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1673623

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Childcare: 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 feasibility of raising the earnings threshold for eligibility for tax free childcare in Northern Ireland in the context of the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive preventing implementation of Government measures on childcare announced in Spring 2023.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	4294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>Childcare is a devolved policy in Northern Ireland and the absence of a functioning Executive in Northern Ireland is exacerbating the challenges faced by families with regards to childcare and a wide range of other policy areas.</p><p> </p><p>That is why this Government is doing all it can to engage with the party leaders to support a return to stable government so that these important issues can be addressed by those elected to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 04/12/2023 13:47:25 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1673296

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Lough Neagh: Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to move the (a) bed and (b) banks of Lough Neagh into public ownership.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	4000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2023 answer text <p>The damage being caused to the environment, wildlife and local businesses due to the deteriorating situation around Lough Neagh is intolerable.</p><p> </p><p>However, the administration of Lough Neagh is a matter that is fully devolved to Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.</p><p> </p><p>The absence of a functioning Executive in Northern Ireland is exacerbating the severe challenges associated with managing serious environmental issues such as this.</p><p> </p><p>The Government are doing all we can to engage with the party leaders to support a return to stable government so that these important issues can be addressed by those elected to do so.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 01/12/2023 10:33:11 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1672862

registered interest
date	24/11/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: ICT
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 guidance by the Central Digital and Data Office entitled Guidance on the Legacy IT Risk Assessment Framework, published on 29 September 2023, how many red-rated IT systems are used by their Department.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	3665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>As of 21 November 2023, the Northern Ireland Office has zero red-rated legacy IT systems as defined in the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) Legacy IT Risk Assessment Framework.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 04/12/2023 13:46:01 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1672913

registered interest
date	24/11/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which spending programmes their Department devolves for administration to (a) local government in England and (b) other local spending bodies; and what the budget is of each such programme for each year for which budgets are agreed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	3589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not devolve the administration of any of its spending programmes to local government in England.</p><p> </p><p>A range of policy areas are transferred to the Northern Ireland Executive as set out in the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and subsequent legislation. The Secretary of State and I remain committed to working with the political parties in Northern Ireland to pave the way for the restoration of a fully functioning Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly, so that local decision making can occur by those elected to do so.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 04/12/2023 13:48:58 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1671810

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Flood Control: Northern Ireland
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 support (a) the Northern Ireland Executive and (b) local businesses in (i) recovering from recent flooding in Downpatrick and (ii) instituting preventative flood defences across Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	2800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>Whilst this is a devolved matter, the UK Government is working closely with the Northern Ireland Civil Service to make up to £15 million of existing funding available to support with clean-up costs, and other support to help businesses get back to trading.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work closely with the Northern Ireland Civil Service and local councils to get support to those who need it as quickly as possible. However, the best way to ensure that affected areas are prepared for the future is a matter for a restored Executive.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 28/11/2023 14:05:07 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1672006

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the operational budget will be for the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery in 2024-25; and from where this cost will be funded.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	3057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>£250 million has been allocated to the implementation of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act and the non-legislative memorialisation measures announced alongside it. This includes costs for the establishment of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery, and for the Commission’s work. These funds were set aside for legacy mechanisms under the Stormont House Agreement and the New Decade, New Approach agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 28/11/2023 14:08:11 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1672007

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Strule Shared Education Campus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether funding from the £500 million Fresh Start agreement package has been allocated to the Strule Shared Education Campus.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	3058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Fresh Start Agreement in 2015 set out a commitment by the UK Government to release up to £500m over ten years of new capital funding to support shared and integrated education and housing. This funding is subject to individual projects, including Strule, being agreed between the Northern Ireland Executive and the UK Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work with Northern Ireland Departments on funding arrangements and projects under the Agreement and funding allocations continue to be subject to HM Treasury approval.</p><p> </p><p>As the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland set out in his Written Ministerial Statement on the Northern Ireland Budget 2023-24 in April, the acute state of Northern Ireland’s public finances means that it may be necessary to reallocate funding from previously announced funding packages. This process is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 3059 question first answered 28/11/2023 14:10:00 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1672008

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Strule Shared Education Campus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has plans to provide funding for the Strule Shared Education Campus through the Fresh Start Agreement funding package.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	3059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Fresh Start Agreement in 2015 set out a commitment by the UK Government to release up to £500m over ten years of new capital funding to support shared and integrated education and housing. This funding is subject to individual projects, including Strule, being agreed between the Northern Ireland Executive and the UK Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work with Northern Ireland Departments on funding arrangements and projects under the Agreement and funding allocations continue to be subject to HM Treasury approval.</p><p> </p><p>As the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland set out in his Written Ministerial Statement on the Northern Ireland Budget 2023-24 in April, the acute state of Northern Ireland’s public finances means that it may be necessary to reallocate funding from previously announced funding packages. This process is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 3058 question first answered 28/11/2023 14:10:00 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1672009

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Education: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much of the Fresh Start Agreement funding package for shared and integrated education (a) has been allocated as of 21 November 2023 and (b) is remaining.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	3060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Fresh Start Agreement in 2015 set out a commitment by the UK Government to release up to £500m over ten years of new capital funding to support shared and integrated education and housing. This funding is subject to individual projects being agreed between the Northern Ireland Executive and the UK Government.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s Block Grant Transparency confirms that over £196 million in Fresh Start Agreement (shared education and housing) funding has been transferred to the Northern Ireland Executive up to Mains 2023-24, with around £304 million remaining. The Block Grant Transparency is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-july-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-july-2023</a>.</p><p> </p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 28/11/2023 14:06:57 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

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