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439022

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many officials in her Department have been seconded from outside Northern Ireland in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	20462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>Since 2010, my Department has had two seconded staff from outside Northern Ireland, one from 2010-2011 and one from 2013-2015. Additionally, the Northern Ireland Office also has 13 staff on loan from other Government departments.</p><br /> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 05/01/2016 12:25:00 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

433411

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Dunlop on 25 November (HL3646), on what dates over the last 24 months the government of the Republic of Ireland attended in any capacity meetings held under section 1 of the 1998 Belfast Agreement; where the meetings were held; and what was discussed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL4129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Government has held regular meetings with the Irish Government over the last two years. The Irish Government has not been in any negotiations or been involved in discussions about Strand one issues under the Belfast Agreement. As the Government set out in its Northern Ireland manifesto at the election, we are committed to upholding the well-established three-stranded approach.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 07/12/2015 14:29:54 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

439025

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Stormont House Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress was made at the recent tri-lateral cross-border ministerial meeting on the Stormont House agreement; and what topics were discussed at that meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	20459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Ministerial tri-lateral on 21 December 2015 stemmed from a commitment made in ‘A Fresh Start – the Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan’. The meeting’s focus was on law enforcement co-operation aimed at tackling organised crime and criminality, including where this is linked to paramilitarism. Work continues on implementing all outstanding commitments from both the Fresh Start Agreement and the Stormont House Agreement of 2014.</p><br /> <p /> <br /> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 05/01/2016 10:58:08 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

65067

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
	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 effect of introducing the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	203348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /> <p><em>‘Building a Prosperous and United Community: One Year On'</em> reported that the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme delivered increased funding of £5.1 million in 2013-14, bringing the total Northern Ireland funding from the scheme to £36.1 million.</p><p /> <p>The Joint Ministerial Task Force on Banking and Access to Finance, which I chair, will continue to monitor the impact of UK wide interventions in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 07/07/2014 12:39:34 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

90765

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which recommendations of the Hallett Report have already been implemented; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	208321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All of the recommendations of the Hallett Report have now either been implemented or are in the process of implementation.</p><p>I have addressed the first four recommendations through public statements. These were that the Northern Ireland Office should:</p><p><em>Clarify with all relevant parties whether the NIO will retain responsibility for determining the future of the scheme;</em></p><p><em>Confirm whether any element of the scheme still exists and, if so, whether it will continue:</em></p><p><em>Seek legal advice, in conjunction with the police and prosecuting authorities, to determine whether it should notify any individuals whose status, as communicated to them, has changed or may change in the future; and</em></p><p><em>Consider how to mitigate against further abuse of process arguments, for example by confirming to recipients the factual and contemporaneous nature of their letters of assurance.</em></p><p>In response to these recommendations, I have made it clear that:</p><p>· This scheme has ended;</p><p>· Letters issued in whatever form do not represent any commitment that the recipient will not be investigated or prosecuted, if that is now considered appropriate by the responsible authorities;</p><p>· Those who received individual or composite letters indicating that they were ‘not wanted’ and who derived comfort from that, should cease to derive any such comfort;</p><p>· Recipients should cease to place any reliance on their letters;</p><p>· Decisions about investigation and prosecution in specific cases, now or in the future, will be taken on the basis of intelligence and/or evidence relating to whether or not the person concerned committed offences; and,</p><p>· These decisions will be based on the views of those who now have responsibility for these matters. Their views may be the same as those that led to the letters being sent in the past, or they may be different.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Hallett report also made the following recommendations for the Government:</p><p><em>Co-ordinate the investigation of the potential errors identified by this Review and, in conjunction with the police and prosecuting authorities, resolve them at the earliest opportunity:</em></p><p><em>Consider establishing a procedure for recording on a central register – where this is appropriate – the use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy.</em></p><p>An ‘On the Runs’ Policy Oversight Board has been set up, chaired by the NIO, which will address these recommendations. NIO officials are liaising with the Ministry of Justice in relation to the proposal for a central register for the use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 11/09/2014 15:05:26 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90191

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
	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 progress being made by the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Operation Red Field to review the 228 on-the-runs who received administrative comfort letters; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	207794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As I said in my statement of 17 July following publication of the Hallett Report, the Government accepts the report and all its recommendations in full.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has set up an OTR Policy Oversight Board, chaired by the NIO Permanent Secretary, to ensure that follow-up action is taken to implement the recommendations in full. The Board brings together representatives from all interested parties to ensure that the response to the Hallett report is fully co-ordinated.</p><p>I will keep Parliament abreast of developments as appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 207797 207798 question first answered 04/09/2014 15:21:15 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90192

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent steps her Department has taken in response to the Hallett Report, published on 17 July 2014, into the on-the-runs administrative scheme; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	207798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As I said in my statement of 17 July following publication of the Hallett Report, the Government accepts the report and all its recommendations in full.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has set up an OTR Policy Oversight Board, chaired by the NIO Permanent Secretary, to ensure that follow-up action is taken to implement the recommendations in full. The Board brings together representatives from all interested parties to ensure that the response to the Hallett report is fully co-ordinated.</p><p>I will keep Parliament abreast of developments as appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 207794 207797 question first answered 04/09/2014 15:21:15 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90193

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which recommendations of the Hallett Report, published on 17th July 2014, into the on-the-runs administrative scheme she plans to implement; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	207797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As I said in my statement of 17 July following publication of the Hallett Report, the Government accepts the report and all its recommendations in full.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has set up an OTR Policy Oversight Board, chaired by the NIO Permanent Secretary, to ensure that follow-up action is taken to implement the recommendations in full. The Board brings together representatives from all interested parties to ensure that the response to the Hallett report is fully co-ordinated.</p><p>I will keep Parliament abreast of developments as appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 207794 207798 question first answered 04/09/2014 15:21:15 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

62456

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	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 what searches have been undertaken to find the missing files on pre-1998 Northern Ireland royal prerogative of mercy cases; how many are absent; where the paperwork would normally be filed; and whether such paperwork is passed to the National Archives on a routine basis after 30 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Before 1998, the use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM) in Northern Ireland was relatively common since this pre-dated a number of statutory schemes which enabled sentences to be shortened for various reasons, for example where evidence had been given by prisoners to enable others to be convicted. The overwhelming majority of RPM cases during this period were not terrorist-related.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office continues to seek information on the use of the RPM between 1987 and 1997, including through contacts with other parts of Government which might hold relevant information.</p><p>The NIO takes its records management responsibilities seriously and is compliant with all public records legislation and National Archives guidance. This includes routine reviews of records, compliance with records disposal schedules and transfers of records at 30 years to the National Archives.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 10/07/2014 13:26:40 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

77461

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been spent on refurbishing (a) gymnasium and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration in (i) her Department and (ii) buildings owned by her Department in (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	205359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Departmental records and accounts indicate that no expenditure has been incurred on any of the matters set out in the question during the specified period except for some repair works at Hillsborough Castle needed because of damage caused by a water leak. As not all invoices for this work have yet been received, the total cost is not yet known.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 22/07/2014 16:45:15 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter