northern Ireland before March 2018.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	120790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>We want to move forward to achieve progress on addressing legacy issues for victims, survivors and wider society. We hope to be in a position to consult soon with the aim of building support and confidence in the new legacy institutions from across the community.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 08/01/2018 17:44:18 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

810325

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Marriage: 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 publish the dates of meetings with each of the leaders of the four main churches in Northern Ireland at which the recognition of same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland was discussed; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	120791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Northern Ireland Office Ministers have a regular programme of engagement which includes community and faith groups. These meetings cover a wide range of topics. The focus of recent engagement has been the restoration of a functioning Northern Ireland Assembly, precisely so important decisions relating to issues such as same sex marriage are considered by locally accountable politicians.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 08/01/2018 15:34:20 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

810331

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Females
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 18 December 2017 to Question 119147, which events to mark the centenary of the suffrage movement in Northern Ireland are being organised by (a) his Department and (b) the Devolved Administration; and if he will publish the lead organiser for each such event.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	120797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>While my Department is not organising any specific events to mark the centenary of the suffrage movement in Northern Ireland, the UK’s official arts programme marking the centenary of the First World War, 14-18 NOW, is commissioning activity in Northern Ireland to commemorate the suffrage centenary.</p><p> </p><p>I understand the Department for Communities are taking the lead on behalf of the Devolved Administration to co-ordinate a programme to mark the centenary of the suffrage movement in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The honourable Lady may wish to contact both 14-18 NOW, and the Department for Communities, to find out more about their plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 08/01/2018 15:35:25 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

810334

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Marriage: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the dates were of the meetings he has held with the (a) Northern Ireland Equality Commission and (b) the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission to discuss the recognition of same sex marriages in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	120800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The previous Secretary of State had not met the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission or the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland to discuss the recognition of same sex marriage in Northern Ireland. The Department has been focused on securing a restoration of the devolved institutions precisely so that important decisions relating to issues such as same sex marriage are considered by locally accountable politicians.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 09/01/2018 13:57:43 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 33111 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

805485

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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 Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme: Public Inquiries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of the public inquiry into the renewable heat incentive scheme in Northern Ireland; what the expected duration is of that inquiry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	119156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme is a devolved matter and is currently the subject of an independent investigation. The Northern Ireland Office has made no assessment of the cost of the inquiry or of its duration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 22/12/2017 12:00:41 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

781331

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Borders: Republic of 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 Prime Minister's oral contribution of 23 October 2017, on the European Council, Official Report, column 35, what assessment he has made of which technological devices for monitoring the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland would be excluded in the event that there is no physical infrastructure at that border after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	110570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK wants a customs arrangement with the EU that facilitates the freest and most frictionless trade in goods possible, and which, crucially, avoids a hard border and any physical border infrastructure on the island of Ireland. The Government has been clear that avoiding any physical infrastructure is an essential aim and welcomes the European Commission’s agreement on this.</p><p> </p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 06/11/2017 12:25:39 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

781333

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
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
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 effect on public appointments in Northern Ireland of not having a First Minister and Deputy First Minister acting jointly to make such appointments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	110572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The responsibility for making public appointments to statutory bodies within Northern Ireland is determined by the founding legislation of each individual body. Where that responsibility lies with Northern Ireland Ministers and Departments, it remains a devolved responsibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 06/11/2017 12:26:41 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon