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1439126

registered interest
date	09/03/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Military Aid: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with (a) the Northern Ireland Executive and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the effect of Operation Rescript on healthcare facilities in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	905882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>As part of Operation Rescript, the Government responded to requests for the military to provide medical assistance to all parts of the UK during the pandemic. Throughout this process, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland was in regular contact with the Northern Ireland Health Minister and his Cabinet colleagues. This assistance has been recognised by the Minister and healthcare staff as vital in order to continue treating patients in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 09/03/2022 17:35:19 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1439341

registered interest
date	09/03/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	High Street Voucher Scheme: 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 level of take up of the spend local voucher scheme in Northern Ireland in each month since that scheme has been active; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	137226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The Spend Local Voucher Scheme was designed and introduced by the Northern Ireland Executive and was made possible through the £5 billion additional Covid funding that the Government provided to the Executive since the start of the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Assessment of the take up and impact of the Spend Local Voucher Scheme is a matter for the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, however, I look forward to discussing the matter with the Executive in due course as part of our regular engagement.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 137227 question first answered 14/03/2022 13:56:05 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1439342

registered interest
date	09/03/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	High Street Voucher Scheme: 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 spend local voucher scheme on footfall on high streets in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	137227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The Spend Local Voucher Scheme was designed and introduced by the Northern Ireland Executive and was made possible through the £5 billion additional Covid funding that the Government provided to the Executive since the start of the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Assessment of the take up and impact of the Spend Local Voucher Scheme is a matter for the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, however, I look forward to discussing the matter with the Executive in due course as part of our regular engagement.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 137226 question first answered 14/03/2022 13:56:05 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1438616

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Places for Growth Programme: Northern Ireland
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 Cabinet colleagues on the progress of the Places for Growth programme.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	135651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The creation of additional Government roles in Northern Ireland remains a key priority for the Government and the Northern Ireland Office.</p><p> </p><p>Bringing new roles to Northern Ireland will deliver on our commitment to level up right across the UK and increase prosperity in Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and I continue to work closely with the Minister for Levelling up and other Cabinet colleagues to drive this important work forward.</p><p> </p><p>I am also pleased to advise that my Department has recently relocated to the Government Hub at Erskine House in Belfast City centre.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 14/03/2022 15:24:48 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1437805

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
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: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on social media advertising in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022 up to and including 28 February; and on which platforms that money was spent.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	133930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office regularly publishes a breakdown of departmental spending as part of our transparency publishing commitments. These publications cover invoices with a value of £25k or more. This includes spend on campaign advertising, covering social media advertising.</p><p> </p><p>Please see the<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/950469/TransparencyData__25k_or_greater__-_Nov_20.csv/preview" target="_blank"> NIO Transparency Data November 2020</a> for an item on campaign advertising spend.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 10/03/2022 10:57:00 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1437407

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
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 Government
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 progress the election of a (a) First and (b) deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	133296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland continues to speak to a range of stakeholders, including the Northern Ireland party leaders, the Irish Government and Cabinet colleagues, to reiterate the need for stable, devolved government in Northern Ireland. The Government is united around the ambition for a strong functioning Northern Ireland Executive delivering a more prosperous, shared future for Northern Ireland. The people of Northern Ireland are going to the polls on Thursday 5 May to choose their local political representatives. It is vital that we give people the space to make that choice in an atmosphere of tolerance and respect.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 08/03/2022 15:22:02 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1436999

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
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: Social Clubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will provide a list of (a) professional staff networks and (b) social clubs operating within his Department; and if he will provide the (i) budgets and (ii) FTE staff time allocated to each group within each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	132399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>We have taken the definition of professional staff networks to mean voluntary staff networks including employee networks on Diversity and Inclusion. The Northern Ireland Office currently has the following active networks:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Staff Engagement Group</li><li>Diversity &amp; Inclusion network</li><li>Culture Club</li><li>Mirror Board</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office does not operate any social clubs.</p><p> </p><p>No funding is provided and there is no allocation of FTE staff time allocated to any of the groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 07/03/2022 16:25:33 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1436564

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
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 prosecutorial decisions the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland has made on Troubles-related offences involving individuals from (a) republican paramilitaries, (b) loyalist paramilitaries, (c) members of the armed forces and (d) others as of 28 February 2022; and of those resulting in prosecutions how many cases (i) are active, (ii) were discontinued, (iii) resulted in a conviction and (iv) resulted in acquittal.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	131189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not keep active records of the information requested. This request should be directed to the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland, which is operationally independent of the Government.<em> </em></p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 04/03/2022 11:37:25 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns previous answer version 55145 answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1436565

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
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 active cases the Police Service of Northern Ireland is investigating relating to activity during the Troubles involving (a) republican paramilitaries, (b) loyalist paramilitaries, (c) members of the armed forces and (d) others as of 28 February 2022; and of those cases how many (i) are case reviews, (ii) are investigations and (iii) have been submitted to the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	131190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not keep active records of the information requested. These requests should be directed to the Police Service of Northern Ireland, which is operationally independent of the Government.<em> </em></p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 131191 131192 question first answered 04/03/2022 11:38:42 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns previous answer version 55153 answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1436566

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
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 cases the Police Service of Northern Ireland has completed in relation to offences that took place during the Troubles involving (a) republican paramilitaries, (b) loyalist paramilitaries, (c) members of the armed forces and (d) others; and of those cases how many were submitted to the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	131191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not keep active records of the information requested. These requests should be directed to the Police Service of Northern Ireland, which is operationally independent of the Government.<em> </em></p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 131190 131192 question first answered 04/03/2022 11:38:42 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns previous answer version 55155 answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis