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1653651

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2023
	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: Ministers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions a request for a meeting by an hon. Member was not agreed to by (a) a Minister and (b) their office on behalf of a Minister in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	194640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>This information is not centrally collated and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Ministers will regularly seek to engage with hon. Members, whilst balancing wider Ministerial and Parliamentary responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/07/2023 09:30:36 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1658363

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	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: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found within their Department's estate.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	197957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is a tenant within two UK Government Hubs; one is located at Erskine House, 20-32 Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 4GF which is managed by HMRC. The other is located at 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ, which is managed by the Government Property Agency (GPA). In that light, NIO as tenants would not centrally hold such information.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 12/09/2023 09:31:06 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1609371

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2023
	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: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of their Department's employees are recorded as having a disability.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	177872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>As of January 2023, of the 74.2% of staff working in the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) who have completed their disability declaration information, 9.2% shared they had a disability. 4.9% of those who have declared their information have reported they ‘prefer not to say’. This data is completed anonymously by employees via our online HR system (SOP).</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2022 maintains our focus on mainstreaming the delivery of inclusion and achieving our key priorities as outlined in the Declaration on Government Reform. We will continue to build a more inclusive Civil Service going further than the current Equality Act provisions by building on and expanding a previous focus on Protected Characteristics to deliver for all of our people. Incorporating a broader definition of diversity (such as socioeconomic, work experience and geographic backgrounds) and embedding activity in our strategic priorities will enable the successful delivery of our corporate objectives. Disability remains a focus of this work and we continue to identify and remove barriers affecting disabled colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>Representation of disabled staff is increasing at all grades, whilst this trend is positive, we remain committed to improving the representation of disabled colleagues across our workforce and in particular at our most senior grades.</p><p> </p><p>All main Government departments have Disability Confident Leader (level 3) status on the Government’s Disability Confident Scheme, the highest level of accreditation. The scheme gives employers the tools to recruit, retain and develop disabled people, and acts as a catalyst for continuous improvement.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service Workplace Adjustment Service is well established, offering specialist advice and access to a review route for disabled employees experiencing difficulties in securing the adjustments they need. The service includes a Workplace Adjustment Passport to facilitate the seamless retention of adjustments on a change of line manager, job role or move between business areas or departments.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to target action where gaps persist.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 17/04/2023 13:52:13 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1586847

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Integrated Schools: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Fresh Start funding for capital projects in Integrated Schools will be extended beyond March 2026.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	147479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The Fresh Start Agreement reaffirmed the commitment made by the UK Government in the 2014 Stormont House Agreement to provide up to £500 million over 10 years of new capital funding to support shared and integrated education. This funding is subject to individual projects being agreed between the Northern Ireland Executive and the UK Government. A total of 23 integrated school and five shared campus capital projects are currently being supported by the package.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work with Northern Ireland Departments on identifying and agreeing to fund projects put forward within this agreed window. We will keep progress on the delivery of the financial package within its lifespan under careful review.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/02/2023 11:00:11 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1646216

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2023
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to promote inward investment into Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	905491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland economy has the ingredients required for economic success: exceptional talent, creativity, and innovation.</p><p> </p><p>In partnership with the Department for Business and Trade, we are hosting the Northern Ireland Investment Summit on the 12 and 13 September in Belfast. This will be the perfect opportunity for Northern Ireland to demonstrate its potential to the world as part of the UK Government’s programme to mark the 25th anniversary year of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 905495 question first answered 21/06/2023 13:07:45 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1587562

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2023
	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 Human Rights Commission: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of this level of funding on its UN A status accreditation.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	148864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government can confirm that an independent review of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) began in August 2022 and concluded in December 2022 and we are reviewing the recommendations made in this report. The recommendations and the Government’s response to them will be published in due course.</p><p><br> The Government is acutely aware of the concerns of the NIHRC regarding their funding, and the importance of their ‘A’ status. We will continue to work with the NIHRC and colleagues in Government to ensure the NIHRC is adequately funded for their important work.</p><p><br> We are pleased to have been able to confirm funding for the NIHRC’s work in relation to Article 2 of the Northern Ireland Protocol for the next two financial years. Guarantees of equality and rights, which recognise the unique circumstances of Northern Ireland, are a fundamental part of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, to which the Government is firmly committed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/02/2023 11:01:15 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1609336

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to clarify the funding that will be allocated through NIO direction to Northern Irish Departments for (a) NHS waiting lists in Quarter 1 2023/24 (b) air connectivity to Derry/Londonderry (c) Easter school holiday lunches and (d) rural community transport.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	177940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>In the absence of functioning devolved institutions, Northern Ireland Office officials continue to work with their counterparts in the Northern Ireland Executive Department of Finance on the budget allocations for the 2023-24 financial year. Based on the Northern Ireland budget position for the 2022-23 financial year, the expectation is that balancing the 2023-24 budget will be extremely challenging.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government recognises that there will be impacts on people and businesses in Northern Ireland as a result of the difficult decisions needed in order for Northern Ireland Executive departments to live within their budgets. It remains the UK Government’s firm view that the right people to make these decisions are locally elected politicians in a fully functioning Northern Ireland Executive and local Assembly. In the absence of these, it will be for the relevant Northern Ireland Executive departments to manage their funding, in accordance with powers provided under the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) Act 2022.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 17/04/2023 10:05:32 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1625414

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, following the announcement made on 27 April that there would be significant reductions in current spending trajectory levels in Education under the Budget for Northern Ireland for 2023-24, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Budget on (a) Early Years and other organisations providing early learning and care and (b) levels of disadvantage in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	183612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>Northern Ireland’s public finances continue to be challenging and the context of setting the Northern Ireland Budget for 2023-24 has been stark. The Northern Ireland Department of Education has been allocated £2.6 billion which represents a 1.8% reduction from 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>Education is a devolved matter. In the absence of a functioning Executive or Assembly, the specific allocations within this budget and the assessments of any potential impact of these decisions on organisations providing early learning and care and the levels of disadvantage in Northern Ireland, are matters for the Northern Ireland Department of Education.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 10/05/2023 13:42:00 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1625940

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Stormont House Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding his Department plans to allocate to fulfilling the Fresh Start Agreement; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes in funding levels on that Agreement's implementation.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	183989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>The Fresh Start Agreement reaffirmed the commitment made by the UK Government in the 2014 Stormont House Agreement to provide up to £500 million over 10 years of new capital funding to support shared and integrated education. This funding is subject to individual projects being agreed between the Northern Ireland Executive and the UK Government. A total of 23 integrated schools and five shared campus capital projects are currently being supported by the package.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work with Northern Ireland Departments on funding arrangements and projects under the Agreement. Funding allocations are subject to HM Treasury approval and Northern Ireland Office officials also continue to engage with HM Treasury on delivering the Northern Ireland Budget for 2023-24 as set out in the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s Written Ministerial Statement on 27 April.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 12/05/2023 09:28:31 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1625941

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2023
	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 Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the functioning of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	183990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>An independent review of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) concluded in December 2022. The Government is reviewing the recommendations made in this report and these and the Government’s response will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Guarantees of equality and rights, which recognise the unique circumstances of Northern Ireland, are a fundamental part of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, to which the Government is firmly committed.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 15/05/2023 13:47:29 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry