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1737058

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Public Sector: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what role he plans his Department will have in supporting the work of the Northern Ireland Transformation Board.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Sorcha Eastwood
uin	11089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The establishment of a Public Service Transformation Board was a condition of the Government’s £3.3bn restoration package for the Northern Ireland Executive, which included £235m of funding specifically for the transformation of public services. The Board will include a wide range of independent experts, and be supported by officials from NICS and UKG, to provide strategic advice to the Executive on how to transform public services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Executive will need to make difficult choices in order to live within their budget to support the cost of public service delivery and improve outcomes for citizens. The Government wants to work collaboratively to support the Executive to achieve this while respecting the devolved settlement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 31/10/2024 11:10:49 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5125

1736675

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: 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 his Department is taking to help attract foreign direct investment in (a) the Mid-South West and (b) Causeway Coast and Glens in Northern Ireland; and what steps his Department plans to take to promote Northern Ireland's dual market access to help attract investment into these regions.
tabling member constituency	Surrey Heath
tabling member printed	Dr Al Pinkerton
uin	10890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government’s investment of £126 million into the Mid South West Growth Deal and £36 million into the Causeway Coast and Glens Growth Deal will be focused on digital and innovation projects that take advantage of the opportunities of the future. The two Deals’ ambitious projects will create high-value jobs, increase skills and employability, and create exciting opportunities for foreign direct investment into the two regions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Northern Ireland enjoys many advantages as a great place to invest and do business, including being part of the UK internal market and enjoying access to the EU single market for goods, and the Government takes every opportunity to make this case to investors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 30/10/2024 15:58:22 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5288

1736200

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	IRA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the PSNI on the Provisional IRA Army Council.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	10512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>The PSNI and UK security agencies continually assess the threat, risk and harm posed by paramilitary, terrorist and organised crime groups to inform the most appropriate operational response.</p><p>Although it is acknowledged that some individuals engaged in serious criminality may also have ties to former paramilitary Republican organisations, such activity does not present a threat to national security.</p><p>However, the national security threat in Northern Ireland is wholly driven by violent Dissident Republicans who reject the Good Friday Agreement (GFA), and not by Groups that support the GFA.</p><p>Where any criminality exists, I am clear that it should be dealt with fully by the police.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 29/10/2024 11:41:09 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1736208

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Organised Crime and 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 steps the Government is taking to improve cross-border cooperation on tackling (a) organised crime and (b) paramilitary activities in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	10516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK and Irish Governments work together to tackle security challenges and keep people on both sides of the border safe. The UK Government has regular discussions with the Irish Government on a range of issues, including cross-border security.</p><p>Non national security criminal justice matters are a matter for the devolved Department of Justice. The Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) on Cooperation on Criminal Justice Matters provides a mechanism for the Northern Ireland Justice Minister to meet her counterpart in the Irish Government to discuss matters of shared concern.</p><p>The NI Executive leads on tackling paramilitarism in Northern Ireland and the UK Government jointly funds the Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime (EPPOC). EPPOC aims to create safer communities, resilient to paramilitarism, criminality and coercive control by tackling paramilitary activity in all its forms.</p><p>I commend the PSNI and An Garda Síochána for their work in keeping people on both sides of the border safe, including the work of the cross border Joint Agency Task Force (JATF) which was established to tackle organised and cross jurisdictional crime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 29/10/2024 09:45:31 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1736209

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Transport: 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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on steps to improve Northern Ireland’s transport connectivity with the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	10517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring greater connectivity and economic integration between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport has already met with John O’Dowd MLA, Minister for Infrastructure, to discuss shared transport priorities, given that transport policy is largely devolved. By working together, both governments can encourage economic growth, deliver integrated transport networks, promote social mobility, and tackle regional inequalities by improving connectivity across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 28/10/2024 10:57:27 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1736213

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Firearms: 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 firearms have been registered in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	10521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>Policing and justice are devolved matters. The control of firearms in Northern Ireland is exercised by the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Figures relating to firearm registration are held by the PSNI.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 29/10/2024 10:06:46 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1736214

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Firearms: 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 firearm licenses have been revoked in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	10522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>Policing and justice are devolved matters. The control of firearms in Northern Ireland is exercised by the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Figures relating to firearm licence revocations are held by the PSNI.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 29/10/2024 10:07:29 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1736235

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
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, if he will make it his policy that any future Northern Ireland troubles legacy proposals will have capacity to deal with murders that took place after 10th April 1998.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South and Mid Down
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	10510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>Investigating suspected criminal activity that took place following the Good Friday Agreement is the responsibility of the relevant police force.</p><p>The Government is committed to repeal and replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy &amp; Reconciliation) Act 2023. As part of this process, I have said that the Government will bring forward a remedial order under the Human Rights Act to ensure that the Independent Commission for Reconciliation &amp; Information Recovery established by the Act is fully human rights compliant.</p><p>As part of this process, I am undertaking a period of consultation, including with the Northern Ireland parties, to discuss a pragmatic way forward that can both comply with human rights and command public confidence. I look forward to discussing any specific proposals that might help achieve this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 29/10/2024 09:48:36 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1736341

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	IRA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have conducted any further assessment of the Provisional IRA’s Amy Council, including its influence on the political direction of Sinn Féin and its access to weapons, since they published their Assessment of Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland in October 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL1876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>The ‘Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland’ report was published in 2015 by the UK Government in order to provide a one-off factual assessment from the UK security agencies and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on the structure, role and purpose of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland. This public assessment, which was intended to inform the then ongoing cross-party talks, has not been repeated.</p><p>Although it is acknowledged that some individuals engaged in serious criminality may also have ties to former paramilitary Republican organisations, such activity does not present a threat to national security.</p><p>The PSNI and UK security agencies continually assess the threat, risk and harm posed by paramilitary, terrorist and organised crime groups to inform the most appropriate operational response. The threat from Northern Ireland Related Terrorism (NIRT) is assessed by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC), after MI5 passed over responsibility earlier this year. JTAC keeps the Threat Level in Northern Ireland from NIRT under constant review and formally reviews it twice a year. However, the threat is wholly driven by violent Dissident Republicans who reject the Good Friday Agreement (GFA), and not by Groups that support the GFA.</p><p>Where any criminality exists, the Government is clear that it should be dealt with fully by the police.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent question first answered 30/10/2024 13:33:26 answering member 4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1735585

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to commission an update to the assessment of the structure, role and purpose of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland published on 19 October 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Caine
uin	HL1793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>The ‘Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland’ report was published in 2015 by the UK Government in order to provide a one-off factual assessment from the UK security agencies and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on the structure, role and purpose of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland.</p><p>The then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Theresa Villiers) made clear at the time that this assessment was commissioned due to specific concerns, and was intended to inform the then ongoing cross-party talks.</p><p>The PSNI and UK security agencies continually assess the threat, risk and harm posed by paramilitary, terrorist and organised crime groups to inform the most appropriate operational response.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent question first answered 30/10/2024 13:43:42 answering member 4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
tabling member	4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine