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78968

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Devolution
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Randerson on 16 July (HL Deb, col 588), under what circumstances the Sewel Convention would be set aside in order for the national interest to prevail.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	uin	HL1285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text Under the Sewel Convention, Parliament would not normally legislate with regard to devolved matters except with the agreement of the devolved legislature. This is an important element of the understandings by which devolution operates across the UK, and we would be reluctant to depart from it in anything other than exceptional circumstances. answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 29/07/2014 13:17:23 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

77323

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Parades Commission
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have consulted the government of the Republic of Ireland at any stage about the recent appointment of a chairman and members of the Northern Ireland Parades Commission; and, if so, what was the result.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL1057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text This Government did not consult the Government of the Republic of Ireland about the recent appointment of a chairman and members of the Northern Ireland Parades Commission. answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 22/07/2014 12:28:22 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

429132

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	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: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps her Department has taken to embed the family test into its policy making.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	16837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text Officials in my Department have liaised with DWP as the lead Department for the Family Test to embed it into the policy process. This has included training officials on applying the Test, disseminating relevant evidence, learning materials and best practice. answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 23/11/2015 12:57:22 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

78320

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	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, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Randerson on 10 July (WA 76), which other parts of government aside from the Northern Ireland Office are being contacted about the missing files on the provision of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM) in Northern Ireland between 1987 and 1997; which bodies played a role in RPM grants in that period; and which department would now maintain files on such use.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL1210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text Officials from the Northern Ireland Office have contacted colleagues in the Department of Justice, The National Archives, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland and the Royal Household to ascertain if they hold relevant information. During the period 1987-1997 the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland was responsible for recommending the exercise of the RPM to HM the Queen in Northern Ireland cases. At this time, the use of RPM was relatively common, since this pre-dated the establishment of the Criminal Cases Review Commission. It appears that during this period, the use of the RPM was not recorded in a single central list. Individual case records, including information about RPM use, are likely have been destroyed in accordance with proper protocols. The Northern Ireland Office maintains files relating to its use of the RPM, in line with public records legislation and National Archives guidance. Other departments are responsible for the paperwork relating to their own use of the RPM in GB. answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 29/07/2014 13:26:42 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

79189

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by Baroness Randerson on 17 July (HL Deb, col 738), when they expect to have in place properly designed systems to ensure that Northern Ireland Office policy has proper lines of responsibility, accountability and safeguards against error.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	uin	HL1350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text Northern Ireland Office policy continues to be decided by Ministers. The NIO’s Senior Management Board monitors the delivery of all NIO policy, ensures lines of responsibility and accountability are clear, and checks that safeguards against error are sufficiently robust. As a result of significant changes in responsibilities and priorities, the Northern Ireland Office is a very different department from that which existed prior to devolution. The Department will be reflecting carefully on the conclusions and recommendations of the Hallett report, and considering whether there are further steps that need to be taken within the NIO to strengthen existing processes and ensure that appropriate lessons are learned. This work will be led by the Permanent Secretary and the Senior Management Board. answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 29/07/2014 13:21:03 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

178259

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which members of the House of Lords from Northern Ireland were invited and which members of the House of Lords from Northern Ireland were not invited to a briefing meeting with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 3 February; and what were the reasons for this.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL4725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text Invitations to the briefing for Peers on 3 February were delivered to the House of Lords for all Peers known to be from Northern Ireland or to have an interest in its affairs. answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 10/02/2015 15:35:29 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

178600

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Police Federation for Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when she last met representatives of the Police Federation of Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	223827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text I am in regular contact with representatives of the Police Federation of Northern Ireland on a wide range of issues. answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 23/02/2015 12:47:25 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

79562

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Parades Commission
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to change the legislation concerning the Northern Ireland Parades Commission to require it to give detailed reasons for its decisions and to publish the minutes of its discussions regarding determinations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL1460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text Her Majesty’s Government has no current plans to change the legislation concerning the publication of information about determinations made by the Northern Ireland Parades Commission. Under the Public Processions (NI) Act 1998, determinations are an operational matter for the Parades Commission acting independently of Government. answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 29/07/2014 11:52:30 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

79563

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Parades Commission
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the importance of effective media relations with respect to the role of the Northern Ireland Parades Commission.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL1461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text Her Majesty’s Government has made no assessment of the importance of effective media relations with respect to the role of the Northern Ireland Parades Commission. Media relations are an operational matter for the Parades Commission, acting independently of Government. answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 29/07/2014 13:35:25 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

385122

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent progress the Government has made on reducing youth unemployment levels in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	South Down
	tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
	uin	3796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>Youth unemployment in Northern Ireland has fallen by 1.1 percentage points over the year, from 20.0 per cent in February-April 2014, to 18.9 per cent in February-April 2015.</p><p>The Government has abolished employer National Insurance Contributions for under-21 year olds from April 2015 making it cheaper for businesses in Northern Ireland to employ young people.</p><p>As part of our long term economic plan, the Government is also reducing the largest structural deficit in UK peacetime history. This is essential to deliver a sustainable economic recovery to assist young people to get job opportunities in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 30/06/2015 11:27:53 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick