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1486922

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much their Department and its associated agencies spent on legal disputes in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	31738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information in a form that can readily be interrogated to provide a response. The accompanying physical invoice for each recorded financial transaction related to legal expenditure would have to be examined to determine the nature of the expense and whether it relates to legal disputes.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, the information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 12/07/2022 14:01:34 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1486960

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people held electronic purchasing cards that allowed them to make purchases against his Department's budget as of 31 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	31795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>As of 31 March 2022, there were 6 live Government Procurement Card accounts that could be used to make purchases against the Northern Ireland Office’s budget.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 12/07/2022 13:31:30 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1486450

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Police: 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 assessment she has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) effectiveness of the number of police officers in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	31118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text <p>Policing in Northern Ireland, and therefore police funding and numbers, are devolved matters. The prioritisation of police resourcing is the responsibility of the Department of Justice, working with the wider Executive. How the PSNI allocate their funding is an operational matter for the Chief Constable, in consultation with the NI Policing Board.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising the unique security situation in Northern Ireland, the UK Government makes additional contributions to PSNI through Additional Security Funding. The UK Government contribution this financial year 22/23 is £32 million; demonstrating the UK Government’s commitment to security in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 08/07/2022 10:15:41 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1486568

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total value has been of contracts held by their Department with (a) G4S, (b) Serco and (c) Capita in each year since 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	31018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) makes use of collaborative contract frameworks where possible for its procurements. These contracts are held collaboratively with the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS), with the NIO one of several parties.</p><p>The NIO was part of a NICS collaborative contract with G4S for security services until March 2022. The value held by the NIO was £317,619 in 2020, £284,047 in 2021, and £71,012 in 2022.</p><p>The NIO has not held contracts with Serco or Capita for this period.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 12/07/2022 13:34:41 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1486733

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to date to attract inward investment into Northern Ireland in 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL1483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting investment into Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland Office Minister of State, Conor Burns attended Northern Ireland Day at the Dubai Expo earlier this year where he promoted Northern Ireland businesses already exporting globally, including White’s Oats, Kiverco and Greenfields, as well as meeting Sovereign Wealth Funds to promote the fantastic investment opportunities in Northern Ireland. Representatives of these Funds have been invited to visit and explore investment opportunities in areas of mutual interest.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland Office Ministers and the Special Envoy to the United States on Northern Ireland also undertake frequent visits to the United States to promote the benefits of business in Northern Ireland and attract investment. Northern Ireland is already the number one international investment location for US Cyber Security firms, and the UK Government aims to build on this great potential.</p><p> </p><p>Also, through the New Deal for Northern Ireland we have invested £8 million into expanding Invest NI’s presence overseas, with posts in Tokyo, Singapore and Guangzhou already underway, enhancing Northern Ireland’s investment opportunities. In addition, the Department for International Trade has opened a Northern Ireland hub in Belfast, offering bespoke support for Northern Ireland businesses, including looking to attract investment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 18/07/2022 15:02:18 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1486095

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many contracts that are worth (a) between £1 million and £3 million and (b) over £3 million their (i) Department and (ii) Department’s agencies and non-departmental public bodies (A) have agreed since 2010 and (B) are due to agree within the next 12 months; how much their Department has spent on monitoring each contract in each year since 2010; and how many officials have been working on that monitoring in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	29893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>Details of Government contracts from 2016 above £10,000, and £25,000 in the wider public sector, are published on <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">Contracts Finder</a>. As Contracts Finder was implemented in 2016, not all records before this time are held centrally.</p><p>With regards to contracts due to be agreed within the next 12 months, the information requested is not held centrally for the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Of the NIO’s agencies and non-departmental public bodies, the Crown Solicitor’s Office is due to agree two contracts with a value of between £1 million and £3 million in the next 12 months.</p><p>The NIO does not hold records on expenditure on monitoring each contract in each year since 2010, or on how many officials have been working on monitoring contracts in each year since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 12/07/2022 13:42:23 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1486112

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) direct employees, (b) contractors, and (c) agency workers who work in their Department and relevant agencies and public bodies, receive a wage below that of either (i) the UK Real Living Wage outside of Greater London, or (ii) the London Living Wage inside of Greater London, as determined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	29986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office can confirm no employees either directly or indirectly employed by the department are paid below the UK Real Living Wage outside of Greater London or within London.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 11/07/2022 08:41:40 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1485136

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
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: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the wage ratio was between the highest paid member of staff in his Department and the lowest in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	28400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The wage ratio between the highest paid member of staff and the lowest in the Northern Ireland Office was:</p><p>(a) 9.8:1 in 2020</p><p>(b) 8.0:1 in 2021; and</p><p>(c) 7.6:1 in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 07/07/2022 13:53:17 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1484764

registered interest
date	29/06/2022
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: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	27533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The amount spent on hospitality by the Northern Ireland Office is as follows:</p><p> </p><p><strong>2019-20</strong> - £258,327</p><p> </p><p><strong>2020-21</strong> - £33,458</p><p> </p><p><strong>2021-22</strong> - £62,872</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 07/07/2022 13:50:48 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1484791

registered interest
date	29/06/2022
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: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	27706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave on 27 June 2022 (UIN 23420) to the hon Member for North East Fife.</p><p> </p><p>Since this answer was provided, we have published our 2021-22 Annual Report and Accounts. The amount spent on consultancy for 2021-22 was £304,400.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 07/07/2022 13:52:19 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney