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1685431

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which policies under each arms length body reporting to their Department fall within the scope of the Environmental principles policy statement, published on 31 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	11761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>My Department has a legal duty to have due regard to the Environmental Principles Policy, as it applies to Ministers when making policy and in some instances, arm’s length bodies may also develop policy for Ministers, however, the duty does not require either the Northern Ireland Office or its arm’s length bodies to maintain a comprehensive list of policies within the scope of the duty.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 05/02/2024 11:50:22 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1685090

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
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: Finance
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 UK Government made the decision to allocate £150 million from the Fresh Start Agreement funding package to the Strule Shared Education Campus.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	11548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>In June 2018, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced £144 million from the Fresh Start Agreement funding package to be allocated to the Strule Shared Education Campus in Omagh. This built on an initial £43 million announced in March 2016. The UK Government was advised by the Northern Ireland Civil Service in June 2023 that there was an assumption that this allocation had risen.</p><p> </p><p>Fresh Start Agreement funding has always been subject to individual projects, including Strule, being agreed between the Northern Ireland Executive and the UK Government. The Government has continued to work with Northern Ireland Departments on funding arrangements and projects under the Agreement and final funding allocations continue to be subject to HM Treasury approval.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 01/02/2024 14:41:48 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1684359

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost to the public purse was of the (a) Human Rights Commission and (b) Equality Commission in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	10999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>In line with the requirements of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) provide the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland with a copy of their Annual Report and Accounts which are laid in the House.</p><p> </p><p>These accounts are publicly available and the honourable Member may view these via the NIHRC and ECNI’s websites which I have detailed below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission</strong></p></td><td><p>www.nihrc.org</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Equality Commission for Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p>www.equalityni.org</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 26/01/2024 13:45:07 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1684451

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what targets his Department has set to help achieve the Government's commitments on net zero.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	11075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government set out how we would meet our commitments in the Net Zero Strategy in 2021 which included a detailed breakdown of actions required across all sectors of the economy. This was updated in 2023 through the publication of 'Powering Up Britain'.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office is committed to minimising the impact we have on our environment and supporting the wider UK Government’s Net-Zero commitment. We are committed to utilising video conferencing and dial-in facilities rather than travelling to meetings, using public transport rather than cars and taxis when travelling to meetings, and ensuring that electricity usage is minimised by implementing energy-efficient equipment. In line with the Government alignment to TCFD disclosures, the Northern Ireland Office will be reporting future metrics and targets in our Annual Report &amp; Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 30/01/2024 13:58:46 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1683141

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Disability: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for (a) his policies and (b) people living with HIV in Northern Ireland of differences in disability discrimination legislation between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	10221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office has obligations in relation to equality considerations under both Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 and is committed to fulfilling all statutory requirements in relation to its work. However, the setting of equality policy and associated legislation in Northern Ireland is devolved and therefore this is a matter for a Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly to consider.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/01/2024 14:22:08 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1683142

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Disability: 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 (a) Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and (b) Northern Ireland Executive Office on disability discrimination protections in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	10222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office has obligations in relation to equality considerations under both Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 and is committed to fulfilling all statutory requirements in relation to its work. However, the setting of equality policy and associated legislation in Northern Ireland is devolved and therefore this is a matter for a Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly to consider.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/01/2024 14:22:55 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1683160

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
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: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many equalities impact assessments his Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	10262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>My Department has obligations in relation to equality considerations under both Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. Under Section 75, the Northern Ireland Office as a designated public body has a statutory duty to screen all new, proposed or revised policies in relation to functions delivered in Northern Ireland for potential equality impacts and consider a full equality impact assessment (EQIA) for any policies screened in.</p><p> </p><p>In the last five years, the Northern Ireland Office has published over 29 screenings and one EQIA in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the Northern Ireland Office’s Equality Scheme and its published equality assessments can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/northern-ireland-office" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/northern-ireland-office</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/01/2024 11:06:17 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1682603

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Journalism: 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 make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing protections for journalists under libel defamation law in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	9959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The civil law of defamation is a devolved issue in Northern Ireland. As such, the development of, or any reform to, the law in this area is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive and Northern Ireland Assembly to consider.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 19/01/2024 10:59:03 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1681894

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Curlews: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure the survival of curlews in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	9447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>Biodiversity, conservation and protection is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. In the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive and Ministers, it is for the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to advise on this topic.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 18/01/2024 14:13:02 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1682715

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Business: 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 support local businesses in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	900954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting SMEs. The British Business Bank’s £70m Investment Fund for Northern Ireland will increase the supply and diversity of early-stage finance for SMEs in Northern Ireland, and £17m of UK Shared Prosperity Funding (UKSPF) is delivering advice, business support and grants for SMEs. This is part of a range of measures in place and I should be glad if the hon Member requested an adjournment debate so that I could answer fully.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 17/01/2024 14:32:39 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine