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1105258

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	British Irish Intergovernmental Conference
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on what date the next British Irish Intergovernmental Conference is scheduled to take place.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	237023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on 26 March 2019 (UIN 235262). At the last meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference in November 2018, the UK and Irish Governments agreed to hold another meeting in the spring of 2019.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 01/04/2019 10:58:51 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1104716

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will publish who (a) she and (b) Ministers of her Department have met in meetings and engagements over the last 14 months; and if she will also publish on what dates those meetings were held.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	236301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to publishing details of ministers’ meetings with external organisations on a quarterly basis. Publications for the Northern Ireland Office can be found on Gov.UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 28/03/2019 11:16:44 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1104801

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Offensive Weapons Bill: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the decision on the legislative consent motions required for clauses 1 to 4 of the Offensive Weapons Bill will be made solely by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Office.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	236415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>In Northern Ireland, corrosive substances are devolved and are the responsibility of the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland. Clauses 1 to 4 of the Offensive Weapons Bill which the hon Member has referred to, relate to proportionate restrictions on the sale and delivery of certain acids and other dangerous corrosive chemicals, and are part of a range of measures to provide better protection to people in local communities across the UK<del class="ministerial">. I am continuing to work hard with the parties in Northern Ireland to restore devolved government so that the devolved administration can ensure the appropriate legislative consent is provided. </del><ins class="ministerial">and to enhance public safety. Consideration has been given by Northern Ireland departments and UK Government Ministers to extending these measures in the absence of an Assembly or a Legislative Consent Motion, which can only be granted during the passage of a Bill. The Bill contains separate commencement measures for provisions extending to Northern Ireland which relate to devolved matters. These are to be commenced by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland and associated regulations will not be commenced without Northern Ireland Assembly approval.</ins></p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 28/03/2019 11:17:50 question first ministerially corrected 02/04/2019 15:55:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 110524 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1092650

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	British Irish Intergovernmental Conference
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what her planned timeframe is for the next British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	235262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>At the last meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference in November 2018, the two Governments agreed to hold another meeting in the spring of 2019.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 26/03/2019 11:07:52 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1090943

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Women's Rights: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the report entitled, Women in Northern Ireland, UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Shadow Report, published by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland in January 2019, what plans she has to increase women’s rights through increased access to family planning services.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	233509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the sensitivities of these issues and the strongly held views of stakeholders on all sides of the debate. The Government takes its obligations under the Convention seriously, including having had positive dialogues with the UN CEDAW Committee very recently, and carefully considering the contribution civil society groups and statutory agencies make to the process.</p><p> </p><p>Given these issues are devolved, it is the Government's preference that any changes to the provision of healthcare, including in relation to abortion law in Northern Ireland, are addressed by a restored Executive and Assembly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/03/2019 12:30:44 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1086690

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to her oral contribution of 6 March 2019, Official Report column 949, that polls that they want to see change to the abortion laws in Northern Ireland—about 64%—are very clear that they want those changes to be made in Stormont, what the source is of that data.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	230813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The data comes from a ComRes survey conducted in Northern Ireland between 8 and 15 October 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/03/2019 12:23:51 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1084403

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Brexit: 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 19 June 2018 to Question 153188 on Common Travel Area, for what reason the reciprocal voting rights for Irish citizens do not cover referendums; and what assessment she has made of the implications of that for Irish citizens in Northern Ireland in relation to any border poll conducted under schedule 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	230086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The voting rights which will continue to be enjoyed by British and Irish citizens are reciprocal. British citizens may vote in local and parliamentary elections in Ireland but not Presidential elections or referendums. This reciprocal right is reflected in the voting rights of Irish citizens living in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>I continue to believe that a majority in Northern Ireland favour Northern Ireland's place in the United Kingdom. The test for a border poll set out in the 1998 Northern Ireland Act has therefore not been met.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 13/03/2019 12:35:02 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1083586

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many consultations by her Department (a) are open, (b) are closed awaiting a Government response and (c) have been initiated since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	229755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Since 2016, the following consultations have been initiated by the Northern Ireland Office:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Consultation Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Opened</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Closed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Response Issued</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Future Delivery of Electoral Services in Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>12 October 2016</p></td><td><p>9 January 2017</p></td><td><p>25 June 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-jury trial provisions Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007</p></td><td><p>16 November 2016</p></td><td><p>8 February 2017</p></td><td><p>22 June 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-jury trial provisions Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007</p></td><td><p>6 December 2018</p></td><td><p>27 February 2019</p></td><td><p>Awaiting response</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland’s past</p></td><td><p>11 May 2018</p></td><td><p>26 October 2018</p></td><td><p>Awaiting response</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 12/03/2019 12:48:33 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1082454

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to seek the restoration of power-sharing devolved government in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	909559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>I am working closely with the main Northern Ireland parties to restore devolved government. I met the five main political parties on 15 February, and again - with the exception of one party - on 1 March. Northern Ireland needs a functioning Executive and Assembly and that is what this Government is determined to achieve.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 06/03/2019 15:08:55 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1081789

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the provision in the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 capping time spent in prison for Troubles-related offences at two years applies to members of the (a) armed forces, (b) police and (c) security services and (b) paramilitaries; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	227933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>Under the early release scheme that formed part of the 1998 Belfast Agreement and was given legislative effect by the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998, qualifying prisoners may apply for early release (subject to certain conditions) after they have served two years in prison. Currently anyone convicted of Troubles-related scheduled offences and serving their sentence in Northern Ireland would be eligible to apply to the scheme. Release is on licence, such licence being subject to revocation for noncompliance with certain conditions - as has happened in a number of cases. When a licence is revoked an individual is liable to be returned to prison to serve out their original sentence.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>The provisions set out in the draft Northern Ireland (Stormont House Agreement) Bill on which we recently consulted would amend the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 to extend this two year accelerated release scheme for Troubles-related offences to those serving sentences in Great Britain. The Sentences Act does not cover offences committed before August 1973, so the draft Bill proposes to extend the early release scheme to cover the start of the Troubles (January 1968-August 1973). The Government has no intention to extend early release to offences committed after the date of the Belfast Agreement in April 1998. There is no proposal in the consultation to do this and the Government is not contemplating it.</p><p> </p><p>The legacy consultation concluded in October and we expect to finish our analysis of the 17,000 plus responses shortly. It is right we take the time to consider each response fully and I will set out the next steps in this process as soon as I can.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/03/2019 15:01:02 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis