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934468

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/07/2018
	date	03/07/2018
	date tabled	03/07/2018
	ddp created	03/07/2018 20:40:00
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	03/07/2018 20:55:51 16/07/2018 12:07:02
	hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL9149
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	16/07/2018 12:06:12
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to reassure Northern Irish businesses that their operations will not be interrupted if the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without a withdrawal agreement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL9149
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9149
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has agreed a detailed proposal for a UK-EU free trade area which will establish a common rule book for industrial goods and agricultural products and maintain high standards in these areas.</p><p> </p><p>This proposal will protect jobs and livelihoods and ensure that both sides meet their commitments to Northern Ireland and Ireland through the overall future relationship, whilst retaining the constitutional integrity of the United Kingdom and respecting the result of the referendum. Further details are set out in the White Paper.</p><p> </p><p>We are confident that this proposal will work for the UK and the EU and look forward to productive discussions. As a responsible Government we will also continue to prepare for a range of outcomes, including the unlikely scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 16/07/2018 12:06:12 answering member 4686
	creator	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1200751

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/06/2020
	date	04/06/2020
	date tabled	04/06/2020
	ddp created	04/06/2020 20:11:19
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	04/06/2020 20:17:41 12/06/2020 12:39:13
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5283
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	12/06/2020 12:07:20
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what consultations they (1) have undertaken, and (2) plan to undertake, in regard to the Victims Payments Scheme in Northern Ireland with (a) political parties that are not represented in the Northern Ireland Executive, and (b) civil society representatives in Northern Ireland.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL5283
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5283
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government ran a public consultation in October and November last year on our proposals for legislating for a Victims Payments Scheme. The consultation provided an opportunity for anyone to comment on the shape of the proposed scheme.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the Northern Ireland Office Equality Scheme, we notified our list of consultees - including a wide range of public bodies, political parties, religious and representative organisations - about the consultation. The consultation team also made itself available to meet a range of interested groups and parties to discuss the proposals and the issues arising from them.</p><p> </p><p>We received 367 responses from a variety of parties, individuals, representatives and groups, including the Green Party NI. We carefully considered all written and oral feedback received in making final decisions about the shape of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office also engaged with the main parties on the detail of draft guidance that will support the scheme’s independent board in making decisions to award payments.</p> question first answered 12/06/2020 12:07:20 answering member 4169
	creator	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1235915

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/10/2020
	date	21/09/2020
	date tabled	21/09/2020
	ddp created	21/09/2020 19:45:59
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	22/09/2020 23:35:10 28/09/2020 15:07:05
	hansard heading	New IRA: Weapons
	house id	2
	identifier	HL8308
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	28/09/2020 14:35:46
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the New IRA has imported weapons from Hezbollah.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL8308
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8308
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Noble Baroness will be aware that in August officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland made a number of arrests under the Terrorism Act in connection with an ongoing investigation into the activities of the New IRA. Ten people have now been charged with a range of terrorism offences. To ensure that any subsequent prosecutorial proceedings are not compromised, it would not be appropriate to comment further at this stage.</p> question first answered 28/09/2020 14:35:46 answering member 4169
	creator	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1277347

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/02/2021
	date	18/01/2021
	date tabled	18/01/2021
	ddp created	18/01/2021 21:05:48
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	18/01/2021 21:15:33 27/01/2021 17:16:11
	hansard heading	United Kingdom: Anniversaries
	house id	2
	identifier	HL12202
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	27/01/2021 16:44:16
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to celebrate the centenary of the formation of Northern Ireland in (1) England, (2) Wales, and (3) Scotland.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL12202
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12202
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to marking Northern Ireland’s centenary in a way that ensures that all parts of the UK are able to experience and reflect on this important milestone in the decade of centenaries.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of important strands to our centenary programme to facilitate national recognition and international awareness, support trade and investment, and promote historical understanding - including through the £1million Shared History Fund which has received an extraordinary amount of interest from a wide range of arts, heritage, voluntary, community and other non-profit organisations right across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to engage with departments across Government, including the other Territorial Offices, the Cabinet Office and DCMS as we continue to drive this work forward.</p> question first answered 27/01/2021 16:44:16 answering member 4169
	creator	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1276946

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/01/2021
	date	14/01/2021
	date tabled	14/01/2021
	ddp created	14/01/2021 21:02:13
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	14/01/2021 21:06:04 22/01/2021 14:30:08
	hansard heading	Ireland/Northern Ireland Specialised Committee
	house id	2
	identifier	HL12154
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	22/01/2021 14:29:37
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the Specialised Committee on Ireland and Northern Ireland Protocol has met since 1 January; and when the minutes of any such meetings will be published.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL12154
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12154
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Ireland/Northern Ireland Specialised Committee last met on 17 December 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, it is for the co-chairs of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Specialised Committee to decide to make a summary of the minutes public. Statements following the meetings of the Specialised Committee are published on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> question first answered 22/01/2021 14:29:37 answering member 4169
	creator	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1276947

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/01/2021
	date	14/01/2021
	date tabled	14/01/2021
	ddp created	14/01/2021 21:02:15
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	14/01/2021 21:06:07 22/01/2021 14:31:06
	hansard heading	Ireland/Northern Ireland Specialised Committee
	house id	2
	identifier	HL12155
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	22/01/2021 14:30:42
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who constitutes the full membership of the Specialised Committee on Ireland and Northern Ireland Protocol.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL12155
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12155
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Officials from the UK and EU attend the Specialised Committee, as set out in Article 165 of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>As the Government committed to in the <em>New Decade, New Approach</em> deal, the Northern Ireland Executive attends the Ireland/Northern Ireland Specialised Committee whenever the Irish Government forms part of the EU delegation.</p><p> </p> question first answered 22/01/2021 14:30:42 answering member 4169
	creator	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

713695

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/04/2017
	date	23/03/2017
	date tabled	23/03/2017
	ddp created	23/03/2017 21:15:51
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	23/03/2017 21:26:44 03/04/2017 14:35:05
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6292
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	03/04/2017 14:03:34
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to bring forward legislation to prevent a second Northern Ireland Assembly election this year if there is no agreement to form a new Executive.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL6292
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6292
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government remains focused on re-establishing an inclusive, devolved government that the overwhelming majority of the people in Northern Ireland want to see. Progress has been made in recent discussions which provide a basis for further intensive discussions to resolve outstanding issues. If these further talks are successful, it would be the Government’s intention quickly to bring forward legislation after the Easter recess to allow an Executive to be formed and avoid a second Assembly election. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland will be keeping the situation under close review.</p> question first answered 03/04/2017 14:03:34 answering member 4534
	creator	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1245659

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/11/2020
	date	21/10/2020
	date tabled	21/10/2020
	ddp created	21/10/2020 21:06:12
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	21/10/2020 21:15:53 28/10/2020 16:53:06
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Senior Civil Servants
	house id	2
	identifier	HL9424
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	28/10/2020 16:21:55
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME civil servants there are at the Northern Ireland Office at (1) SCS1, (2) SCS2, (3) SCS3, and (4) SCS4, grade.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL9424
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9424
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office is a small department with less than 200 staff. As there are fewer than five BAME SCS members in the total cohort of 16 SCS grades in the department, figures cannot be provided in order to protect the privacy and identity of individuals concerned.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/10/2020 16:21:55 answering member 4169
	creator	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

1146326

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/10/2019
	date	25/09/2019
	date tabled	25/09/2019
	ddp created	25/09/2019 20:12:56
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	25/09/2019 20:16:20 08/10/2019 11:58:04
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL17821
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	08/10/2019 11:26:18
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that social security mitigations in Northern Ireland will continue after March 2020 in the absence of an Executive.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL17821
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL17821
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland is responsible for the delivery of the various mitigation schemes relating to welfare reform in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>A decision to extend mitigations beyond March 2020 would be a matter for an incoming Minister for Communities in a restored Northern Ireland Executive.</p> question first answered 08/10/2019 11:26:18 answering member 4686
	creator	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1149818

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2019
	date	15/10/2019
	date tabled	15/10/2019
	ddp created	16/10/2019 15:18:45
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	16/10/2019 15:32:49 01/11/2019 13:24:02
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL110
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/11/2019 12:52:39
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 8 October (HL17821) and the report of the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland Review of Welfare Mitigation Schemes, published in March, which stated that "in the absence of a functioning Assembly it is considered that the only viable option for providing the legal authority for the Department to make a mitigation payment beyond 2020 would be for the Westminster Parliament to bring forward appropriate legislation", what steps they are taking to bring forward such legislation.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL110
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL110
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The bespoke mitigation arrangements for Northern Ireland were agreed by the Executive following the “<em>A Fresh Start, the Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan</em>”.</p><p> </p><p>I understand that the present uncertainty over the future of these schemes has been a cause of considerable concern, especially for those in receipt of the top up payments.</p><p> </p><p>Neither the Northern Ireland Office nor its Ministers can instruct the Northern Ireland Civil Service in the devolved welfare space or direct spending from the NI block grant.</p><p> </p><p>We have however, following the Executive Formation Act, provided departments with additional guidance on the exercise their functions in the public interest in the absence of a restored NI Executive. And of course, we continue to work tirelessly to facilitate the restoration of locally accountable political leadership. I am grateful to the Noble Baroness for raising this matter.</p><p> </p> question first answered 01/11/2019 12:52:39 answering member 4686
	creator	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett