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349224

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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

349272

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	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 discussions she has had with Invest NI on the potential implications of the European Union (Referendum) Bill on investment to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	1664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Northern Ireland recently met the Chief Executive of Invest NI and discussed a range of issues in relation to the Northern Ireland economy, including foreign direct investment. I last met the Chief Executive when he and I took part in a seminar at the Japanese Embassy last week to promote investment in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 15/06/2015 10:35:06 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

349276

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	Terrorism: 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 changes in technological skills and capacity of dissident republican groups and their potential effect on the peace process.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	1662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The threat from Northern Ireland Related Terrorism remains severe. Dissident Republican groupings retain lethal intent and capability. The threat is being suppressed but the need for total vigilance remains. As we made clear in our Northern Ireland manifesto at the election we will always give the fullest possible backing to the brave men and women of the PSNI and MI5 who do such a superb job. Under this Government there will be no let-up in our efforts to ensure that terrorism never succeeds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 15/06/2015 10:37:49 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

349277

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	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 recent discussions she has held with the Irish government on the potential implications of the European Union (Referendum) Bill on Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	1663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>I regularly hold discussions with the Irish Government on a range of issues, including the UK Government’s approach to the EU and the forthcoming referendum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 15/06/2015 10:40:04 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

348941

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Human Rights Act 1998: 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 from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice of 3 June 2015 to Question 368, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the Government's plans to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 on the existing devolution settlement in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	1447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>We remain committed to upholding our obligations as set out in Part 6 of the Belfast Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 11/06/2015 12:16:33 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

348525

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Cerberus Capital Management: 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 operations of the Cerebrus investment fund in Northern Ireland since April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	1133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>I have discussed the operations of Cerberus on a number of occasions including with Government and Executive Ministers.</p><p>It is important that Cerberus lives up to its commitment to be a good partner for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 09/06/2015 10:04:14 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell

348609

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Parades: Northern 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 devolved institutions in Northern Ireland to ensure a safe and peaceful 2015 marching season.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	1127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>I meet the Minister for Justice for Northern Ireland and Chief Constable on a regular basis to discuss a range of security issues including those relating to parades. The most recent meeting took place on Wednesday 20 May.</p><p>I also met the Chief Constable separately on Monday 8 June during which we had a further discussion about the summer parading season.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 11/06/2015 12:08:02 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

348633

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Families
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 Prime Minister's press release of 18 August 2014, what steps she is taking to assess the impact of her Department's policies on the family.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	1201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The majority of Northern Ireland policy which has an impact on the family is devolved. The Northern Ireland Office will consider any implications for, and impact on, families in its policymaking process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 11/06/2015 12:12:37 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes