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1647641

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Nurses: Industrial Disputes
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 trade unions in Northern Ireland on nursing strikes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	191059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has no authority to negotiate pay in Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has met twice with representatives of health trade unions in Northern Ireland, at their request, to discuss the NI budget 2023-24 and the recent pay offer for Agenda for Change staff in England.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 30/06/2023 13:08:44 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1647659

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: Correspondence
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 adequacy of the time taken for the Police Ombudsman to respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for East Londonderry on the case of David Caldwell in 2002.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	191009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2023 answer text <p>The work of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland is an important part of providing confidence in policing through an independent mechanism for investigating police complaints in Northern Ireland. The Ombudsman rightly operates independently from the Government. It would therefore not be appropriate to comment on a specific case, nor on the conduct of investigations.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 30/06/2023 10:40:12 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker previous answer version 84736 answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1646370

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Strule Shared Education Campus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his Department's expected timescale is for the construction of the Strule Shared Education Campus in Omagh.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	190656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The delivery of school capital projects, including the Strule Shared Education Campus, is a devolved matter for which the Northern Ireland Department of Education is responsible.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 27/06/2023 08:52:16 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1646372

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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: Vodafone Group
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 of the merger between Three and Vodafone on her Department's contracts with Vodafone.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	190658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2023 answer text <p>As an open economy, this Government welcomes and encourages investment where it supports the Prime Minister’s goal of boosting UK growth and jobs, meets our stringent legal and regulatory requirements, and does not compromise our national security. The Government has robust powers under the National Security &amp; Investment Act, which it introduced, to block or impose remedies on transactions that pose a national security risk.</p><p> </p><p>We cannot comment on specific acquisitions nor the applicability of the National Security and Investment regime.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to assess the impact on consumers and competition in the market, with input from sectoral regulators.</p><p> </p><p>The Investment Security Unit works closely with the Competition and Markets Authority on cases that are being considered for both national security and competition reasons. A memorandum of understanding has been agreed between the Investment Security Unit and the CMA to assist joint working.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/operation-of-the-national-security-and-investment-act-2021-memorandum-of-understanding/mou-between-beis-and-the-cma-on-the-operation-of-the-national-security-and-investment-act-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/operation-of-the-national-security-and-investment-act-2021-memorandum-of-understanding/mou-between-beis-and-the-cma-on-the-operation-of-the-national-security-and-investment-act-2021</a></p><p><strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 30/06/2023 10:52:45 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1645000

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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, when he plans to have further roundtable discussions with party leaders in Northern Ireland on taking steps to help restore the Northern Ireland Executive with cross-community support.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	189747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regularly speaks with the Northern Ireland party leaders whether in roundtables, phone calls, or bilateral meetings, and will continue to do so over the coming weeks and months.</p><p> </p><p>We will do everything we can to facilitate the return of devolved government, which is what people in Northern Ireland expect and deserve.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 20/06/2023 08:29:51 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1646214

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Veterinary Services: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure long-term access to veterinary medicine supplies in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	905493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>We secured a three-year extension to the grace period for veterinary medicines at the end of 2022. This ensures that Northern Ireland’s supply of veterinary medicines is protected for the foreseeable future and we have the time to find a long-term, sustainable solution.</p><p>To support our work towards a long-term solution, we will continue to work with the EU and industry throughout the grace period.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 21/06/2023 13:04:57 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1646216

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to promote inward investment into Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	905491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland economy has the ingredients required for economic success: exceptional talent, creativity, and innovation.</p><p> </p><p>In partnership with the Department for Business and Trade, we are hosting the Northern Ireland Investment Summit on the 12 and 13 September in Belfast. This will be the perfect opportunity for Northern Ireland to demonstrate its potential to the world as part of the UK Government’s programme to mark the 25th anniversary year of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 905495 question first answered 21/06/2023 13:07:45 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1646217

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote foreign direct investment into Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	905495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland economy has the ingredients required for economic success: exceptional talent, creativity, and innovation.</p><p> </p><p>In partnership with the Department for Business and Trade, we are hosting the Northern Ireland Investment Summit on the 12 and 13 September in Belfast. This will be the perfect opportunity for Northern Ireland to demonstrate its potential to the world as part of the UK Government’s programme to mark the 25th anniversary year of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 905491 question first answered 21/06/2023 13:07:45 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1641781

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
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: Remote Working
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 Civil Service headquarters occupancy data, updated on 1 June 2022, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of occupancy rates on his Department's performance during May 2023.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	187703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office for some time has offered hybrid working arrangements where possible with a required office attendance of two to three days per week. The published occupancy data is for Departmental HQ buildings only and no inferences about the performance of the wider workforce should be made. The data does not capture employees working in other locations such as other government buildings, other workplaces or working from home.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office is keeping its ways of working under review, taking into account a variety of factors including current performance. Hybrid working arrangements are not new and for some time, most departments have worked on a basis of a ratio of desks to staff. No office will operate at 100% occupancy given there will always be a number of reasons why staff may be out of the office, for example, people being on annual leave, attending meetings off-site or external visits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 13/06/2023 10:04:41 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1641190

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the appointment process was for the Chief Commissioner of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	187232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the WMS of 11 May 2023 and the documents deposited in the House Libraries by Lord Caine on 18 April 2023, the Bill sets out requirements for the post holder of Chief Commissioner of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR), including that they hold or have held high judicial office (as defined) and for consultation with the relevant senior judge (as defined).</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Justices of England &amp; Wales and Northern Ireland and the Lord President of the Court of Session in Scotland were provided with the selection criteria and asked to identify who would be in a position to fulfil the role of Chief Commissioner of the ICRIR.</p><p> </p><p>Having received advice from the judiciary, the Secretary of State identified the Rt Hon Sir Declan Morgan be appointed as the ICRIR Chief Commissioner. Formal appointment as the ICRIR Chief Commissioner will only take place following Royal Assent, taking account of any further considerations and final requirements of Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 187238 question first answered 08/06/2023 13:23:52 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry