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1548848

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Streptococcus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will have urgent discussions with the Department of Health and Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland on ensuring a robust plan to deal with Strep A cases.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	104370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>I am aware of the recent outbreak of strep A among children in Northern Ireland and across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This is a devolved matter for the Northern Ireland Department of Health and the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland to respond to.</p><p> </p><p>In the absence of an Executive, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has passed legislation that clarifies the powers for Northern Ireland Departments to maintain delivery of public services, including health services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 09/12/2022 14:41:42 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1548607

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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: Accountancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) nature and (b) value was of all (i) contracts, (ii) consultancies and (iii) other services placed with the accountancy firms (A) Deloitte & Touche, (B) Ernst & Young, (C) KPMG and (D) PricewaterhouseCoopers in each year since 2010-11 by (1) their Department, (2) any predecessor Departments and (3) departmental agencies.
tabling member constituency	Leyton and Wanstead
tabling member printed	John Cryer
uin	102757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>Details of Government contracts from 2016 above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder.</p><p>The Department does not hold records of contracts held before this period. Prior to 2016, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission held the following contracts:</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>Deloitte &amp; Touche</strong> – March 2010 – Job evaluation exercise - £2,585</li></ul><p> </p><p>Reports available from the Department’s accounting system are available from the 2017-18 financial year. The Department has not paid for services from Deloitte &amp; Touche or PricewaterhouseCoopers during this period. Amounts spent with Ernst &amp; Young and KPMG are detailed below. These were all for external training provider services.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ernst &amp; Young (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>KPMG (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20,537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14,836</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>22,441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>33,834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p>7,661</p></td><td><p>15,523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022-23 (to 31 October)</strong></p></td><td><p>2,220</p></td><td><p>665</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 13/12/2022 15:05:49 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	181 label Biography information for John Cryer

1548630

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent steps he has taken to help reduce the cost of living for young people not in education, employment or training in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	103052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government has invested £15m in Skill Up which is delivering approximately 20,000 training places in Northern Ireland targeted at key growth sectors and supporting young people to develop the skills they need to find new employment opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is supporting households across the UK with reduced energy bills this winter. In addition, UK households on eligible means-tested benefits will receive additional Cost of Living Payments totalling up to £900 in the 2023-24 financial year.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 13/12/2022 10:50:33 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1546771

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	No-interest Loans Scheme: 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 have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the roll-out of a pilot No Interest Loan Scheme in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	99754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has provided £3.8 million of funding to Fair4All Finance to pilot the No Interest Loan Scheme, which will help consumers in vulnerable circumstances to access affordable credit. These loans will be administered by Credit Unions, Community Development Finance Institutions and other lending organisations. HM Treasury are working with Fair4All Finance to facilitate the launch of the pilot in Northern Ireland and my officials will support HM Treasury in exploring the prospect of a quicker rollout in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 05/12/2022 14:24:06 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1546345

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Castlereagh Foundation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent progress he has made on establishing the Castlereagh Foundation.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	98673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government committed in New Decade, New Approach (NDNA) to provide funding to establish the Castlereagh Foundation, a fund to support academic research through Universities and other partners to explore identity and the shifting patterns of social identity in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government amended the Identity and Language (NI) Bill in the House of Lords to enable the new Office of Identity and Cultural Expression to establish the Castlereagh Foundation. The UK Government will make funding available to the Office to establish the Foundation, in line with the NDNA commitment.</p><p> </p><p>The Bill has completed its passage in Parliament and is currently awaiting Royal Assent.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 02/12/2022 12:55:38 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1546628

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of moving the date of the 2023 Local Government elections in Northern Ireland due to the date set for the Coronation.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	98940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is currently considering the options available to ensure people in Northern Ireland can celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III while ensuring the smooth running of the democratic process.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 02/12/2022 11:49:52 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1546106

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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: Incentives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what was the total value of non-cash vouchers awarded to staff working for his Department as performance-related bonuses in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2020-21 and (e) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	97601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The total of non-cash vouchers awarded to staff working for the Northern Ireland Office as performance-related bonuses in the years (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2020-21 and (e) 2021-22 are outlined below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2017 - February 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2018 - March 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>£11,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2019 - February 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>£22,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2020 - February 2021</strong></p></td><td><p>£12,355</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2021 - March 2022</strong></p></td><td><p>£12,710</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Bonuses paid out as non-cash vouchers is a standard practice across Government. The Edenred contract came into effect in 2017 which allows department access to non-cash vouchers for staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 06/12/2022 10:03:57 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1546149

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to introduce a voluntary exit programme for civil servants in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	97776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office currently has no plans to introduce a Voluntary Exit Scheme.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 01/12/2022 17:06:30 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1544032

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Gynaecology: 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 his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for gynaecological services in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	92314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is acutely aware of the pressures facing the health service and the lengthy waiting times across all services in Northern Ireland, including gynaecological services. A programme of reform at the devolved level is needed to tackle long-standing and systemic problems. Consecutive Executive Ministers have failed to adequately address this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The absence of a functioning Executive is exacerbating severe delays to healthcare reform. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has introduced a Bill that clarifies the powers for Northern Ireland Departments to maintain delivery of public services and has set a Budget for this financial year. This Budget for Health provides £7.28bn in funding which is an increase of £228m above 2021/22 spending which included significant COVID-19 funding, or £786m if we compare to last year’s funding excluding the one-off COVID-19 funding. This will protect spending to address the critical health pressures in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s immediate priority remains facilitating the restoration of a fully functioning Executive that can progress long-term solutions to transform healthcare in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 25/11/2022 12:36:00 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1544034

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Endometriosis: 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 his Department is taking to ensure women in Northern Ireland with suspected or confirmed deep endometriosis involving the bowel, bladder or ureter are able to attend a BSGE specialist centre in accordance with NICE guidance.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	92315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The provision of specialist BSGE care in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Department of Health and a future Northern Ireland Executive. This is one of many examples of how the absence of a functioning Executive could delay action being taken to address pre-existing problems with healthcare in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is acutely aware of the broader pressures facing the health service. A programme of reform at the devolved level is needed to tackle long-standing and systemic problems. Consecutive Executive Ministers have failed to adequately address this issue.</p><p> </p><p>In the absence of an Executive, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has introduced a Bill that clarifies the powers for Northern Ireland Departments to maintain delivery of public services but these powers are limited. The Secretary of State has also set a Budget for this financial year. This Budget for Health provides £7.28bn in funding which is an increase of £228m above 2021/22 spending which included significant COVID-19 funding, or £786m if we compare to last year’s funding excluding the one-off COVID-19 funding. This will protect spending to address the critical health pressures in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s immediate priority remains facilitating the restoration of a fully functioning Executive that can progress long-term solutions to transform healthcare in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 25/11/2022 12:37:35 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi