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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

63746

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what work has been undertaken by officials in her Department to support Northern Ireland's regional and international air links in 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	202089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A strong network of air links is vital to boost both trade and tourism to Northern Ireland as well as benefiting the general public.</p><p>My officials remain in contact with their counterparts in the Department for Transport, the Northern Ireland Departments of Enterprise, Trade and Investment and Regional Development to support air links from Northern Ireland and discuss matters that arise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Leicestershire answering member printed Mr Andrew Robathan question first answered 30/06/2014 13:45:49 answering member 334 label Biography information for Lord Robathan
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

58341

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) permanent and (b) non-permanent staff were employed in her Department on 1 January 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	199419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As of 1 January 2014, my Department employed 158 permanent members of staff made up of Home Civil Servants and Northern Ireland Civil Servants seconded to the NIO.</p><p>One member of staff was employed on a temporary basis and in addition three part-time members of staff engaged on an annual contract.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 10/06/2014 14:23:02 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

62142

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) permanent and (b) non-permanent staff were employed in her Department on 1 June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	200836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As of 1 June 2014, my Department employed 155 permanent members of staff made up of Home Civil Servants and Northern Ireland Civil Servants staff seconded to the Northern Ireland Office. Three part-time members of staff are engaged on an annual contract.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 19/06/2014 12:58:37 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

63378

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of staff in the Northern Ireland Office are senior civil servants.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	201848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As of 1 June 2014, my Department has 155 members of staff and of these eight, or 5%, are members of the Senior Civil Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 26/06/2014 12:14:05 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

58339

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of (a) staff and (b) senior staff in her Department are female.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	199397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As of April 2014, 51% of staff in my Department, and 12.5% of the Senior Civil Servants in my Department, are female.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 10/06/2014 14:20:41 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

62143

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Business
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she plans to attend the International Festival for Business in Liverpool.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	200837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As the hon Member will know, my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister opened the International Festival for Business recently. The events will be a great opportunity to showcase the very best of Britain and encourage foreign investors to set up or expand in the UK, including Northern Ireland.</p><p>While I have no plans to visit at present, I fully intend to discuss the Festival when I meet Dominic Jermey, the incoming CEO of UKTI, shortly and the Northern Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment to see how Northern Ireland businesses can best take advantage of the opportunities that it offers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 19/06/2014 12:55:58 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

77724

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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 Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) permanent and (b) non-permanent staff were employed at the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission on 1 July 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	205591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I am advised by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission that there are 13 permanent and 3 non-permanent members of staff employed at the Commission.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 17/07/2014 15:03:55 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

48662

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	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 prevalence of female genital mutilation in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	196576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I am not aware of any recent cases of female genital mutilation being reported in Northern Ireland.</p><p>Female genital mutilation is a horrific form of child abuse and violence against women and girls, and the Northern Ireland Executive has put in place a number of safeguarding structures, policies and procedures designed to protect females.</p><p>The Civil Law Reform division of the Northern Ireland Executive Department of Finance &amp; Personnel consulted on draft multi-agency practice guidelines on female genital mutilation earlier this year which were based on the Home Office's Guidelines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

62145

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Executive Department for Social Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what topics were discussed at her meeting with the Northern Ireland Minister for Social Development on 8 May 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	200834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I discussed a range of topics with Nelson McCausland MLA at our meeting on 8 May 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 19/06/2014 13:07:05 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis