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227984

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of the use of water cannons by the Police Service of Northern Ireland and of the arrangements under which they were deployed.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL5799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The use of water cannons is an operational matter for the Police Service of Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 23/03/2015 14:01:57 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

225740

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the financial implications for the Northern Ireland Executive will be if the Northern Ireland Assembly fails to pass the current Welfare Reform Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Changes to the welfare system in Northern Ireland were a key part of the Stormont House Agreement and without these changes it will be extremely difficult for the Executive to deliver a balanced budget. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has been clear that it remains vital that the Agreement is implemented in full.</p><p>The Government is pressing ahead with implementing its obligations under the Agreement and the corporation tax legislation has now passed through this House. The legislation contains a commencement clause and commencement will not take place until the conditions set out in the Stormont House Agreement have been met and changes to the welfare system in Northern Ireland have been implemented.</p><p>If the welfare reform legislation does not progress other aspects of the Agreement, including the financial package, are at risk. If the implementation of welfare reform does not take place during 2015-16 then the full £114million will be deducted from the Block Grant to reflect savings forgone.</p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson grouped question UIN HL5511 HL5512 HL5513 HL5514 question first answered 23/03/2015 14:01:44 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

225741

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have advised the Northern Ireland Executive of a revised financial settlement for the financial year 2015–16 in the event that the current Welfare Reform Bill is not passed at the Northern Ireland Assembly.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Changes to the welfare system in Northern Ireland were a key part of the Stormont House Agreement and without these changes it will be extremely difficult for the Executive to deliver a balanced budget. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has been clear that it remains vital that the Agreement is implemented in full.</p><p>The Government is pressing ahead with implementing its obligations under the Agreement and the corporation tax legislation has now passed through this House. The legislation contains a commencement clause and commencement will not take place until the conditions set out in the Stormont House Agreement have been met and changes to the welfare system in Northern Ireland have been implemented.</p><p>If the welfare reform legislation does not progress other aspects of the Agreement, including the financial package, are at risk. If the implementation of welfare reform does not take place during 2015-16 then the full £114million will be deducted from the Block Grant to reflect savings forgone.</p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson grouped question UIN HL5510 HL5512 HL5513 HL5514 question first answered 23/03/2015 14:01:44 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

225742

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to proceed with the proposal to devolve corporation tax varying powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly if the current Welfare Reform Bill is not passed.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Changes to the welfare system in Northern Ireland were a key part of the Stormont House Agreement and without these changes it will be extremely difficult for the Executive to deliver a balanced budget. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has been clear that it remains vital that the Agreement is implemented in full.</p><p>The Government is pressing ahead with implementing its obligations under the Agreement and the corporation tax legislation has now passed through this House. The legislation contains a commencement clause and commencement will not take place until the conditions set out in the Stormont House Agreement have been met and changes to the welfare system in Northern Ireland have been implemented.</p><p>If the welfare reform legislation does not progress other aspects of the Agreement, including the financial package, are at risk. If the implementation of welfare reform does not take place during 2015-16 then the full £114million will be deducted from the Block Grant to reflect savings forgone.</p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson grouped question UIN HL5510 HL5511 HL5513 HL5514 question first answered 23/03/2015 14:01:44 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

225743

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the increased borrowing limits provided to the Northern Ireland Executive, as a result of agreements reached at the Stormont House Talks in December 2014, will be permitted by HM Treasury in the event that the current Welfare Reform Bill is not passed.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Changes to the welfare system in Northern Ireland were a key part of the Stormont House Agreement and without these changes it will be extremely difficult for the Executive to deliver a balanced budget. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has been clear that it remains vital that the Agreement is implemented in full.</p><p>The Government is pressing ahead with implementing its obligations under the Agreement and the corporation tax legislation has now passed through this House. The legislation contains a commencement clause and commencement will not take place until the conditions set out in the Stormont House Agreement have been met and changes to the welfare system in Northern Ireland have been implemented.</p><p>If the welfare reform legislation does not progress other aspects of the Agreement, including the financial package, are at risk. If the implementation of welfare reform does not take place during 2015-16 then the full £114million will be deducted from the Block Grant to reflect savings forgone.</p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson grouped question UIN HL5510 HL5511 HL5512 HL5514 question first answered 23/03/2015 14:01:44 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

225744

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government by how much the budget of the Northern Ireland Executive will be reduced for 2015–16 in the event of the Northern Ireland Assembly failing to pass the current Welfare Reform Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Changes to the welfare system in Northern Ireland were a key part of the Stormont House Agreement and without these changes it will be extremely difficult for the Executive to deliver a balanced budget. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has been clear that it remains vital that the Agreement is implemented in full.</p><p>The Government is pressing ahead with implementing its obligations under the Agreement and the corporation tax legislation has now passed through this House. The legislation contains a commencement clause and commencement will not take place until the conditions set out in the Stormont House Agreement have been met and changes to the welfare system in Northern Ireland have been implemented.</p><p>If the welfare reform legislation does not progress other aspects of the Agreement, including the financial package, are at risk. If the implementation of welfare reform does not take place during 2015-16 then the full £114million will be deducted from the Block Grant to reflect savings forgone.</p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson grouped question UIN HL5510 HL5511 HL5512 HL5513 question first answered 23/03/2015 14:01:44 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

225411

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which strand talk sessions representatives of the government of the Republic of Ireland attended in the course of the Stormont House talks; on what dates those sessions occurred; and at whose invitation they were included.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL5487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>I have nothing to add to my previous replies of 19 January (HL3949), 27 January (HL4283), 4 February (HL4532), 12 February (HL4726) and 2 March (HL5201 &amp; HL5202) to the Noble Lord.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 11/03/2015 14:30:21 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

223915

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Randerson on 24 February (HL4954) concerning the Northern Ireland Office, what are the responsibilities of each of the Northern Ireland Office business groups.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL5270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The structure and functions of the Northern Ireland Office, including the responsibilities of its individual business groups are published annually in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>A copy of the latest annual report is available in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 05/03/2015 16:39:32 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

223917

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Randerson on 24 February (HL4928) concerning the "on the runs", on what date, how and by whom loyalists were notified of the scheme; and if they were not notified, how they were expected to take part in the process.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL5271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>Chapter 8 of the Hallett Report sets out the extent of public knowledge of the administrative scheme, and Appendix 9 provides a selection of the most pertinent references to the administrative scheme in the public domain.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 04/03/2015 14:21:40 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

223919

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what date the report of the Hallett review into the "on the runs" scheme was made public; and on what date the scheme started.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL5272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>The Hallett Report was published on 17 July 2014. Chapter 4 of the Hallett Report describes the evolution of the administrative scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 04/03/2015 14:07:08 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird