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420919

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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 Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Dunlop on 18 September (HL2210), whether they can confirm that the government of the Republic of Ireland has not had representatives at any discussions other than those allowed by the 1998 Belfast Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The involvement of the Irish Government in cross-party talks is in accordance with the established three-stranded approach to Northern Ireland affairs and the 1998 Belfast Agreement. A commitment always to uphold the three-stranded approach was also contained in the Government’s Northern Ireland manifesto at the General Election.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 19/10/2015 11:15:02 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

420572

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Londonderry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of whether the decision by Derry City and Strabane District Council to change the name of a city from Londonderry to Derry, without consultation with the city's residents, is in keeping with the requirement in the 1998 Belfast Agreement that there should be parity of esteem between the communities in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government, on occasion receives requests to change names of towns and cities. At this time the Government does not intend to change the name of the City of Londonderry.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 19/10/2015 11:14:20 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

420573

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Northern Ireland Parades Commission is required to inform the police if it is made aware of the possibility of civil unrest in an area unless parades are either fully or partly banned in that area.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 does not specifically require the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland to inform the police when it receives evidence of the potential for parade-related civil unrest. As a public authority, however, the Parades Commission has more general obligations under public law. The discharge of these obligations is an operational matter for the Commission.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 19/10/2015 11:13:58 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

420574

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Fisheries: Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what process was used in selecting Irish names for the two fishery protection vessels used around the coast of Northern Ireland; and what is their assessment of whether the decision is in keeping with the 1998 Belfast Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Fishery protection is devolved. The names of these vessels are therefore a matter for the Northern Ireland Assembly.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 19/10/2015 11:14:41 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

420269

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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: Pressure Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had with representatives of (i) the Taxpayers' Alliance, (ii) the Confederation of British Industry, (iii) the Institute of Economic Affairs, (iv) the Adam Smith Institute, (v) the Freedom Association, (vi) the Politics and Economics Research Trust and (vii) the Midlands Industrial Council in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	11178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries meetings with external organisations are published up to 31 March 2015 and can be accessed on Gov.uk at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications.</p><p>Further publications of Ministerial and Permanent Secretaries meetings will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 19/10/2015 12:05:23 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

419419

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Parades Commission: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the amount of each year’s budget for the Northern Ireland Parades Commission since its establishment.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>The Parades Commission is responsible for the management of its own budget and, in line with the Public Processions Act (NI) 1998, it is also responsible for the publication of its Annual Report and Accounts. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is responsible for ensuring that the annual report is laid in Parliament. The total expenditure for the Parades Commission for each year since its establishment in 1998 is listed below:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Financial Year (£000s)</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2015/16 810 (projected)</p><p> </p><p>2014/15 969</p><p> </p><p>2013/14 916</p><p> </p><p>2012/13 1,373</p><p> </p><p>2011/12 958</p><p> </p><p>2010/11 1,023</p><p> </p><p>2009/10 1,032</p><p> </p><p>2008/09 1,130</p><p> </p><p>2007/08 1,062</p><p> </p><p>2006/07 1,740</p><p> </p><p>2005/06 1,460</p><p> </p><p>2004/05 1,166</p><p> </p><p>2003/04 1,292</p><p> </p><p>2002/03 1,296</p><p> </p><p>2001/02 1,308</p><p> </p><p>2000/01 1,138</p><p> </p><p>1999/2000 1,055</p><p> </p><p>1998/99 1,147</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 23/09/2015 15:35:31 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

419420

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Parades Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have discussed, or plan to discuss, with the Northern Ireland Parades Commission the case for making public, along with each decision it makes, (1) a full disclosure of evidence received, including from whom it was received, and (2) all other factors involved in the Commission’s determination; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>This Government has had no discussions with the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland regarding the disclosure of evidence received, or on any other factors which are into account when making determinations.</p><p>This is an operational matter for the Commission acting independently of Government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 23/09/2015 15:35:43 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

419570

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she plans to bring forward proposals to reform the law on abortion in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	10661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>Any proposal to reform the law on abortion in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Assembly. It is also for the Northern Ireland Executive to determine what support women receive to travel to Great Britain to have an abortion. Ministers in the Northern Ireland Office have received no recent representations on the purchasing of abortion medication on the internet.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 10631 10632 question first answered 12/10/2015 14:32:29 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

419571

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to support women in Northern Ireland who cannot travel to Great Britain to have an abortion due to lack of money, lack of support or immigration issues.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	10631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>Any proposal to reform the law on abortion in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Assembly. It is also for the Northern Ireland Executive to determine what support women receive to travel to Great Britain to have an abortion. Ministers in the Northern Ireland Office have received no recent representations on the purchasing of abortion medication on the internet.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 10632 10661 question first answered 12/10/2015 14:32:29 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

419572

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what her policy is on the purchasing of abortion medication on the internet; and what recent representations she has received on this subject.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	10632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>Any proposal to reform the law on abortion in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Assembly. It is also for the Northern Ireland Executive to determine what support women receive to travel to Great Britain to have an abortion. Ministers in the Northern Ireland Office have received no recent representations on the purchasing of abortion medication on the internet.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 10631 10661 question first answered 12/10/2015 14:32:29 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire