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1136871

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Funerals: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in the absence of devolved government, if she will consult on the potential merits of introducing a children’s funeral fund in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	273337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland, and as such is the responsibility of the Department for Communities (DfC). Information can be requested from the Permanent Secretary at DfC.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 09/07/2019 11:03:53 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1135168

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Lough Foyle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many occasions since February 2017 have meetings been held between officials in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic to conclude a management agreement which would clarify criminal and regulatory jurisdiction on Lough Foyle.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	270310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the need to take action to address illegal activity on Lough Foyle and our position on Lough Foyle has not changed. The regulation of activities in Lough Foyle is the responsibility of the Loughs Agency, a cross-border body established under the Belfast Agreement of 1998.</p><p> </p><p>We remain fully committed to these arrangements and continue to work closely with the Irish Government over improvements to the management of the Loughs. British and Irish officials last met in October 2017 when a number of issues were discussed including the Loughs, and the management of aquaculture in them, and they have been in regular contact since.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 02/07/2019 10:36:25 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1134446

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Magilligan Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Justice to ensure the construction of the new Magilligan Prison in the absence of devolved Government in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	268995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Responsibility for prisons in Northern Ireland is primarily a devolved area. As a result of the devolution of policing and justice in 2010, the Department of Justice (DoJ) is solely responsible for the management of the prison estate.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 01/07/2019 14:08:50 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1134450

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which Department is responsible for allocating funding from the apprenticeship levy in Northern Ireland in the absence of a devolved Administration.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	268998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for the Economy has policy responsibility for apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland does not receive any funding directly from the Apprenticeship Levy. Instead it receives a Barnett consequential of spend in England which is funding from the Levy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 01/07/2019 14:01:34 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1133690

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will take steps to review the mitigation measures which apply to universal credit claimants which are due to expire in 2020 in the continued absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Assembly.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	267210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Communities (DfC) in Northern Ireland is responsible for the delivery of the various mitigation schemes relating to welfare reform in Northern Ireland. Its officials are ensuring that appropriate advice in relation to welfare mitigations is available for an incoming Minister.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 25/06/2019 10:15:58 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1132781

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Military Bases: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will make an assessment of the progress made in developing the former military bases handed over to Northern Ireland in 2003.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	266111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland, and as such is the responsibility of the Executive Office. Information can be requested from the Head of the Civil Service in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 24/06/2019 16:22:23 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1132786

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will hold discussions with the Home Secretary and the Northern Ireland Department of Justice on the implementation of the devolved elements of the Criminal Finances Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	266112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State speaks with the Home Secretary regularly on a range of security related matters however, this Government remains committed to the central principles of the Sewel convention. We will therefore not commence provisions on matters devolved to Northern Ireland without the appropriate consents having been obtained. In the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive and fully functioning Assembly, it is not possible to achieve this consent.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is working hard to achieve the objective we all want to see - the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland, where locally elected, democratically accountable politicians can take decisions that affect the people of Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 24/06/2019 16:27:00 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1110210

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing provisions in local government electoral legislation that prevents people standing those elections that have legitimate reasons for not disclosing a home address on the nomination form.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	242036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The legislative requirement for candidates standing in local elections in Northern Ireland to disclose their home address on their nomination form has been in place for many years. It is too late to change this in time for the elections on 2 May 2019, but I am happy to confirm the Government agrees it must change to prevent a recurrence in future local elections.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 11/04/2019 11:51:28 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1091318

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	City Deals: 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 timetable is for finalising the (a) Londonderry Strabane City Deal and (b) other Northern Ireland City Deals.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	234111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>As the Chancellor set out at the 2019 Spring Statement on 13 March, early stage negotiations for a Derry/Londonderry and Strabane City Region Deal are progressing well. The Government hopes to make an announcement in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Building on the Chancellor’s commitment to £350m towards the Belfast City Regions Deal in October, the Government is working closely with local partners and the Northern Ireland Civil Service to move to the next phase of the Deal and hopes to be in a position to agree Heads of Terms in due course.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 22/03/2019 12:35:25 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1062060

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Passports: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will meet with the Home Secretary to discuss the long-standing anomaly whereby Northern Ireland residents born in the Irish Republic since 1949 continue to face restrictions on obtaining UK passports.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	221995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>I am aware of your long-standing interest in this issue and my Department has raised this matter with the Home Office who are responsible for this policy.</p><p>Under Common Travel Area arrangements British and Irish citizens have the right to enter and remain in the other state without requiring permission.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 20/02/2019 16:13:21 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell