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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

1359035

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/10/2021
	date	14/10/2021
	date tabled	14/10/2021
	ddp created	14/10/2021 19:56:24
	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	19/10/2021 22:15:13 28/10/2021 15:54:10
	hansard heading	Martin Galvin
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3103
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	28/10/2021 15:53:13
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date officials from the British Embassy in the USA last met Martin Galvin.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 HL3103
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3103
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government continues to speak to a wide range of stakeholders as part of its commitment to engage all parties and groups on issues relating to Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland undertakes regular wide engagement with civic society and politicians in the USA. As part of this, he and officials met with the Ancient Order of Hibernians on Sunday 10 October. Martin Galvin was part of their delegation. Officials from the UK Consulate in New York were also in attendance.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/10/2021 15:53:13 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

1366723

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/11/2021
	date	08/11/2021
	date tabled	08/11/2021
	ddp created	08/11/2021 23:11:14
	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	08/11/2021 23:25:58 23/11/2021 12:42:07
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3800
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/11/2021 12:10:55
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Supreme Court judgment on 13 May 2020 in the case of R vs Adams (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) which related to the validity of an interim custody order made in 1973, (1) whether compensation has been paid to Gerard Adams, and if so how much; (2) how many claims have been made by others to have their convictions overturned; (3) how many claims for compensation have been lodged with the Northern Ireland Office; and (4) how many of these have been settled and paid, and for what total amount.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 HL3800
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3800
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There has been no compensation paid to Gerard Adams relating to litigation against the Northern Ireland Office.</p><p> </p><p>There have been two other appeals to have convictions overturned that have been allowed. There are a further two who have filed applications for leave to appeal, which have not yet been dealt with.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of internment-related civil claims against the Northern Ireland Office. The claims are asking for compensation on the basis of the claimants’ view that they were unlawfully detained on a similar basis to Mr Adams.</p><p> </p><p>None of these have been settled and the vast majority have not progressed far beyond the pre-action stage.</p> question first answered 23/11/2021 12:10:55 answering member 4581
	creator	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1366779

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/11/2021
	date	08/11/2021
	date tabled	08/11/2021
	ddp created	08/11/2021 23:16:23
	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	09/11/2021 23:05:18 23/11/2021 12:54:07
	hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3801
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/11/2021 12:23:04
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Royal Pardons have been issued to people in Northern Ireland in the last 25 years.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 HL3801
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3801
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM) was used 16 times in relation to persons convicted and sentenced for terrorist offences in Northern Ireland between 2000 and 2002; seven times in 2000, six times in 2001, and three times in 2002. It was used to shorten (that is not waive or remove) sentences in relation to individuals who, for technical reasons, were not eligible for the early release scheme established under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998.</p><p> </p><p>The RPM was used once in 1998 and once in 1999 in non-terrorism related cases in Northern Ireland. In one case, an individual was granted the RPM following assistance that person gave to the authorities (reduction in sentence for such assistance is now provided for on a statutory basis under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005). In the other, the RPM was used to commute a portion of a sentence for a soldier who spent time under close military arrest for an offence prior to conviction. Had this person been a civilian, such time (equivalent to being on remand) would have been deducted from the sentence, but there was no statutory provision for this at the time in relation to close military arrest.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is responsible for recommending the exercising of the RPM for terrorism-related cases in Northern Ireland, since the devolution of policing and justice in 2010, responsibility for making recommendations for the RPM in all other cases lies with the Minister of Justice in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office does not hold complete records for 1996 or 1997 due to record retention policies.</p><p><br></p><p> </p> question first answered 23/11/2021 12:23:04 answering member 4581
	creator	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey