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1332160

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/06/2021
	date	10/06/2021
	date tabled	10/06/2021
	ddp created	10/06/2021 19:55:54
	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	10/06/2021 20:05:21 21/06/2021 13:00:14
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL987
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	21/06/2021 12:30:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women have travelled to the British mainland to receive abortion care since the establishment of a legal framework for abortion in Northern Ireland on 31 March 2020.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 HL987
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL987
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care has now published the 2020 statistics on abortion in England and Wales. In 2020, there were 371 abortions in England and Wales for women from Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>I would note that over 1,100 women and girls have been able to access local abortion services since April last year - and this should not be overlooked at a time where the services have not been formally commissioned. It is, however, very distressing to hear that even throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, some women and girls have still been forced to travel, at a time where it is even more crucial for local access to healthcare to be available. We put on record our thanks to the medical professionals who have ensured that women and girls have had some access to abortion services in Northern Ireland to date, and the organisations that have supported this work.</p><p> </p><p>However, progress must be made towards properly commissioning services so that safe, local abortion services are fully available as a healthcare service in Northern Ireland. The current situation is not acceptable. If there continues to be no progress, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland will issue a direction using his powers under the Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021, to ensure that services are commissioned and delivered according to the 2018 Report of the Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 21/06/2021 12:30:09 answering member 4169
	creator	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

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

1582592

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/02/2023
	date	31/01/2023
	date tabled	31/01/2023
	ddp created	31/01/2023 22:20:52
	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	31/01/2023 22:25:26 06/02/2023 18:05:40
	hansard heading	Castlereagh Foundation: Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5244
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	06/02/2023 17:33:34
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to paragraph 25 of Annex A of the New Decade, New Approach Deal, published in January 2020, how much funding they provided to establish the Castlereagh Foundation.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL5244
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5244
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The amount of funding requested to establish the Castlereagh Foundation will be a matter for the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression.</p><p><br></p> question first answered 06/02/2023 17:33:34 answering member 4581
	creator	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee

1582593

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/02/2023
	date	31/01/2023
	date tabled	31/01/2023
	ddp created	31/01/2023 22:20:55
	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	31/01/2023 22:25:28 08/02/2023 17:36:13
	hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5245
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	08/02/2023 17:04:52
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to paragraph 17 of Annex A of the New Decade, New Approach Deal, published in January 2020, how much additional resources they have allocated to the Police Service of Northern Ireland since the Deal was agreed.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL5245
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5245
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Policing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s main budget is allocated by the Department of Justice from the Northern Ireland block grant.</p><p>The recent Budget that the Secretary of State set for Northern Ireland provides the Northern Ireland Department of Justice with a 3.1% uplift on its 2021-2022 budget with a total allocation of £1.18 billion.</p><p>Since 2010, the UK Government has also provided the PSNI with the additional security funding it needs to ensure that it has the resources to tackle the threat from Northern Ireland-related terrorism. This additional security funding ensures PSNI’s ability to tackle the terrorist threat while ensuring day-to-day policing is not compromised. The contribution for the financial year 2022/23 is £32 million. This is the same that has been provided each year since 2015/16. This continued level of Additional Security Funding for the PSNI from the UKG has been confirmed through to 2024/25.</p><p>In addition to the direct support to the PSNI through Additional Security Funding, the Government has also committed circa £8 million per year (through the spending review 2021 and New Decade New Approach funding) to the Tackling Paramilitarism Programme to match NI Executive funding until the end of the second phase of the Programme in March 2024. The Programme supports the Paramilitary Crime Task Force, which includes PSNI, the National Crime Agency and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.</p><p> </p> question first answered 08/02/2023 17:04:52 answering member 4581
	creator	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee

1582594

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/02/2023
	date	31/01/2023
	date tabled	31/01/2023
	ddp created	31/01/2023 22:20:56
	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	31/01/2023 22:25:30 08/02/2023 16:07:11
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5246
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	08/02/2023 15:35:32
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to paragraph 10 of Annex A of the New Decade, New Approach Deal, published in January 2020, what steps they have taken to secure Northern Ireland’s place within the internal market of the UK.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL5246
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5246
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Protocol makes clear that Northern Ireland remains part of the UK internal market and the Government legislated under the 2020 UK Internal Market access to provide for unfettered access to the UK internal market for Northern Ireland goods.</p><p> </p><p>It is clear, however, that the Protocol is causing real problems in Northern Ireland. It is our clear preference to resolve these through talks and the Government is engaging in constructive dialogue with the EU to find solutions to these problems. If this is not possible, however, we have introduced the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill which aims to fix the practical problems created by the Protocol.</p><p> </p> question first answered 08/02/2023 15:35:32 answering member 4581
	creator	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee

1582595

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/02/2023
	date	31/01/2023
	date tabled	31/01/2023
	ddp created	31/01/2023 22:20:58
	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	31/01/2023 22:25:32 08/02/2023 16:08:17
	hansard heading	War Memorials Trust: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5247
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	08/02/2023 15:36:16
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to paragraph 21 of Annex A of the New Decade, New Approach Deal, published in January 2020, how they have ensured that the work of the War Memorials Trust has been better promoted and understood in Northern Ireland.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL5247
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5247
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Officials have been engaging with the Department of Communities in order to ensure that our work on this commitment both complements the Department’s strategic approach and existing policies on built heritage in Northern Ireland, and is proportional to current pressures on public spending.</p><p> </p> question first answered 08/02/2023 15:36:16 answering member 4581
	creator	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee

1582596

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/02/2023
	date	31/01/2023
	date tabled	31/01/2023
	ddp created	31/01/2023 22:20:59
	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	31/01/2023 22:25:35 06/02/2023 18:22:16
	hansard heading	Schools: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5248
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	06/02/2023 17:50:22
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to paragraph 28 of Annex A of the New Decade, New Approach Deal, published in January 2020, what steps they have taken to establish the connected classroom programme across the UK
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL5248
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5248
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Following significant preparatory work after the publication of the New Decade, New Approach deal, it has become apparent that there is currently no viable delivery route for a connected classrooms programme that meets the key requirements of regularity, propriety, value for money and feasibility. Delivery of this programme will, therefore, not be pursued at this time though this will be kept under review.</p> question first answered 06/02/2023 17:50:22 answering member 4581
	creator	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee

1660664

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/09/2023
	date	13/09/2023
	date tabled	13/09/2023
	ddp created	13/09/2023 20:37:22
	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	15/09/2023 15:15:50 21/09/2023 11:34:28
	hansard heading	Patrick Ryan
	house id	2
	identifier	HL10144
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	21/09/2023 11:03:08
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Ireland on any plans to prosecute Father Patrick Ryan following recent admissions published in the book The Padre: The True Story of Irish Priest who armed the IRA with Gadaffi's Money, published in August.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL10144
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10144
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Criminal prosecutions regarding alleged criminal conduct in Ireland during the Troubles is a matter for the Irish authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) established by the UK Government’s Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy &amp; Reconciliation) Act will conduct reviews into Troubles-related deaths and serious injury, with the primary objective of providing information to families, and victims and survivors.</p><p> </p><p>The ICRIR will have all the necessary powers to conduct criminal investigations as part of any review, and will be able to refer cases relating to conduct which took place in the UK for prosecution in cases where conditional immunity from prosecution is not granted and sufficient evidence exists.</p><p> </p><p>The legislation includes a requirement of full disclosure by UK bodies &amp; agencies. Effective information recovery mechanisms for many families, however, will require the cooperation of both governments. The Government hopes, therefore, that the Irish Government will, in the absence of an alternative in place for dealing with Troubles-related incidents, support the work of the ICRIR in delivering better outcomes for victims and families across the UK and Ireland.</p> question first answered 21/09/2023 11:03:08 answering member 4581
	creator	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee

1683935

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2024
	date	22/01/2024
	date tabled	22/01/2024
	ddp created	22/01/2024 21:21:18
	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	25/01/2024 15:55:33 29/01/2024 12:14:13
	hansard heading	Bombings: Omagh
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1786
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	29/01/2024 11:42:46
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the government of Ireland regarding the possibility of that government establishing a public inquiry into the Omagh bombing of 1998.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL1786
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1786
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In October 2021, the Northern Ireland High Court found that an Article 2 compliant investigation into the Omagh bombing had not taken place, citing four grounds which the Court held could give rise to plausible arguments that there was a real prospect of preventing the Omagh Bomb. The <em>Gallagher </em>judgement also expressed a desire that a simultaneous Article 2 compliant investigation occur in Ireland, though it recognised that it was not within the Court’s power to order a cross-border investigation.</p><p> </p><p>In response to the findings of the Court, the Secretary of State announced in February 2023 that the Government would establish an independent statutory inquiry into the Omagh bombing. In June 2023, the Secretary of State appointed Lord Alan Turnbull as Chairman of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry. The Government continues working at pace to finalise the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>While this is, of course, a matter for the Irish Government, the UK Government is keen to understand what consideration it has given, since the <em>Gallagher </em>judgement, to the setting up of an investigation in Ireland to discharge its obligations under Article 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights. This issue was directly raised most recently by me at the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference on 28 November 2023.</p><p> </p><p>This is one of several legitimate questions regarding the Irish Government’s record of dealing with legacy matters in its own jurisdiction.</p><p> </p> question first answered 29/01/2024 11:42:46 answering member 4581
	creator	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee