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1245671

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in bringing forward legislative proposals to address legacy issues in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL9437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 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 from all communities, and ends the cycle of re-investigations that has failed victims and veterans alike.</p><p><br> While progress on this has, like other priorities, been affected by the challenging wider circumstances presented by the ongoing Covid-19 situation, we remain committed to making progress as quickly as possible, and to working with all parts of the community in Northern Ireland as part of this process.</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/10/2020 13:25:49 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1244424

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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, if he will publish the (a) attendees, (b) dates and (c) outcomes of meetings his Department has held with victims' groups in relation to the Government's Northern Ireland legacy proposals.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	105439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>Since March, a number of calls and virtual meetings have taken place with victims' groups, as well as the Victims' Commissioner and the Victims and Survivors Forum, at ministerial and official level. Despite the challenging circumstances presented by the ongoing Covid-19 situation, engagement continued throughout the summer months and continues to take place where possible. The UK Government remains committed to making progress on legacy issues, and recognises the importance of working with all parts of the community in Northern Ireland as part of this process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to publishing details of ministers’ meetings with external organisations on a quarterly basis. Publications for the Northern Ireland Office can be found on Gov.uk.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/10/2020 11:56:30 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1244425

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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, pursuant to the Answer of 4 May 2020 to Question 41538, on Northern Ireland Government, what engagement has taken place with a range of stakeholders on the legacy proposals, including victims’ groups, the Northern Ireland parties and the Irish Government.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	105440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with Northern Ireland party leaders, and with counterparts in the Irish Government to discuss a range of issues, including legacy. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and officials from the Northern Ireland Office last met with the Irish Government’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and his officials on 8 October 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Since March, the Secretary of State and officials from the Northern Ireland Office have met various community groups, including victim support groups, religious leaders and groups from across academia and civic society. Despite the challenging circumstances presented by the ongoing Covid-19 situation, engagement continued throughout the summer months and continues to take place where possible. The UK Government remains committed to making progress on legacy issues, and recognises the importance of working with all parts of the community in Northern Ireland as part of this process.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/10/2020 11:57:47 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1244426

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals in relation to Northern Ireland legacy.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	105441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that it will bring forward legislation to address the legacy of the troubles that focuses on reconciliation, delivers for victims, and ends the cycle of investigations that has failed victims and veterans alike. We are committed to making progress on this as quickly as possible.</p><p><br> <br> <br></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/10/2020 11:58:42 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

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

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

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

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

1222738

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, further to reports of delays by the Northern Ireland Executive in administering the payment of pensions to victims of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, what plans they have, if any, to ensure that these payments take place.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL6668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government is taking this matter very seriously and we are extremely disappointed by the current delay.</p><p> </p><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. The Executive needs to designate a department that can own the policy and implement the scheme so that applications can be processed and payments made to victims.</p><p> </p><p>The Government provided a legislative framework for this scheme in the absence of an Executive and the Executive must now deliver.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 16/07/2020 11:56:11 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey