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1235915

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	New IRA: Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the New IRA has imported weapons from Hezbollah.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL8308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The Noble Baroness will be aware that in August officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland made a number of arrests under the Terrorism Act in connection with an ongoing investigation into the activities of the New IRA. Ten people have now been charged with a range of terrorism offences. To ensure that any subsequent prosecutorial proceedings are not compromised, it would not be appropriate to comment further at this stage.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 28/09/2020 14:35:46 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

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

1234737

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	Coronavirus: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to work with the Northern Ireland Executive to support the recovery of the Northern Ireland economy in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL8155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government has worked closely with the NI Executive to support the businesses and employees of Northern Ireland throughout the pandemic by offering unprecedented levels of financial support to ensure their survival and to protect the productive capacity of the economy. The Government remains committed to supporting local economies to not only recover from the impacts of the pandemic but to thrive and grow as we emerge from the lockdown. <br></p><p>In the short term we have provided as much support as possible through UK-wide schemes, including the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS), the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and government-backed loans. In NI, at least 330,000 individuals and companies have benefited from these schemes to date.</p><p> </p><p>The Winter Economy Plan of 24 September has extended SEISS until 21 April 2021. It introduced a new Job Support Scheme, which will ensure an employee who is working 33% of their normal hours will receive 77% of their pay. A reduced 5% rate of VAT for hospitality and leisure firms has been extended until 31 March 2021. The coronavirus government-backed loan schemes have been extended to 30 November, with greater flexibility introduced for the repayment of Bounce Back Loans.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this UK-wide support, £2.2bn of additional departmental funding has been allocated to the NI Executive to enable a strong and sustainable recovery from this crisis.</p><p> </p><p>As we look forward, we will continue to do all we can to support the Executive to grow the NI economy: driving up innovation and productivity, making sure NI is well-connected to the rest of the UK and the world, and promoting Northern Ireland and its exports and talents as we level up opportunities for all.</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 28/09/2020 14:36:24 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1232022

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the UK’s approach to implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol contained UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL7885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Minister of State both engage regularly with representatives from across the Northern Ireland Executive, as do ministers from across Government.</p><p> </p><p>This includes via meetings of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint and Specialised Committees, as committed to in the New Decade, New Approach deal, as well as meetings of the Business Engagement Forum which was committed to in the Command Paper of 20 May.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/09/2020 15:29:19 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1232023

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol: Customs
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 infrastructure that will be required at ports in Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland Protocol contained in the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL7886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>There will be no new customs infrastructure in Northern Ireland. These rules will be administered by the UK authorities, who can exercise their discretion on when goods need to be checked.</p><p> </p><p>We have always been clear that some process will be required on goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain. Our proposals reduce this to the absolute minimum so that the integrity and smooth functioning of the UK internal market is protected. This includes, in order to respect the pre-existing status of the island of Ireland as a single epidemiological unit, some checks to help movements of live animals and agrifood from Great Britain into Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Processes such as these already happen at existing facilities at ports like Belfast and Larne. And we are continuing to work with NI businesses and the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure new administrative procedures at all points of entry are streamlined and do not affect the flow of trade.</p><p> </p><p>The Protocol obliges both the UK and EU to seek to streamline trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and to avoid controls at Northern Ireland ports as far as possible. In line with that obligation, discussions with the EU are ongoing about the process by which controls are conducted, and their frequency, in line with the approach we set out in our May Command Paper.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/09/2020 15:29:49 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1228244

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the fact that abortion remains a devolved issue in Northern Ireland, why they were required to bring the Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 to Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL7535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government was placed under a clear legal duty to bring forward regulations on access to abortion services under section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) Act 2019, given the Northern Ireland Executive was not restored by 21 October 2019.</p><p><br>The Government has delivered Regulations, which initially came into force on 31 March 2020, and these have now been approved by Parliament to remain in place as the law on access to abortion services in Northern Ireland.</p><p><br> The Regulations deliver equivalent outcomes in practice to the rest of the UK so that women and girls in Northern Ireland can enjoy similar rights in accessing abortion services.</p><p><br>The Government stands ready to provide whatever support and guidance we can to both the Northern Ireland Minister for Health and his department to assist them in progressing work to set up full abortion services as soon as possible, consistent with the Regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 06/08/2020 11:21:03 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1228273

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the provisions of the Revised Protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement relating to EU regulations and goods manufactured in Northern Ireland will be incorporated into law in Northern Ireland; and who will bring forward this legislation.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL7512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Protocol was implemented into domestic law by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020. This gives effect to certain aspects of EU law in Northern Ireland for as long as the Protocol alignment provisions remain in force, for the purposes of avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The delivery and implementation of the Protocol’s provisions, including any further legislation that is required, is for the UK Government and, where appropriate, devolved Northern Ireland authorities. The UK Government will continue to work closely with the Northern Ireland Executive on this.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 05/08/2020 10:04:48 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1227840

registered interest
date	23/07/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial assistance they have made available to the Northern lreland Executive to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL7217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government will provide at least £2.2 billion to the Northern Ireland Executive for 2020/21 to allow the Executive to respond to Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to the UK-wide measures that the people and businesses in Northern Ireland will benefit from, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. This will give people and businesses the best possible opportunities to bounce back and recover.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 05/08/2020 10:05:03 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore