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1733923

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 7835 on Terrorism: Northern Ireland, if he will publish details of all requests for public inquiries that he has considered.
tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
uin	8847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>I do not intend to publish details of the requests I receive for public inquiries. I have written to those whose requests I have recently considered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 17/10/2024 14:34:29 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

1732769

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Windsor Framework
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Safeguarding the Union, published on 31 January 2024, what progress his Department has made on the implementation of the measures set out in paragraph 43.
tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
uin	8213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to taking all steps necessary to protect the UK internal market. We continue to make significant progress on measures set out in paragraph 43 of the <em>Safeguarding the Union</em> Command Paper. Recent progress includes confirmation of the appointment of Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee as Chair of Intertrade UK; the establishment of the Independent Monitoring Panel; and statutory guidance to public authorities on how they should ensure they have special regard to Northern Ireland’s place in the UK internal market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 14/10/2024 14:28:51 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

1732770

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his planned timetable is for resuming inquests relating to the troubles in Northern Ireland that ended when the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 came into force; and whether those referred from the Attorney General will receive an inquest.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South and Mid Down
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	8240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government has made clear its intention to propose measures that allow legacy inquests previously halted by the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy &amp; Reconciliation) Act 2023 to proceed, should that be the preference of the victims’s families.</p><p> </p><p>A number of inquests were referred to the coroners’ service by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland shortly before the Act came into force. I am considering the approach to these as part of my ongoing consultation process with interested parties. I want to make progress as swiftly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>As I set out in my Written Ministerial Statement of 7 October, the Government is now carefully considering its next steps following the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal’s judgment in light of the additional declarations of incompatibility made by the Court of Appeal. At the same time, the Government will continue to explore measures to strengthen the ICRIR to ensure that it is both human rights compliant and able to command support from across communities in Northern Ireland.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 16/10/2024 10:35:45 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1732974

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Windsor Framework
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) contact details, (b) office address, (c) staffing complement and (d) operating budget of the Windsor Framework Independent Monitoring Panel is; and whether minutes of that Panel's meetings are published.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Robin Swann
uin	8393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to implementing the Windsor Framework and taking all steps necessary to protect the UK internal market. In support of that, I confirmed the appointment of Anna Jerzewska, Aidan Reilly and Alastair Hamilton as the Windsor Framework Independent Monitoring Panel on 19 September.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Panel will report to Government on the basis set out in the <em>Safeguarding the Union</em> command paper. The arrangements for the Panel are in the process of being put in place and, consistent with their status, Panellists will not be employees of the UK Government. They will be supported by a secretariat function.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 14/10/2024 08:41:33 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5319

1732975

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	InterTrade UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) contact details, (b) office address, (c) staffing complement and (d) operating budget of Intertrade UK is; and whether minutes of that body's meetings are published.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Robin Swann
uin	8394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to implementing the Windsor Framework and taking all steps necessary to protect the UK internal market. To that end, I confirmed the appointment of Baroness Foster as Chair of Intertrade UK on 19 September. The body is in the process of being established and more details of how it will operate to facilitate and boost trade across the UK will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 14/10/2024 08:45:08 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5319

1732983

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	City Deals and Local Growth Deals: 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 Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of reinstating the Causeway City and Growth deal.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Jim Allister
uin	8398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government has inherited a £22 billion black hole in the public finances and, as a result, the Treasury is having to consider a range of measures to address this through the spending review.</p><p>Since the announcement that the Causeway Coast and Glens and Mid South West deals have been paused, I have met with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and many other interested parties to discuss the potential of both deals for encouraging economic growth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 14/10/2024 08:37:22 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5356

1732464

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
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: Paternity Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Shaun Davies
uin	7914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>The HR reporting system used by the Northern Ireland Office does not provide paternity leave information in the form requested.</p><p>The paternity leave policy followed is set out <a href="https://www.gov.uk/employers-paternity-pay-leave" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 16/10/2024 10:29:23 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5041

1731864

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors: 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 providing additional funding for the construction of the North South Interconnector.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>Energy policy and funding for infrastructure in Northern Ireland are devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive. Additional funding for this joint infrastructure project is ultimately a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 11/10/2024 10:55:54 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1732168

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Local Growth Deals: 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 progress funding for the Mid South West and Causeway Coast and Glens growth deals; and for what reason those projects have been paused.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Sorcha Eastwood
uin	7629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>I understand the enormous importance of the City and Growth Deals in Northern Ireland for economic growth.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, we are facing a £22 billion black hole in the public finances. Many of the City and Growth Deals have decades’ worth of funding attached so it is right that we consider any remaining deals that haven’t been signed yet in the round at the Spending Review, as we are doing with other long-term funding programmes. In Northern Ireland, this includes both the Mid South West and the Causeway Coast and Glens Growth Deals.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>My officials and I continue to work closely with the four council areas, their officials and the Department of Finance to develop a compelling case for the Deals, in the run up to the Autumn Budget, and I recently met representatives of the Deals to discuss the matter.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Chancellor and Chief Secretary to the Treasury will provide certainty over the remaining Deals following phase 1 of the Spending Review which will conclude on 30 October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 14/10/2024 13:43:36 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5125

1730069

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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 and Republic of Ireland: Borders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times Ministers in his Department have visited the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland since 5 July 2024.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	5856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>Northern Ireland Office Ministers have enjoyed visiting and engaging with communities, businesses, and organisations in many areas in Northern Ireland. This has included visiting the following areas close to the Border with the Republic of Ireland.</p><p>I visited Trinity Church in Clogh, Roslea Co Fermanagh where my great, great grandfather Dr. Thomas Graydon is remembered on a family gravestone; and I attended the Centre of Cross Border Studies Conference in Co Louth.</p><p>I have visited various businesses and organisations in Derry/Londonderry on 2 separate occasions.</p><p>Minister Anderson has visited communities in Newry and on two separate occasions has also visited organisations in Derry/Londonderry.</p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 10/10/2024 12:51:20 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes