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1197454

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
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: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average length of time was for Ministers of his Department to respond to correspondence from hon. Members in each month in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	49745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>As encouraged by Cabinet Office guidance to set challenging deadlines, the Northern Ireland Office has a target of responding within 15 working days where a response is required.</p><p>As you will understand, the Northern Ireland Office is currently dealing with unprecedented volumes of correspondence due to Covid-19. The Northern Ireland Office ensures that urgent cases raised by hon. Members are prioritised, and is taking steps to provide substantive responses in as short a time as possible.</p><p> </p><p>All correspondence received from hon. Members is being reviewed and will be responded to as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/06/2020 11:11:25 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1196510

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Trade: 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 page 47 of the New Decade, New Approach agreement, whether he plans to ensure that legislation on unfettered trade access applies to east-west trade from Great Britain to Northern Ireland; and when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals on that policy area.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	48537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government set out its approach to implementing the Ireland and Northern Ireland Protocol on 20 May. This paper reaffirms the Government’s commitment, first made in the<em> New Decade, New Approach</em> agreement to provide unfettered access for Northern Ireland’s businesses to the rest of the UK. We will legislate to guarantee unfettered access for Northern Ireland businesses to the whole of the UK internal market, and ensure this legislation is in force by 1 January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>On movements from the rest of the UK to Northern Ireland, we will not levy tariffs on goods remaining within the UK customs territory. While there will be some limited additional process on goods arriving in Northern Ireland, delivery and implementation of the Protocol provisions is for the UK (including, where appropriate, devolved Northern Ireland authorities), and this will be conducted taking account of all flexibilities and discretion, and we will make full use of the concept of de-dramatisation.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/06/2020 11:03:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1196511

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Trade: 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 his oral contribution of 13 May 2020, Official Report column 235, whether unfettered access excludes (a) import declarations and (b) entry summary declarations on goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	48538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government set out its approach to implementing the Protocol on 20 May, affirming our commitment to legislate to guarantee unfettered access for Northern Ireland’s businesses to the whole of the UK internal market, and ensure that this legislation is in force for 1 January 2021. This means there will be no import customs declarations as goods enter the rest of the UK from Northern Ireland and no entry summary (‘safety and security’) declaration as goods enter the rest of the UK from Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/06/2020 10:59:58 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1196519

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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: Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to Article 6.1 of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, what the international requirements and commitments are that are relevant to the prohibitions and restrictions on the exportation of goods from the Union required under international obligation of the Union.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	48539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the 20 May 2020 Command paper on the implementation of the Ireland and Northern Ireland Protocol, there are a number of specific international obligations binding on the UK and the EU, for example, obligations on the movement of endangered species which will apply to the movement of goods from Northern Ireland to Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that the necessary procedures apply only to very minimal volumes of relevant trade necessary to comply with those obligations. For goods affected, the processes put in place in these very specific cases will have negligible implications for trade as a whole. We will provide guidance to the small number of traders affected before the end of the Transition Period.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/06/2020 11:01:24 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1196655

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Ulster Scots Language
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 document entitled New Decade, New Approach, published on 9 January, what his timescale is for implementing the Council of Europe Framework Convention for National Minorities in respect of the Ulster-Scots community in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	48671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>Under the New Decade, New Approach agreement, the Government committed to recognising Ulster Scots as a national minority under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. We are working towards delivering this commitment before the end of 2020.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/05/2020 11:00:13 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1196040

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Common Travel Area: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Government’s lockdown measures on the Common Travel Area between the UK and Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	47475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to abide by its obligations under the Common Travel Area (CTA) arrangements and we are clearly committed to working closely with the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government on our response to the COVD-19 pandemic. In recognition of the importance of the CTA, as well as the unique position of Northern Ireland, the UK Government’s measures on restrictions applying in respect of new arrivals into the UK will not apply to CTA routes.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/05/2020 14:08:38 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1196041

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Irish Government on a common approach to tackling the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	47476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to working with the Irish Government on our response to the COVID-19 pandemic and we are communicating at all levels to ensure a joined-up approach. There have been regular discussions between Ministers and officials from the UK and Irish governments and from the Northern Ireland Executive, including a regular Quad meeting, most recently on 19 May, jointly chaired by the Tánaiste and I.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/05/2020 16:37:33 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1196159

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Pregnancy: 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 his Department is taking to support pregnant women in Northern Ireland that wish to continue their pregnancy.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	47478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>Maternity and prenatal health is a devolved matter for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of consulting with experts, counselling and other support services to support women and girls through any difficult decisions. This will be a matter for the Department of Health to take forward as part of its commissioning of abortion services as a new healthcare service in line with the regulations we made and in accordance with paragraphs 85 and 86 of the CEDAW report.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 22/05/2020 10:28:08 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1196250

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
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, how many dissident republican attacks there have been in Northern Ireland in each month in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	47488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>This Government’s first priority is to keep people safe and secure right across the United Kingdom. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), MI5 and others who work to keep people safe from terrorism and paramilitarism, have our full support. We have provided PSNI with additional resources to tackle the terrorism threat and have also provided match funding to the NI Executive’s Tackling Paramilitarism Programme.</p><p>PSNI recorded statistics relating to the security situation in Northern Ireland are the main source of official information on trends and statistics relating to the security situation.</p><p>The PSNI produces statistics on incidents relating to the security situation that are reported to the police, including security related deaths, shooting and bombing incidents, paramilitary style attacks and arrests under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000.</p><p>Information covering the last three years is provided below.</p><p><strong>19/20 Bulletin: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2020/march/security-situation-statistics-to-march-2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2020/march/security-situation-statistics-to-march-2020.pdf</a></p><p><strong>19/20 Spreadsheet: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2020/march/march-2020-accompanying-excel-spreadsheet-for-security-website-online-15.05.2020.xls" target="_blank">https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2020/march/march-2020-accompanying-excel-spreadsheet-for-security-website-online-15.05.2020.xls</a></p><p><strong>18/19 Bulletin: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2019/march/security-situation-statistics-to-march-2019.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2019/march/security-situation-statistics-to-march-2019.pdf</a></p><p><strong>18/19 Spreadsheet: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2019/march/march-2019-accompanying-excel-spreadsheet-for-security-website-online-17.05.2019.xls" target="_blank">https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2019/march/march-2019-accompanying-excel-spreadsheet-for-security-website-online-17.05.2019.xls</a></p><p><strong>17/18 Bulletin: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2018/annual-security-situation-statistics-report-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2018/annual-security-situation-statistics-report-2017-18.pdf</a></p><p><strong>17/18 Spreadsheet: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/archive/archive-spreadsheets/march-2018-accompanying-excel-spreadsheet-for-security-website-online-17.05.2018.xls" target="_blank">https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/archive/archive-spreadsheets/march-2018-accompanying-excel-spreadsheet-for-security-website-online-17.05.2018.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 47489 47490 47491 47492 47493 question first answered 22/05/2020 10:43:24 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1196251

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
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, how many potential dissident republican attacks have been prevented in Northern Ireland in each month in the each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	47489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>This Government’s first priority is to keep people safe and secure right across the United Kingdom. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), MI5 and others who work to keep people safe from terrorism and paramilitarism, have our full support. We have provided PSNI with additional resources to tackle the terrorism threat and have also provided match funding to the NI Executive’s Tackling Paramilitarism Programme.</p><p>PSNI recorded statistics relating to the security situation in Northern Ireland are the main source of official information on trends and statistics relating to the security situation.</p><p>The PSNI produces statistics on incidents relating to the security situation that are reported to the police, including security related deaths, shooting and bombing incidents, paramilitary style attacks and arrests under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000.</p><p>Information covering the last three years is provided below.</p><p><strong>19/20 Bulletin: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2020/march/security-situation-statistics-to-march-2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2020/march/security-situation-statistics-to-march-2020.pdf</a></p><p><strong>19/20 Spreadsheet: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2020/march/march-2020-accompanying-excel-spreadsheet-for-security-website-online-15.05.2020.xls" target="_blank">https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2020/march/march-2020-accompanying-excel-spreadsheet-for-security-website-online-15.05.2020.xls</a></p><p><strong>18/19 Bulletin: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2019/march/security-situation-statistics-to-march-2019.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2019/march/security-situation-statistics-to-march-2019.pdf</a></p><p><strong>18/19 Spreadsheet: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2019/march/march-2019-accompanying-excel-spreadsheet-for-security-website-online-17.05.2019.xls" target="_blank">https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2019/march/march-2019-accompanying-excel-spreadsheet-for-security-website-online-17.05.2019.xls</a></p><p><strong>17/18 Bulletin: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2018/annual-security-situation-statistics-report-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/2018/annual-security-situation-statistics-report-2017-18.pdf</a></p><p><strong>17/18 Spreadsheet: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/archive/archive-spreadsheets/march-2018-accompanying-excel-spreadsheet-for-security-website-online-17.05.2018.xls" target="_blank">https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/inside-the-psni/our-statistics/security-situation-statistics/archive/archive-spreadsheets/march-2018-accompanying-excel-spreadsheet-for-security-website-online-17.05.2018.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 47488 47490 47491 47492 47493 question first answered 22/05/2020 10:43:24 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford