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1726632

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Harland and Wolff: 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 is taking steps to secure further funding for Harland and Wolf in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	3700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>Following a comprehensive assessment of the company’s financial profile and the criteria set out in UK Government risk policies, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade confirmed in a Written Ministerial Statement on 22 July that the UK Government had decided not to proceed with the provision of an Export Development Guarantee to Harland and Wolff.</p><p>This was not an easy decision, but we concluded that the market is best placed to resolve these commercial matters. Government funding would not necessarily secure our objectives, and there is a risk that taxpayer money would be lost.</p><p>We want to see an outcome for Harland and Wolff that delivers shipbuilding and fabrication in Northern Ireland and protects jobs, and we encourage all parties to engage with trade unions before further decisions are made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 06/09/2024 12:59:02 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1723320

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Employment Schemes: 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 he has had with the Northern Ireland Communities Minister on the termination of the JobStart programme for 16-25 year olds in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>I have not had any discussions with the Northern Ireland Communities Minister regarding the JobStart scheme. The Northern Ireland Department for the Communities is responsible for the delivery of the scheme which has received £15 million New Deal for Northern Ireland funding from the UK Government to cover the period April 2023 to March 2025.</p><p>The JobStart application portal closed on 30 June 2024 as planned. All participants currently on the scheme will be able to complete their JobStart opportunity.</p><p>Investment in skills and employment is a devolved matter and any decision on future funding for the JobStart scheme is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 30/07/2024 09:41:15 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1722800

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Water Charges: 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 he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on water charges in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>I have discussed with the First and deputy First Minister the urgent need to transform how public services are funded and delivered in Northern Ireland.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is for the Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly to make decisions on how to sustainably fund public services in Northern Ireland within its Budget and to raise revenue to support this. This Government is committed to supporting the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure better outcomes for citizens.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 29/07/2024 10:12:21 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1695738

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Pensioners: 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 have discussions with Age NI on support for isolated pensioners in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	18449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>While policies on this matter are ultimately devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive, the Secretary of State is committed to continuing to engage with groups across all sectors of society in Northern Ireland to discuss how the UK Government can support them.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 20/03/2024 14:23:31 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1690713

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Midwives: 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 has had discussions with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland on increasing the number of student midwives in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	15061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter for the Northern Ireland Department of Health and the Department for the Economy who are responsible for higher education policy in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Now that the Northern Ireland Executive has been restored, I look forward to Northern Ireland Ministers taking action on Northern Ireland's public services, including health, in order to deliver better outcomes for the people of Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 28/02/2024 14:09:19 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1687333

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	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 his Department has taken to encourage international companies to (a) invest and (b) base themselves in Northern Ireland in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	12941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>International investment makes an important contribution towards Northern Ireland's prosperity.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Investment Summit, led by the Department for Business and Trade in partnership with the Northern Ireland Office and Invest NI, welcomed over 180 global investors to the region in September. The Summit showcased Northern Ireland’s innovation, sector strengths and opportunities for inward investment to a truly global audience.</p><p> </p><p>We are already seeing new international investment in Northern Ireland’s key growth sectors as a result, along with established companies already based in Northern Ireland announcing that they will be expanding their operations in the region.</p><p> </p><p>My Department continues to work closely with the Department for Business and Trade to maximise opportunities to encourage investment. I attended the Global Investment Summit that the UK hosted in November and met with many businesses interested in setting and scaling up in the UK. My clear message to them was that Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom has all of the right ingredients for economic success: exceptional talent, unique opportunities, a tradition of creativity and a healthy spirit of private sector entrepreneurship.</p><p> </p><p>A key factor for international investment is of course business certainty. We thus welcome the restoration of devolved governance in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 13/02/2024 08:34:58 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1687335

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Barristers: 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 his counterpart in Northern Ireland on trends in the number of barristers working in Northern Ireland since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	12943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter for the Northern Ireland Department of Justice. The Secretary of State has had no recent discussions on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 08/02/2024 14:09:15 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1679388

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Firearms: 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 has had recent discussions with the PSNI on the time taken to issue firearms licenses in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	7918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>The issuing of firearms licences is a devolved matter overseen by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State has a limited role relating to certain appeals against the decision of the Chief Constable not to issue firearms licences. He has not been involved in any recent discussions with the PSNI on this issue, however, Northern Ireland Office officials engage with PSNI colleagues on a regular basis. The Hon Member will know that Northern Ireland Office ministers are not an alternative to functioning devolved government and I hope he will use his considerable influence to promote the restoration of a Northern Ireland Executive so that matters such as this may be dealt with in the proper manner.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 10/01/2024 10:49:27 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1677743

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2023
	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: Menopause and Periods
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of his Department adopting the British Standard on Menstruation, menstrual health, and menopause in the workplace (BS 30416:2023), published in June 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	6794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office follows the Ministry of Justice Corporate policies which adhere to the Civil Service HR's wider model.</p><p>This Department is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees are treated fairly, with dignity, respect and understanding, and their health and wellbeing is fully supported.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 19/12/2023 10:18:20 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1675046

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: 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 he has had with representatives of the Northern Ireland Administration on a strategy on ending violence against women and girls.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	5020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State recently visited the Women’s Aid Federation NI in Belfast as part of the 16 Days of Action against gender-based violence, to hear about this important issue.</p><p> </p><p>It is disappointing that Northern Ireland remains the only region of the UK without a dedicated strategy to tackle violence against women and girls. The UK Government notes the significant work currently underway in the Executive Office to develop a Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls. It is vital that the Northern Ireland Executive is restored to approve and implement this strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 12/12/2023 16:46:42 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon