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registered interest
date	12/10/2020
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, with reference to Written Ministerial Statement HCWS168 on Addressing Northern Ireland Legacy Issues, published on 18 March 2020, on what dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met representatives of the Irish Government to discuss legacy issues since 18 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Dorset
tabling member printed	Simon Hoare
uin	102123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and officials regularly meet with counterparts in the Irish Government to discuss a range of issues, including legacy.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State and officials from the Northern Ireland Office last met with the Irish Government’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and his officials on 8th October 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government remains committed to making progress on legacy issues, and engaging with the Irish Government, as well as the Northern Ireland parties and key stakeholders, on the way forward as quickly as possible.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/10/2020 14:53:42 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare

1237509

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
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, when he plans to publish further proposals on dealing with legacy issues in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
uin	95010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that we will introduce legislation to address the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland in a way that focuses on reconciliation, delivers for victims, and ends the cycle of reinvestigations that has failed victims and veterans alike.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to making progress and engaging on these issues with the Northern Ireland parties, the Irish Government, and stakeholders from across the community including victims groups as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/09/2020 11:51:08 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

1234956

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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 Her Majesty's Government what engagements they have had with victims' groups on the proposals to address the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL8205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to making progress on legacy issues and recognises the importance of engaging with victims groups as part of this process. There have been a number of ministerial and official level engagements with groups funded under the Victims and Survivors Service’s Victims Support Programme. We have also engaged with the Commissioner for Victims and Survivors, the Victims and Survivors Service Board as well as the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and other key stakeholders.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 23/09/2020 12:28:49 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1234957

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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 Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compliance of the proposals to address the legacy of the Troubles with the obligation to carry out an effective investigation in line with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL8206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is committed to introducing legislation to address the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past as soon as possible and will provide further detail on those proposals in due course. We want information recovery and reconciliation to be at the heart of a revised legacy system that is fair and proportionate, helps families to find out what happened to their loved ones and is in line with our Article 2 obligations.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 23/09/2020 12:45:27 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1235027

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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 ensure that the UK Government provides adequate funding for the Troubles victims' pension scheme; and what steps he is taking to implement that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	91174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government made legislation establishing a victims’ payments scheme in January. The Regulations provide for the Executive Office to be able to provide funding to the Department responsible for supporting the Victims’ Payments Board. The devolved funding settlement means that the Executive is funded through the Block Grant together with its own revenue raising capabilities to fund its statutory responsibilities, including this scheme.</p><p>The Government welcomes the designation of the Department of Justice to lead on administrative support for the scheme and the Executive must now deliver on implementation, so that applications can be processed and payments made to victims. We will continue to prioritise supporting the Executive’s delivery of this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 22/09/2020 14:00:21 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker previous answer version 48574 answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1234736

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
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 Her Majesty's Government how much funding they have allocated to the Northern Ireland Troubles-related incident victims payments scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL8154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government made legislation establishing a victims’ payments scheme in January. It did so both to fulfil its legal obligation and because it is committed to doing what it can to progress a scheme that has been delayed by political disagreements for too long.</p><p>The Regulations provide for the Executive Office to be able to provide funding to the Department responsible for supporting the Victims’ Payments Board. The devolved funding settlement means that the Executive is funded through the Block Grant together with its own revenue raising capabilities to fund its statutory responsibilities, including this scheme.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 23/09/2020 12:48:28 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1230438

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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	What discussions his Department has had with (a) victims groups and (b) other key stakeholders in Northern Ireland on the development of the Government's proposals on addressing Northern Ireland legacy issues, announced on 18 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	905484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to introducing legislation to address the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has held discussions with a number of key stakeholders, including victims groups, the Commissioner for Victims and Survivors, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, and a range of individuals from across civic society and academia.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/09/2020 12:59:28 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1227228

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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, with reference to page 53 of the New Decade, New approach document, published in January 2020, how much additional funding from the public purse will be provided to tackle paramilitarism in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	78915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government has provided £2 billion of funding to support implementation of the New Decade, New Approach deal. £545 million of this has already been allocated. The £2 billion includes a £1bn Barnett-based investment guarantee from the UK Government, which will include significant new funding to turbocharge infrastructure investment. This guarantee will apply in all circumstances, and allow the Executive to plan new investment over a five year period. £245m will support the transformation of public services, including transformation across health, education and justice. Funding release will be tied to the delivery of reform. The deal also provided £550m to help put the Executive’s finances on a sustainable footing, including £200 million over three years to resolve the nurses’ pay dispute immediately and deliver pay parity.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, the UK Government has provided £60m of capital and resource funding to deliver a Northern Ireland Graduate Entry Medical School in Derry/Londonderry, which has now been approved by the Executive. The UK Government will provide £50m over two years to support the rollout of ultra-low emission public transport.</p><p> </p><p>The Honourable Member has inquired about a range of specific areas of funding, including mental health support, tackling deprivation, tackling paramilitarism, the Castlereagh Foundation, centenary funding, culture and community funding, language and broadcasting support, support for the armed forces and veterans, IFI funding and a fund to promote the competitiveness of the Northern Ireland economy.</p><p> </p><p>£140m of funding has been set aside in the New Decade, New Approach package to address Northern Ireland’s unique circumstances. The overall profiling of this spend to address Northern Ireland’s unique circumstances remains subject to final decisions by ministers. Where identified projects fall within devolved competencies, further discussions are needed with the Executive to establish the amount of funding which is required. We look forward to being able to confirm the detail across all these projects as soon as it is possible to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 78914 78916 78917 78918 78919 78920 78921 78922 78923 78927 78928 question first answered 03/09/2020 11:37:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1223970

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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, with reference to the Answer of the 30 June 2020 to Written Question 64962 on Terrorism: Northern Ireland, what estimate his Department made as part of legislative proposals for the Victims Payment Scheme of the (a) potential number of victims entitled to the payment from that scheme and (b) the total cost of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	72982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government provided a legislative framework for this scheme in the absence of an Executive. A public consultation was carried out between October and November 2019, and the responses to the consultation contributed to the final shape of the scheme. Unlike fatalities, there is no comprehensive dataset about seriously injured victims of the Troubles. In this context, the ability to estimate with confidence both the number of applications to the scheme and the number of awards that will be issued is constrained.</p><p> </p><p>The Executive committed to “find a way forward” on this issue in 2014. We have provided that way forward through the regulations. The Executive must now set aside its political differences and deliver for victims.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 16/07/2020 15:40:30 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1222737

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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 Her Majesty's Government, whether, in the High Court of Northern Ireland, they instructed a Queen's Counsel to argue that an application by a victim of the Troubles in Northern Ireland be set aside in favour of another application; and if so, why.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL6667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is working tirelessly to see a resolution on departmental designation by the Executive Office, which is the next vital step towards this scheme opening. Victims have waited too long for these payments and the Government is extremely disappointed by the lack of progress.</p><p> </p><p>The High Court considered case management of two judicial reviews in respect of the Victims Payments Scheme on Friday 26 June.</p><p> </p><p>As the Noble Lord will appreciate, the Government does not comment on ongoing legal proceedings.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/07/2020 12:49:17 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey