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387771

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Enterprise Zones: Coleraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the effect on the local economy in Coleraine of the enterprise zone in that area.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	5736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>At Budget 2014, the Chancellor announced that businesses located within the Executive’s proposed pilot Enterprise Zone near Coleraine will benefit from Enhanced Capital Allowances (ECAs) until 2020.</p><p>Implementing this measure is a matter for the Executive in Northern Ireland. I understand that work to finalise proposals is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 09/07/2015 14:33:12 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

387888

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Parades: Belfast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with the Parades Commission on preparations for parading on 12 July 2015 in Belfast.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	5665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Under the Public Processions (NI) Act 1998, the Parades Commission is responsible for operational matters relating to parading, acting independently of Government. I do not discuss individual parading decisions with them. I have not therefore discussed their preparations for parades taking place on 12 July 2015 in Belfast. In recent weeks I have, however, discussed parades, including those taking place on 12 July, with the Chief Constable and the PSNI, and with a number of Northern Ireland’s political parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 09/07/2015 11:50:16 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

387889

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: 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 she has made of the potential effect of the provisions of the EU Referendum Bill on levels of investment in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	5642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The purpose of the Bill is to provide a legislative framework for a referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU. Giving people a vote on our future relationship with Europe was a Conservative manifesto commitment and was given substantial cross party support when voted on in Parliament.</p><p>Northern Ireland will continue to be a very competitive place for attracting inward investment. In his renegotiation with the EU, the Prime Minister intends to enhance the attractiveness of the whole of the UK, including Northern Ireland, as a destination for inward investment by securing reforms to reduce the risk of excessive or unnecessary regulation being imposed by the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 09/07/2015 14:31:41 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

349975

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the potential effects of policy announcements made in the Queen's Speech in May 2015 on child poverty in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	2103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Tackling child poverty is a devolved issue. However, this government’s commitment to raise the personal allowance to £12,500 alongside measures to ensure that anyone who works for more than 30 hours on the national minimum wage is taken out of tax altogether will benefit those families most at risk from child poverty. The Government also believes that the introduction of welfare reform in Northern Ireland will help tackle child poverty by ensuring through Universal Credit, that work always pays.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 16/06/2015 12:10:13 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

349976

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Welfare State: 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 she has made of the potential effect in Northern Ireland of welfare reform measures announced in the Queen's Speech in May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	2102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Welfare reform is a devolved matter and is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive. However, the UK Government believes that Northern Ireland would benefit from agreement by the Executive to replace the current welfare system with one that rewards work, protects the vulnerable and is fairer to taxpayers, as we have done in Great Britain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 16/06/2015 12:12:04 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

349977

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Equal Pay: 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 assessment she has made of progress in closing the gender pay gap in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	2090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>In recent years the pay gap in Northern Ireland has continued to narrow. In Northern Ireland tackling the gender pay gap is mainly the responsibility of Northern Ireland Executive Ministers but the Government is also playing its part.</p><p>The gender pay gap in the UK has fallen to its lowest level ever and has been virtually eliminated among full-time workers under the age of 40, but our goal must be to eliminate it and as the Conservative Manifesto states, “we will push business to do so.” The Government is tackling systemic pay inequalities through a range of measures including extending flexible working and introducing shared parental leave.</p><p>The Conservative Manifesto makes clear this Government’s commitment to “full, genuine gender equality” and states that “we will to require companies with more than 250 employees to publish the difference between the average pay of their male and female employees.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 1506 question first answered 15/06/2015 10:44:09 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

349224

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Equal Pay: 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 her Department is taking to tackle the gender pay gap in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	1506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>In recent years the pay gap in Northern Ireland has continued to narrow. In Northern Ireland tackling the gender pay gap is mainly the responsibility of Northern Ireland Executive Ministers but the Government is also playing its part.</p><p>The gender pay gap in the UK has fallen to its lowest level ever and has been virtually eliminated among full-time workers under the age of 40, but our goal must be to eliminate it and as the Conservative Manifesto states, “we will push business to do so.” The Government is tackling systemic pay inequalities through a range of measures including extending flexible working and introducing shared parental leave.</p><p>The Conservative Manifesto makes clear this Government’s commitment to “full, genuine gender equality” and states that “we will to require companies with more than 250 employees to publish the difference between the average pay of their male and female employees.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 2090 question first answered 15/06/2015 10:44:09 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis