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registered interest
date	18/01/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Platinum Jubilee 2022: 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 help ensure the trade of saplings oak trees between Great Britain and Northern Ireland in preparation for Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	106668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p><em>The Queen’s Green Canopy</em> (QGC) is a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 that invites people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”.</p><p> </p><p>The QGC is encouraging schools and communities to get involved in planting Jubilee trees. In Northern Ireland, free tree packs for schools and communities are available through <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqueensgreencanopy.org%2Fabout-us%2Four-partners%2Fthe-conservation-volunteers%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Ce295a85f997046c3751a08d9a8569019%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637725912007566691%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=SPyMfAKvSfVQZnVip3NrJgJQdLFzWCyyGM0S79cmTbI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">the Conservation Volunteers</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Under the current implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol, oak trees are among a number of native British tree species that are currently prohibited from moving to Northern Ireland. The Government is in intensive negotiations with the EU to find solutions to the impacts of the Protocol and to sort out these very real issues impacting Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 25/01/2022 16:53:44 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1382027

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Constitutions: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote Northern Ireland's constitutional position within the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL4382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government is resolutely committed to the Union and will take every opportunity to promote Northern Ireland’s integral place within it as we have said many times, while always upholding the consent principle we will never be neutral on Northern Ireland's position within our United Kingdom.</p><p>During this centenary year for Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom, the Government has proudly celebrated the contribution of Northern Ireland’s people, culture, traditions and enterprise to our Union and the world.</p><p>The record settlement for Northern Ireland in the Spending Review demonstrated the clear benefits of the Union, with £15 billion per year in funding alongside investment through the New Deal, City and Growth Deals and the New Decade, New Approach financial package.</p><p>Together, this investment will deliver greater prosperity and stronger public services for the benefit of everyone in Northern Ireland. All of this underlines the enormous benefit Northern Ireland gains from being part of the fifth largest economy in the world.</p><p>The Government will continue to work tirelessly to ensure the benefits of levelling up are felt across the United Kingdom, and to make Northern Ireland an even better place to live, work and invest within it.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 08/12/2021 16:33:24 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1381239

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many quarterly updates on progress have been published under the New Decade, New Approach Agreement, Annex F.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	80377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>We continue to work with the Northern Ireland parties and the Irish Government to arrange the second Implementation Review Meeting, as set out under New Decade, New Approach. We hope that a progress update can be agreed by consensus and published at that stage.</p><p> </p><p>Progress to date includes the release of over £700 million of the £2 billion of funding agreed in the deal, a series of events marking the centenary of Northern Ireland, and the implementation of institutional reforms via the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 29/11/2021 17:04:32 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns previous answer version 35114 answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1381061

registered interest
date	22/11/2021
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, whether he plans to invite leaders from the Northern Ireland Executive to the Multiparty Talks on Legacy.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	79420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government, as set out with the Irish Government at the British and Irish Intergovernmental Conference in June, has been engaging with the Northern Ireland parties regularly since the formal engagement process started.</p><p> </p><p>This has included a roundtable with the Irish Government and the leaders of the Northern Ireland parties on 16 July, and numerous engagements with a range of stakeholders to discuss legacy issues with the two governments and representatives from the Northern Ireland parties.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 29/11/2021 16:21:59 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns previous answer version 34895 answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1379696

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	IRA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss with the government of the Republic of Ireland the reported remarks made by Senator Michael McDowell about the decision not to investigate crimes by the Provisional Irish Republican Army that occurred before April 1998.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government engages regularly with the Irish Government, on a range of matters that require or benefit from the partnership between our two countries, including legacy matters. Legacy issues are due to <ins class="ministerial">be</ins> discussed during the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC) on 2 December.</p><p>The UK and Irish Governments have also been undertaking a period of engagement regarding legacy issues, as announced following the BIIGC in June. During this engagement, the recent public intervention by former Attorney General and Justice Minister in Ireland, Michael McDowell, who stated that a de facto moratorium on the investigation and prosecution of IRA members exists in Ireland, has been discussed.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 01/12/2021 17:37:25 question first ministerially corrected 02/12/2021 11:50:02 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine previous answer version 36198 answering member printed Lord Caine answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1366779

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Royal Pardons have been issued to people in Northern Ireland in the last 25 years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL3801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM) was used 16 times in relation to persons convicted and sentenced for terrorist offences in Northern Ireland between 2000 and 2002; seven times in 2000, six times in 2001, and three times in 2002. It was used to shorten (that is not waive or remove) sentences in relation to individuals who, for technical reasons, were not eligible for the early release scheme established under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998.</p><p> </p><p>The RPM was used once in 1998 and once in 1999 in non-terrorism related cases in Northern Ireland. In one case, an individual was granted the RPM following assistance that person gave to the authorities (reduction in sentence for such assistance is now provided for on a statutory basis under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005). In the other, the RPM was used to commute a portion of a sentence for a soldier who spent time under close military arrest for an offence prior to conviction. Had this person been a civilian, such time (equivalent to being on remand) would have been deducted from the sentence, but there was no statutory provision for this at the time in relation to close military arrest.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is responsible for recommending the exercising of the RPM for terrorism-related cases in Northern Ireland, since the devolution of policing and justice in 2010, responsibility for making recommendations for the RPM in all other cases lies with the Minister of Justice in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office does not hold complete records for 1996 or 1997 due to record retention policies.</p><p><br></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 23/11/2021 12:23:04 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1366780

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish a list of names of all those who received a Royal Pardon in Northern Ireland in the last 25 years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL3802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>There are no statutory requirements relating to the publication of pardons granted under the Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM).</p><p>When it is used to shorten, rather than to waive or remove sentences, it is the convention of successive governments not to publish the use of the Royal Prerogative. Its use in Northern Ireland between 2000 and 2002 was in line with the early release scheme established under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998: the names of those who benefited from the early release scheme were also not published. The names of those who received the RPM in relation to terrorist convictions in Northern Ireland were made public in the judgement issued in the case of Rodgers [2014] NIQB 79.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 23/11/2021 12:12:07 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1360634

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Financial Services: 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 the development of Northern Ireland’s FinTech and cyber security sectors.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	58551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>The Fintech and Cyber Security sectors are two of Northern Ireland’s leading innovative industries. Through the <em>New Decade, New Approach</em> agreement, the UK Government committed to achieving 5000 Cyber Security jobs in Northern Ireland by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>I continue to work closely with the Northern Ireland Fintech envoy, and recently met to discuss an ambitious strategy to ensure Northern Ireland can become a world leader in the sector.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2021, the Northern Ireland Office hosted a NI Business and Innovation Showcase which brought together industries such as Fintech and Cyber to London to network and promote their products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 01/11/2021 11:11:26 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1360148

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	British Pregnancy Advisory Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of British Pregnancy Advisory Service provision in meeting the requirement for the funding of a Central Access Service in the direction given on 22 July 2021.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	57465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>I am extremely grateful to the British Pregnancy Advisory Service for stepping in at a crucial moment to provide women and girls with a temporary interim service. However, I am disappointed it had to get to that stage.</p><p> </p><p>I will continue to monitor the new services provided by BPAS and I am determined that women and girls receive at least the same level of service as under the previous provider while this interim service is in place. I recognise that this is not a permanent solution, and that more needs to be done. It is for this reason that in July, I issued a Direction to the Department of Health and First and deputy First Minister to commission and make abortion services available by no later than 31 March 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of consulting with experts, counselling and other support services to support women and girls in accessing services and making individual decisions on these matters. I would like to put on record my thanks to Informing Choices NI for providing a central access point from April 2020 to September 2021, until they were forced to withdraw some services as a direct result of inaction from the Department of Health.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office will continue to work closely with the Department of Health in taking forward implementation of this important devolved issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/10/2021 16:37:34 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1359034

registered interest
date	14/10/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Martin Galvin
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many ministers have met Martin Galvin in the USA in the past month.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL3102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government continues to speak to a wide range of stakeholders as part of its commitment to engage all parties and groups on issues relating to Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland undertakes regular wide engagement with civic society and politicians in the USA. As part of this, he and officials met with the Ancient Order of Hibernians on Sunday 10 October. Martin Galvin was part of their delegation. Officials from the UK Consulate in New York were also in attendance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL3103 question first answered 28/10/2021 15:53:13 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey