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1671470

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	British Medical Association: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had recent discussions with the British Medical Association Northern Ireland in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	2676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has been corresponding with the BMA and understands their frustration over a pay award for healthcare professionals. The UK Government has no authority to negotiate pay in Northern Ireland. This is a devolved matter for the Northern Ireland Department of Health.</p><p> </p><p>It remains the Government’s top priority to see the Executive restored with the support of all parties and for locally accountable political leaders to take fundamental decisions on public services and deliver better outcomes for the people of Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 27/11/2023 11:21:30 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1648597

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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: Official Hospitality
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 has spent on hospitality in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	191692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The amount spent on hospitality by the Northern Ireland Office is as follows:</p><p> </p><p><strong>2019-20</strong> - £258,327</p><p> </p><p><strong>2020-21</strong> - £33,458</p><p> </p><p><strong>2021-22</strong> - £62,872</p><p> </p><p>The 2022-23 spend is subject to end of year audit and therefore not yet available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 06/07/2023 14:16:48 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1648598

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Official Visits: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has made an assessment of the potential economic impact of the US President's visit to Northern Ireland in April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	191693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The visit from the President of the United States to Northern Ireland during the 25th Anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement further underscored the commitment of the United States to peace and prosperity in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland has benefitted from substantial Foreign Direct Investment from the United States, having generated nearly 13,000 jobs and £1.5 billion worth of investment in the last decade. During his visit, the President outlined the potential for this to substantially increase.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is working closely with Joe Kennedy III, U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, particularly as we build up to the Northern Ireland Investment Summit on 12 and 13 September. This Summit will further position Northern Ireland as an ideal location for investment, including from the United States.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 04/07/2023 10:16:53 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1648599

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Parades Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times he has met with representatives of the Parades Commission since September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	191694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>In line with the Framework Agreement between the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Office, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has met the Parades Commission once since September 2022.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 04/07/2023 10:55:05 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1648600

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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 investment into Northern Ireland from India.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	191695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>In March 2021, the Northern Ireland Office announced that £8 million of New Deal for Northern Ireland funding would be provided to Invest Northern Ireland, to expand their overseas presence in new locations, and expand their presence in existing locations. This funding has seen new Invest Northern Ireland staff members recruited in countries across the world, including India, and other key investment and export markets.</p><p> </p><p>This in-market presence is a direct result of our New Deal funding and will help Northern Ireland businesses gain increased access to these markets and promote Northern Ireland as a location for inward investment.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Investment Summit on 12 and 13 September, led by the Department for Business and Trade in partnership with the Northern Ireland Office and Invest Northern Ireland, will further position Northern Ireland as an ideal location for investment and investors from across the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 04/07/2023 10:18:18 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1648601

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Police: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland on policing budgets.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	191696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>Policing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) main budget is allocated by the Department of Justice from the Northern Ireland Executive block grant. The budget set out in the Secretary of State’s Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament on 27 April gives the Department of Justice a total allocation of £1.2 billion and is now being put on a statutory footing with the introduction of the Northern Ireland Budget (No.2) Bill on 29 June. We have provided the Department of Justice with the third largest budget allocation after Health and Education.</p><p> </p><p>It is now for the Department of Justice to determine the allocation of funding to the PSNI from their budget allocation for 2023-24. It is an operational matter for the Chief Constable to determine how to deploy the funding allocated to the PSNI, in consultation with the Northern Ireland Policing Board, to deliver the best outcomes possible.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising the unique security situation in Northern Ireland, the UK Government makes additional contributions to PSNI through Additional Security Funding. The contribution for the financial year 2023-24 will be £31.2 million.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is in regular contact with the Chief Constable of Northern Ireland regarding a variety of matters. The UK Government fully supports the excellent work that the PSNI undertakes to keep people in Northern Ireland safe, often in exceptionally challenging circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 04/07/2023 10:20:14 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1610126

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Pupils: Mental Health
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 help the Department of Education in Northern Ireland to maintain the (a) Engage and (b) Healthy Happy Minds programme.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	180259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Department of Education has the responsibility for matters relating to the provision of the Engage and Healthy Happy Minds programmes in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>In the absence of functioning devolved institutions, Northern Ireland Office officials are working with their counterparts in the Northern Ireland Department of Finance to set the Northern Ireland budget for the 2023-24 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The right people to make these decisions are locally elected politicians in a fully functioning Northern Ireland Executive and Northern Ireland Assembly. In the absence of these, it will be for the relevant Northern Ireland department, in this case the Department of Education, to manage its funding, including provision for the Engage and Health Happy Minds programmes.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/04/2023 08:36:12 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1610127

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Health 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 to help bring about a resolution to the healthcare workers pay dispute in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	180260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is acutely aware of the pressures facing the health service in Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State met with representatives of the Health Unions in Northern Ireland on 5 April to offer clarity on the Government’s pay offer to healthcare workers in England. As this is a devolved matter, the Secretary of State does not have the authority to negotiate on pay.</p><p> </p><p>A fully functioning devolved government is the best way to deliver the necessary reforms to transform healthcare. That is why the Government is doing all it can to restore the Executive as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/04/2023 09:02:57 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1610132

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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 support the Government is providing to the Electoral Office in Northern Ireland to raise awareness of the local elections.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	180265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Raising awareness of elections is the responsibility of the Electoral Commission which runs a variety of media and social media campaigns, as well as providing resources to interested groups to inform the public about elections and encourage engagement. The Northern Ireland Office highlighted the date change of the local elections in Northern Ireland through social media channels and the UK Government continues to use social media to support the work of the Electoral Commission to raise awareness of elections in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/04/2023 08:53:20 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1585076

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
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 Protocol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Government has spent so far on defending the legal case on the lawfulness of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	141639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has spent £196,567 on fees associated with the legal challenges of Clifford Peeples and Jim Allister and others.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/02/2023 14:42:01 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart