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1472509

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2022
	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 spent on external consultants in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	23420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The amount spent on consultants for the last five years by the Northern Ireland Office is set out in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts:</p><p> </p><p><strong>2017-18</strong> - £79,600</p><p><strong>2018-19</strong> - £640,800</p><p><strong>2019-20</strong> - £845,600</p><p><strong>2020-21</strong> - £270,500</p><p> </p><p>The amount for 2021-22 will be included in the Department’s forthcoming Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 27/06/2022 13:15:16 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1418621

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2022
	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: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published July 2021, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) encourage and support workplace disability networks, (b) achieve and maintain the highest level of Disability Confident accreditation, (c) ensure responsive and timely support to meet workplace adjustment needs and (d) develop and embed flexible working.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	115970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has the following arrangements in place:</p><p>a) The NIO does not have its own disability networks, but works with the Ministry of Justice to ensure our staff have access to the MOJ’s well established networks;</p><p>b) We are in receipt of the Disability Confident leader status following our submission to be accredited in 2018;</p><p>c) Requests for reasonable adjustments are implemented wherever possible, reasonable and practicable. The NIO also supports Workplace Adjustment Passports;</p><p>d) All staff have a right to submit a request for flexible working regardless of their length of service, and this is offered to all new starters. Where possible, the requests are accommodated, such as through providing term-time working, compressed hours, or 9-day fortnights.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 09/02/2022 11:01:48 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1422054

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2022
	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, how much each department in the Northern Ireland Executive has returned to the Treasury since 2016; and what discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on that matter.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	122784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>Any returns by the Northern Ireland Executive to the Treasury are undertaken at Block Grant level not by individual departments. Since 2016, the Executive’s underspends have been largely in two areas: ring-fenced Resource DEL and Financial Transactions Capital.</p><p> </p><p>Budget exchange is a mechanism that allows the Executive to carry forward a forecast DEL underspend from one year to the next, within previously agreed limits and with the consent of Treasury Ministers. Since 2016, the total amount of underspend for each year which cannot be accessed via Budget Exchange for the following year is:</p><p> </p><p><strong>2016/17: </strong>£130.9m<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>2017/18: </strong>£210.1m<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>2018/19: </strong>£254.9m<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>2019/20: </strong>£207m<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>2020/21: </strong>£426.7m</p><p> </p><p>The amount unused in 2020/21 includes £373.3m that had been earmarked for student loan impairments, which did not materialise.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland engages with the Chancellor and Treasury Ministers on a regular basis in relation to Northern Ireland’s public finances and wider economy, as well as with the First Minister and deputy First Minister. The Executive’s finances are also reported on by the independent Fiscal Council.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 21/02/2022 10:37:33 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1362585

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Stonewall
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding his Department has allocated to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and for what projects.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	61067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>The following payments have been made to Stonewall Equality Limited:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>2019/20:</strong> £0.00</p><p><strong>2020/21:</strong> £3,000.00</p><p><strong>2021/22:</strong> £3,000.00</p><p> </p><p>These payments are for the Northern Ireland Office's participation in the Diversity Champions programme run by Stonewall. Participation in the scheme gives the NIO access to training, resources and advice on good practice on inclusivity. The programme also gives us access to the annual Workplace Equality Index run by Stonewall.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 01/11/2021 17:00:13 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1357351

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2021
	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: Uniforms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish details of the contract to supply new uniforms to the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and what checks his Department has undertaken to ensure that those uniforms are ethically procured.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	52398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>Policing and Justice are devolved matters in Northern Ireland. The awarding of any contracts for the supply of uniforms is a matter for the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Department of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 18/10/2021 09:10:59 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1463650

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Veterans: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what contribution his Department is making in cross-Government efforts to improve the mental wellbeing of veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	uin	3730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains fully committed to supporting veterans living in Northern Ireland and continuing to build on the good progress in delivering the Armed Forces Covenant and Veterans Strategy. We are delivering on the Government’s commitments made in the New Decade, New Approach agreement, in particular, to ensure that Northern Ireland veterans are treated similarly to their counterparts across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>My Department established and sponsors the Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner’s Office, which advocates for and assists veterans as they navigate services such as health and social care.</p><p> </p><p>Arrangements for service delivery in Northern Ireland are slightly different from those in other parts of the UK. Many of the service delivery aspects, including health provisions, are devolved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 23/05/2022 13:21:02 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1460117

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2022
	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: Carbon Emissions
	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 contribute to efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	uin	159075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>My Department is committed to making our estate and operations more sustainable and resilient, and supports, where possible, the delivery of this Government’s Greening Government Commitments. We are a small department, with a low carbon footprint arising from our accommodation and corporate travel requirements, and we choose to act sustainably when conducting every part of our business. As an example, we are taking steps to reduce our carbon emissions by utilising technology to enable virtual meetings rather than staff flying short haul between London and Belfast to attend all meetings face to face.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 27/04/2022 15:42:54 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1438616

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Places for Growth Programme: 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 Cabinet colleagues on the progress of the Places for Growth programme.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	uin	135651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The creation of additional Government roles in Northern Ireland remains a key priority for the Government and the Northern Ireland Office.</p><p> </p><p>Bringing new roles to Northern Ireland will deliver on our commitment to level up right across the UK and increase prosperity in Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and I continue to work closely with the Minister for Levelling up and other Cabinet colleagues to drive this important work forward.</p><p> </p><p>I am also pleased to advise that my Department has recently relocated to the Government Hub at Erskine House in Belfast City centre.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 14/03/2022 15:24:48 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1418225

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: 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 that Northern Ireland receives an equitable share of funding allocated through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund following the UK's departure from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	uin	114933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and I are working closely with our colleagues in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the design and delivery of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Northern Ireland. The Fund will make available a mixture of both revenue and capital funding to invest in local priority projects.</p><p> </p><p>The funding will be allocated by formula rather than by competition, and the Government has pledged that it will at least match EU receipts. All allocations will be conditional on Government approval of investment plans. More detail on the allocation formula, including local allocations, will be made available in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 08/02/2022 16:45:30 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1433554

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	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: Energy Supply
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what critical infrastructure his Department is responsible for that is reliant on private wire networks for power supply.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	126678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-10-19/58831" target="_blank">PQ58831</a> on 27 October 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Property Agency (GPA) acts as a landlord to government department clients, including Cabinet Office, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for International Trade, the Department for Education and others.</p><p> </p><p>GPA has started a Net Zero Offices Programme, which seeks to remove fossil fuel boilers (where they have reached end of economic life) and replace them with more environmental forms of heating such as use of air source heat pumps and, in the case of the Whitehall District Heating System, the utilisation of ground source heat pumps. The Net Zero Offices Programmes is seeking funding for its heat decarbonisation projects through applications to the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 01/03/2022 17:27:59 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock