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511525

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have agreed a budget for 2016–17 with the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, and if so, what is that budget.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL7567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>The Chief Electoral Officer will receive funding from a number of sources for the year 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>An initial resource budget (excluding depreciation) of £2,011,000 has been allocated to the Chief Electoral Officer. Further funding – both capital and resource – will be made available to support the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland transformation programme which includes the introduction of digital registration.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Electoral Officer will also receive funding from the Consolidated Fund and the Northern Ireland Assembly to support the EU Referendum and Northern Ireland Assembly elections that are due to take place in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>More detailed questions on expenditure are operational matters for the Chief Electoral Officer who is independent of Government. The Chief Electoral Officer publishes information on his operating costs in his annual report which is presented to Parliament and copies are made available in the Library of the House.</p><p>This information is also available on the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland website: <a href="http://www.eoni.org.uk/Utility/About-EONI/Plans-and-reports" target="_blank">http://www.eoni.org.uk/Utility/About-EONI/Plans-and-reports</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Reports of the Chief Electoral Officer list expenditure for the last 5 financial years as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Resource Expenditure </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Capital Expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£2,740,400</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£2,608,200</p></td><td><p>£16,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£2,666,300</p></td><td><p>£142,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£5,427,900 *</p></td><td><p>£92,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£2,320,000</p></td><td><p>£56,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* includes expenditure for the 2013 canvass</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop grouped question UIN HL7568 question first answered 22/04/2016 11:56:36 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

511526

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the expenditure of the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL7568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>The Chief Electoral Officer will receive funding from a number of sources for the year 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>An initial resource budget (excluding depreciation) of £2,011,000 has been allocated to the Chief Electoral Officer. Further funding – both capital and resource – will be made available to support the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland transformation programme which includes the introduction of digital registration.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Electoral Officer will also receive funding from the Consolidated Fund and the Northern Ireland Assembly to support the EU Referendum and Northern Ireland Assembly elections that are due to take place in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>More detailed questions on expenditure are operational matters for the Chief Electoral Officer who is independent of Government. The Chief Electoral Officer publishes information on his operating costs in his annual report which is presented to Parliament and copies are made available in the Library of the House.</p><p>This information is also available on the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland website: <a href="http://www.eoni.org.uk/Utility/About-EONI/Plans-and-reports" target="_blank">http://www.eoni.org.uk/Utility/About-EONI/Plans-and-reports</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Reports of the Chief Electoral Officer list expenditure for the last 5 financial years as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Resource Expenditure </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Capital Expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£2,740,400</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£2,608,200</p></td><td><p>£16,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£2,666,300</p></td><td><p>£142,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£5,427,900 *</p></td><td><p>£92,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£2,320,000</p></td><td><p>£56,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* includes expenditure for the 2013 canvass</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop grouped question UIN HL7567 question first answered 22/04/2016 11:56:36 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

511527

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the competition for the post of Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland will take place.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL7569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>A competition to recruit a new Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland is expected to launch in autumn 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 20/04/2016 12:58:23 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

514177

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
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: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Irish government on cross-border efforts to stop organised crime.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	904520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>In accordance with the Fresh Start Agreement, in December I attended a trilateral cross-border ministerial meeting with the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government.</p><p> </p><p>We agreed new measures to enhance law enforcement cooperation on organised crime and a Joint Agency Taskforce has been established.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 20/04/2016 14:36:51 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

514178

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Economic Growth: 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 she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on economic development in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Charnwood
tabling member printed	Edward Argar
uin	904523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s long-term economic plan is delivering for Northern Ireland. The economy there is growing.</p><p>There are 51,000 more people in work today than there were in 2010. The claimant count is down by 40% since its peak in February 2013.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 20/04/2016 14:29:43 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar

514179

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Economic Situation: 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 strengthen the Northern Ireland economy.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	904526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s long-term economic plan is strengthening the Northern Ireland economy.</p><p> </p><p>Last year legislation was passed to allow the devolution of corporation tax rate-setting powers.</p><p> </p><p>This could bring benefits for an estimated 34,000 companies of all sizes in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 20/04/2016 14:34:49 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

514180

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Economic Situation: 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 strengthen the Northern Ireland economy.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	904524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s long-term economic plan is strengthening the Northern Ireland economy.</p><p> </p><p>Last year legislation was passed to allow the devolution of corporation tax rate-setting powers.</p><p> </p><p>This could bring benefits for an estimated 34,000 companies of all sizes in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 20/04/2016 14:31:30 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

514181

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
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: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Irish government on cross-border efforts to stop organised crime.
tabling member constituency	Worcester
tabling member printed	Mr Robin Walker
uin	904521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>In accordance with the Fresh Start Agreement, in December I attended a trilateral cross-border ministerial meeting with the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government.</p><p> </p><p>We agreed new measures to enhance law enforcement cooperation on organised crime and a Joint Agency Taskforce has been established.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 20/04/2016 14:36:25 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker

514182

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
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: 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 tackle organised crime in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	South Ribble
tabling member printed	Seema Kennedy
uin	904525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The Fresh Start Agreement created a Joint Agency Task Force to identify strategic priorities and co-ordinate joint operations against those involved in cross-border organised crime.</p><p> </p><p>Tackling organised crime in Northern Ireland is primarily a matter for the devolved Department of Justice, under the auspices of the Organised Crime Task Force.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 20/04/2016 14:33:33 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy