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1174996

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
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 Office: Reviews
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 titles of the reviews that his Department is undertaking.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	10315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>My Department is not currently undertaking any public reviews.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 05/02/2020 10:40:47 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1174222

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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 Office: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of the staff employed by her Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	9743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government expects to train up hundreds of thousands more highly skilled apprentices during this Parliament and government departments all have a role to play in this.</p><p> </p><p>Data regarding the number of apprentices in each Government Department is published yearly as part of routine Government transparency. The most recent report was published in September, covering the 2018-2019 financial year, and can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 03/02/2020 17:46:22 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1173870

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
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, what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of the Historical Investigations Unit from its establishment until the conclusion of that unit's work; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	8944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reforming the current legacy system in Northern Ireland in a way that provides reconciliation for victims and certainty for veterans. The Government will be working to develop proposals in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 03/02/2020 17:45:29 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1174104

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Sovereignty: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to provide for a referendum in Northern Ireland on the reunification of Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>It remains the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland's view that a majority of the people of Northern Ireland continue to support Northern Ireland's place in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The circumstances set out in the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement that require the Secretary of State to hold a referendum on Irish unification are therefore not satisfied.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 05/02/2020 14:09:32 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1173196

registered interest
date	24/01/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Veterans: 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 Prime Minister's oral contribution of 15 January 2020, Official Report, column 1020, what the Government's definition is of vexatious prosecutions; and how legislative proposals will prevent vexatious or unfair prosecutions of veterans who served in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	7592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reforming the current legacy system in Northern Ireland in a way which provides reconciliation for victims and greater certainty for veterans. Nobody who has served in our armed forces should be subject to unfair prosecution in cases where no new evidence has been provided.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 29/01/2020 18:00:19 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1172682

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Nationality: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how a citizen of Northern Ireland can legally express their right under the Good Friday Agreement to identify as (a) Irish, (b) British and (c) both.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	6771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains firmly committed to upholding the Belfast Agreement and the rights it protects, including the birthright of all the people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British or both, as they may so choose, and the right to hold both British and Irish citizenship. In line with this commitment, the people of Northern Ireland are legally able to hold Irish or British citizenship or both. Further, their right to identify as Irish, British or both is facilitated by the Common Travel Area arrangements, under which the people of Northern Ireland are not required to assert and choose a specific citizenship or identity in order to live, work, study and access public services and other entitlements in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 28/01/2020 15:44:59 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1172684

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Devolution: 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 paragraphs 13-15 of Annex A of the Government's document entitled, New Decade, New Approach, published on 9 January 2020, what the timeframe is for those commitments to be taken forward; and what legislative vehicle will be used to take those commitments forward.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	6772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office intends to change the UK’s Immigration Rules so that family members of the people of Northern Ireland can apply for immigration status on broadly the same terms as family members of Irish citizens and will open the route as soon as delivery allows.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 28/01/2020 15:42:50 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1172217

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what counselling services will be made available to women in Northern Ireland seeking an abortion following the introduction of the new regulatory framework on abortion on 31 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	6151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>In delivering on its legal duty to provide lawful access to abortion services in Northern Ireland, the Government has been clear that we want to ensure we are delivering in a way that works best for Northern Ireland - which is why we consulted on the proposals for the new legislative framework. The consultation provided an opportunity for the people in Northern Ireland and relevant organisations to properly provide input and views on the question of how we can best deliver services that are consistent with what is required under section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019.</p><p>We are carefully considering the consultation responses, and ensuring that the views received are reflected in the Government’s response, and inform the final framework that will be provided for in the regulations. We are also continuing to work closely with the healthcare profession, and the Department of Health in Northern Ireland who will oversee the framework’s delivery model and the operational readiness of services. In developing this work, the health and safety of women and girls, and clarity and certainty for the medical profession, remain at the forefront of the Government’s consideration.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 24/01/2020 12:05:10 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1172218

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which stakeholder groups he has met to discuss proposals for a new legal framework for abortion services in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	6152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>In consulting on the proposals for a new legal framework for abortion services in Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Office officials have engaged with a wide range of stakeholders. These groups include the Northern Ireland Department of Health, healthcare professionals, the all-Ireland church leaders group, abortion sector care providers, trade unions and civil society organisations; as well meeting with individuals who have been affected by the law.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office will continue to consult with stakeholders to properly provide input and views on the question of how we can best deliver the new legal framework for abortion services is developed.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 24/01/2020 12:06:51 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1172046

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Capital Investment: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what role the Government will have in the implementation of the £1 billion of new resource and capital spending announced for Northern Ireland on 15 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	5511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is providing a £2bn injection of financial support to the new Northern Ireland Executive. The funding package is accompanied by a number of conditions designed to ensure that the UK Government has a role in the implementation of the funding package to help increase overall fiscal and budgetary sustainability in Northern Ireland’s finances.</p><p>A new UK Government - Northern Ireland Executive joint board will be established, convened by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to oversee implementation. The Joint Board would have as part of its Terms of Reference in particular the oversight of transformation efforts in health, education and justice where these would draw on funding under this agreement.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 24/01/2020 12:08:50 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake