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1699074

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Public Appointments: Northern Ireland Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information his Department holds on the (a) gender, (b) disability status, (c) sexual orientation, (d) marital status and (e) ethnicity of public appointments that it has made in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	20814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>My Department collects diversity information in line with its equality duties and the requirements of the Governance Code on Public Appointments for all public appointments set out in the Schedule to the Public Appointments Order in Council.</p><p> </p><p>Information collected on appointments and reappointments is published annually by the Cabinet Office in the Public Appointments Data Report and can be found on GOV.UK. The Commissioner for Public Appointments also includes data in his annual report which is published at:</p><p><a href="https://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/publications/annual-reports/" target="_blank">https://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/publications/annual-reports/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 15/04/2024 08:52:26 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1698630

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Civil Partnerships and Marriage: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) same and (b) opposite sex couples in Northern Ireland have converted their (i) marriage to civil partnership and (ii) civil partnership to marriage.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	20471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The General Register Office within the Northern Ireland Department of Finance is responsible for the administration of marriage and civil partnership law in Northern Ireland. They should be contacted for further information regarding this matter.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 15/04/2024 08:50:47 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1695738

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Pensioners: 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 Age NI on support for isolated pensioners in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	18449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>While policies on this matter are ultimately devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive, the Secretary of State is committed to continuing to engage with groups across all sectors of society in Northern Ireland to discuss how the UK Government can support them.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 20/03/2024 14:23:31 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1694922

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Operation Kenova
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost is of Operation Kenova.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	17799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Operation Kenova is an independent investigation commissioned by the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The PSNI is therefore best placed to provide an accurate estimate of its cost.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/03/2024 09:40:13 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1694139

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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: Fraud and Maladministration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the amount of money lost to fraud and error by his Department in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
uin	17318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office reported no cases of fraud or amounts lost due to fraud or error in any of the last three financial years. This is disclosed as part of the Annual Report and Accounts available on GOV.UK.</p><p>The PSFA produces a Fraud Landscape Report:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-fraud-landscape-annual-report-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-fraud-landscape-annual-report-2022</a>.</p><p>This provides data on fraud and error detection, loss and recoveries in central government, outside of the tax and welfare system. (The 2020/21 Report was published in March 2023).</p><p>The Government is proud of its record in proactively seeking to find and prevent more fraud. We have established the dedicated Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA). In its first year, it delivered £311 million in audited counter fraud benefits.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 12/03/2024 14:25:47 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1694288

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Integrated Schools: Finance
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 6 March 2024 to Question 16419 on Integrated Schools: Northern Ireland, on what date the Northern Ireland Executive was informed of the removal of the ring-fence for the £150m Fresh Start Agreement funding.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	17460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>HM Treasury officials wrote to their counterparts in the Northern Ireland Department of Finance on 1 March 2024 formally confirming the removal of the ring-fence for £150 million of Fresh Start Agreement funding.</p><p> </p><p>This formal confirmation followed official level discussions between the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Civil Service on UK Government funding streams being made available within the financial package to support the restored Executive.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 12/03/2024 14:23:57 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1693764

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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: WhatsApp
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what guidance his Department issues on the use of WhatsApp.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
uin	17060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>All Departments in central government, including arms-length bodies apply the published guidance: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-corporate-communication-channels-for-government-business" target="_blank">Using non-corporate communication channels (e.g. WhatsApp, private email, SMS) for government business</a> published by Cabinet Office in March 2023. It applies to all individuals in central government (ministers, special advisers, officials, contractors, non-executive board members and independent experts advising ministers). The Northern Ireland Office uses the central guidance and has applied it since March 2023.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office provides additional advice to supplement the central guidance which is published on the departmental intranet.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 11/03/2024 16:05:00 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1693817

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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 and Social Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland administration on pay for (a) health and social care and (b) NHS workers.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	17187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>In the months leading up to the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland engaged with the Secretary of State for the Department of Health and Social Care and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on the issue of pay awards for healthcare workers in Northern Ireland. In addition to these meetings, he met with trade union representatives on this important matter.<strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Healthcare is a devolved matter and pay awards are ultimately a matter for the Department of Health. The UK Government has provided the Executive with a £3.3 billion financial package to stabilise Northern Ireland’s finances. This package includes £584m to provide public sector pay awards for 2023-24. It will be up to the Executive to decide on the level of pay awards and to balance these costs against other priorities.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 13/03/2024 11:28:27 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1693249

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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: Publishing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what reports and guidance their Department has produced in the last three years; and how much was spent on their (a) printing and (b) distribution.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
uin	16629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is not centrally held, and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the department.</p><p><br> Reports and guidance that the Department has published can be found on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. The amount spent on printing and distribution for each year is published in the Annual Report and Accounts under the ‘Communications, office supplies and services’ line of the Expenditure note.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 08/03/2024 14:28:22 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1693262

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Cancer: Medical Treatments
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) Department for Health and Social Care and (b) Department for Transport on providing financial support for young cancer patients (0-25) and their families travelling from Northern Ireland to receive treatment in England.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	16726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>This matter is devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive. Arrangements for financial support for young cancer patients and their families travelling from Northern Ireland to receive treatment in England is a matter for the Northern Ireland Department of Health and local Health and Social Care Trusts.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 12/03/2024 14:18:19 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley