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438123

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	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 sectarian attacks have been carried out by dissident republicans in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	20047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>PSNI produce regular statistics on the security situation which are publicly available online. These do not specifically record ‘sectarian attacks’ by dissident republicans.</p><p>Dissident republicans continue to represent a severe threat to national security. This year to date they have carried out 16 national security attacks in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 17/12/2015 12:57:39 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

438124

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	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 plans she has for pre-legislative scrutiny of proposals to implement new bodies to deal with the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	20045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government remains committed to establishing the new bodies contained in the Stormont House Agreement and I will continue to work with the political parties, Northern Ireland Executive and victims groups to achieve the consensus needed for legislation. I will give consideration as to whether further drafting or documentation should be published as part of engagement on how to move forward on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 17/12/2015 12:50:31 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

438125

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	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 sectarian attacks have been carried out by dissident republicans in 2015-16 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	20046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>PSNI produce regular statistics on the security situation which are publicly available online. These do not specifically record ‘sectarian attacks’ by dissident republicans.</p><p>Dissident republicans continue to represent a severe threat to national security. This year to date they have carried out 16 national security attacks in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 17/12/2015 12:59:35 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

438171

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Bill of Rights: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the effect of the proposed British Bill of Rights on Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing North
	tabling member printed	Stephen Pound
	uin	19870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>My most recent discussion with the Secretary of State for Justice took place on 1 December. The Government was elected with a mandate to implement its manifesto commitment to replace Labour’s flawed Human Rights Act with a Bill of Rights. The Government believes this can be done in a way that is consistent with the provisions of the Belfast Agreement.</p><br /> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 21/12/2015 11:26:18 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	161 label Biography information for Stephen Pound

438173

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Irish government on the implications for relations between the UK and the Republic of Ireland of the UK voting to leave the EU in the EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing North
	tabling member printed	Stephen Pound
	uin	19858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister believes that the UK’s best future lies within a reformed European Union. He is focused on addressing the concerns of the people of the United Kingdom and is confident that the right agreement can be reached.</p><p>Northern Ireland Office Ministers meet regularly with Irish Government Ministers to discuss a range of issues and will continue to do so.</p><br /> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 17/12/2015 13:41:35 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	161 label Biography information for Stephen Pound

438174

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the implications for Northern Ireland of the UK voting to leave the EU in the EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing North
	tabling member printed	Stephen Pound
	uin	19859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister believes that the UK’s best future lies within a reformed European Union. He is focused on addressing the concerns of the people of the United Kingdom and is confident that the right agreement can be reached.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 17/12/2015 13:43:03 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	161 label Biography information for Stephen Pound

437966

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding is being made available to the Police Service of Northern Ireland to investigate ongoing legacy issues.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	uin	19844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government has agreed to provide up to £150m over five years (£30m a year) to support the work of the new legacy bodies proposed in the Stormont House Agreement. We remain committed to establishing the new bodies and I will continue to work with the political parties, Northern Ireland Executive and victims groups to achieve broad consensus for the legislation needed to do this.</p><br /> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 17/12/2015 12:43:51 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

437967

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	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, which victims' groups she plans to meet to discuss legacy issues over the next 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	uin	19795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>I met the Victims Commissioner and the Victims and Survivors Forum this week. This Government has made greater progress on legacy issues than any of our predecessors and we remain committed to the delivery of the new bodies under the Stormont House Agreement. We will continue to engage with the political parties, Northern Ireland Executive and victims groups to achieve the consensus needed to bring forward legislation.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 17/12/2015 12:46:10 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

437968

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	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 assessment she has made of the adequacy of her powers contained in the Stormont House Agreement to determine what can be disclosed to victims' families.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	uin	20044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government has made clear that it is committed to providing full disclosure to the Historical Investigations Unit (HIU) for the purpose of its investigations. This will give the HIU access to very sensitive information, including information which would, if disclosed generally, damage the UK’s national security and put lives at risk.</p><p>As acknowledged in the Stormont House Agreement, the UK Government has a duty to ensure that sensitive information is not released publicly where to do so would put lives or national security at risk.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 17/12/2015 12:48:36 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

437994

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	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 assessment she has made of loyalist paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	South Down
	tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
	uin	19985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The Assessment of Paramilitary Groups published in October 2015 confirmed that all the main loyalist paramilitary groups remain in existence. It stated that the leaderships of the various groups are committed to their ceasefires but individual members continue to engage in criminality and also seek to exercise community control through unacceptable violence and intimidation.</p><p>Paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland were not justified in the past and they are not justified today. I welcome the commitments contained within the Fresh Start Agreement aimed at achieving a Northern Ireland society free from the malign impact of paramilitarism.</p><br /> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 17/12/2015 12:53:55 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick