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1653350

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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: Psilocybin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he is taking steps to support (a) businesses and (b) universities in Northern Ireland to conduct research into psilocybin.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	194306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>Support for businesses and universities in Northern Ireland to conduct research is a devolved matter for the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government is committed to supporting economic growth and driving transformational investment in Northern Ireland. In conjunction with Invest Northern Ireland and local partners, the UK Government will host the Northern Ireland Investment Summit in Belfast in September to showcase Northern Ireland’s internationally renowned sectors, including advanced manufacturing, software and technology, financial &amp; professional services and emerging life &amp; health sciences sector.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 21/07/2023 13:57:48 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1653372

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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 the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to promote the Northern Ireland Investment Summit in September 2023
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	194339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office is working closely with the Department of Business and Trade as well as local Northern Ireland partners, including Invest NI, to showcase Northern Ireland’s strengths and opportunities on a global stage and secure transformational investments.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with business groups in Northern Ireland, as well as the wider diplomatic network to attract potential international investors to the NI Investment Summit 2023 and unlock opportunities for future investment that will strengthen economic growth across Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 20/07/2023 09:37:18 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1653651

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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: Ministers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions a request for a meeting by an hon. Member was not agreed to by (a) a Minister and (b) their office on behalf of a Minister in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	194640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>This information is not centrally collated and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Ministers will regularly seek to engage with hon. Members, whilst balancing wider Ministerial and Parliamentary responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/07/2023 09:30:36 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1653077

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Golf: Portrush
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with Invest Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board on the potential for increasing tourism during the return of the Open Championship to Royal Portrush in 2025.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	194133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The Open Championship in 2025 represents an opportunity for Northern Ireland to showcase its world-class tourism capabilities, scenery and outstanding golfing facilities. Royal Portrush was a successful setting for the 2019 Open Championship.</p><p> </p><p>The Government would be glad to work with an incoming Northern Ireland Executive, and Northern Ireland Economy Minister, on maximising the economic benefits of the event.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 19/07/2023 15:08:49 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1653190

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Phenylketonuria: Sapropterin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will bring forward proposals to permit the use of Kuvan for people with Phenylketonuria in Northern Ireland aged 21 and above.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	194270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The use of Kuvan for people with Phenylketonuria in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Department of Health.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Executive Formation etc. Act 2022 and subsequent Northern Ireland Interim Arrangements Act 2023 make powers available to Northern Ireland Departments to take decisions to maintain the delivery of public services in the absence of Northern Ireland Ministers and a Northern Ireland Executive.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 20/07/2023 10:51:33 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1652766

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he is taking steps to ensure that staff in his Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are not named before those allegations are proven.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	193911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office follows the MoJ policies which adhere to the Civil Service HR's wider model discipline policy.</p><p> </p><p>The policy and guidance makes it clear that investigations into alleged misconduct are strictly confidential.</p><p> </p><p>This sits alongside a separate Northern Ireland Office Whistleblowing / Raising a Concern Policy in line with the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 21/07/2023 13:55:15 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1651925

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
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: Technology and Hikvision
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether their Department has purchased products manufactured by (a) Hikvision and (b) Dahua in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	193441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>As has been the case under successive administrations, it is not government policy to comment on the government’s security arrangements. This includes any specific details regarding the make and model of security systems, which are withheld on national security grounds.</p><p> </p><p>Each Department is responsible for their own procurement decisions.</p><p> </p><p>However, I would refer the Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 24 November 2022, which set out that Departments had been instructed to disconnect surveillance equipment from core departmental networks where it is subject to the National Intelligence Law of China.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 19/07/2023 15:09:52 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1649921

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Broadband: Northern 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 Answer of 13 March 2023 to Question 161241 on Broadband, if he will hold discussions with Invest NI on taking steps to highlight the availability of gigabit-capable broadband to potential inward investors.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	192272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>Northern Ireland is leading the way for gigabit-capable broadband across the UK with over 90% coverage, made possible by a competitive commercial supplier market and substantial UK Government funding.</p><p> </p><p>The broadband connectivity in Northern Ireland presents an excellent opportunity for investors. Many cyber technology, financial technology, and wider digital investors are already capitalising on this infrastructure, providing fantastic local employment across Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business and Trade is working with the Northern Ireland Office and Invest Northern Ireland on the Investment Summit taking place in Belfast. This will promote Northern Ireland as a leading destination to live, work, and invest. Many factors contribute to this, including brilliant connectivity infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 10/07/2023 13:21:10 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1649769

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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 Budget Act 2023
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 took to ensure the equality impact assessment requirement under Schedule 9(4)(2)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 was carried out for the Northern Ireland Budget Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	192218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>Northern Ireland departments completed indicative assessments with regard to the Section 75 statutory equality duty under the Northern Ireland Act 1998 as part of the 2022-23 budget setting process which informed the budget allocations placed on a statutory footing through the Northern Ireland Budget Act 2023.</p><p> </p><p>It was the responsibility of the Northern Ireland departments to consider what further equality impact assessments were required in accordance with the statutory equality duty under the Northern Ireland Act 1998 on the spending decisions which were needed to live within their final budget allocations.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 06/07/2023 14:14:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1649770

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference and (b) its secretariat on the spending arrangements for Northern Ireland departments set out in the Northern Ireland Budget Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	192219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The joint communiqué from the most recent meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference, held on 19 June 2023, can be found on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 06/07/2023 14:15:48 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna