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1144512

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking as part of its planning for the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal to increase the number of officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland in line with the recent request by its Chief Constable; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	286149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Policing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and operational capability is a matter for the Chief Constable. The PSNI’s main budget is allocated by the Department of Justice from the Northern Ireland block grant.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK Government has provided the PSNI with the additional security funding it has asked for and needs to ensure that they have the resource (including officers) to tackle the SEVERE threat from Northern Ireland related terrorism (NIRT). This additional security funding boosts PSNI’s ability to tackle the terrorist threat while ensuring day-to-day policing isn’t compromised.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">PSNI received £230m additional security funding in the last parliament and £160m in this one. In addition, the UK Government has provided PSNI with over £16.5m to help prepare for EU exit. This funding from the UK Government will continue to support PSNI to address the wider security pressures and contingencies arising from the NIRT threat and EU exit preparations and will enable PSNI to recruit 206 additional officers this financial year.</ins></p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 09/09/2019 16:59:08 question first ministerially corrected 07/10/2019 20:32:55 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith previous answer version 135704 answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1145290

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of the confidence and supply agreement between the Conservative Party and Democratic Unionist Party is allocated to each constituency.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	287929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Alongside the Confidence and Supply Agreement, the UK Government committed to providing £1 billion of additional funding to the Northern Ireland Departments, which is released to the Northern Ireland Grant through the usual estimates process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has so far allocated £763 million to the Northern Ireland Block Grant, including £333m for the current financial year, through Parliament’s approval in the normal estimates process.</p><p> </p><p>This funding is to the benefit of all communities across the whole of Northern Ireland and is not broken down into individual constituencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith grouped question UIN 292266 question first answered 03/10/2019 16:50:22 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1145521

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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: Energy Supply
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which provider supplies energy to his Department; how much CO2 was emitted through his Department’s energy consumption in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria his Department uses to selecting an energy supplier includes how environmentally friendly the supplier is; and what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce CO2 emissions from its energy use.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	290338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>My Department receives a facilities management service for its office accommodation in Belfast and London. In Belfast the Landlord is the Department of Finance NI, and in London the landlord is HMT and utility usage is included within the HMT service charge. As a result, the department does not hold the information on utility providers and CO2 emissions.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 02/10/2019 15:17:35 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1145835

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Import Duties: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to Operation Yellowhammer HMG Reasonable Worst Case Planning Assumptions paragraph 18, what assessment he has made of the sectors most likely to cease trading to avoid tariffs in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	290703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that we would prefer to leave with a deal and we will work in an energetic and determined way to get that better deal.</p><p> </p><p>I have been working closely with colleagues across Government and engaging with the Northern Ireland Civil Service, including the Department of Economy, to assess the impacts on business in the event of a ‘no-deal’ exit, including from tariff barriers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 30/09/2019 16:25:23 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1146112

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	290934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>Restoring the Executive and the Assembly remains my absolute priority. It is my firm view that the people of Northern Ireland need their elected representatives back in Government to take important decisions on the issues that matter most to them.</p><p> </p><p>The parties remain engaged and are demonstrating a willingness to find solutions to the remaining critical issues; a renewed determination to find agreement will be needed if the process is to conclude in the coming weeks. I continue to encourage the parties to come together to work towards restoring devolved government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 04/10/2019 11:07:19 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1146425

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Invest NI
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Northern Ireland Office will make it its policy to support Invest NI in hosting visits by Ambassadors to the UK to the Causeway Coast.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	291277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>Trade promotion is a devolved matter and we continue to work hard to restore a stable devolved government in Northern Ireland which can work with the UK Government to promote Northern Ireland's attractiveness for overseas investment and showcase all that Northern Ireland has to offer, including the Causeway Coast area. Arrangements for visits by Ambassadors are a matter for Invest NI and Northern Ireland’s Department for the Economy, supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 01/10/2019 16:51:21 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1146426

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Business: Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adopting the system used in England and Wales by which businesses can make claims against debtors who refuse to pay outstanding debts.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	291278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter and any system for businesses to make claims against debtors who have not paid their outstanding debts is one that is best considered by locally elected and accountable Ministers. It is for matters such as this that it is important that we get Stormont back up and running as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 01/10/2019 16:52:21 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1146428

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	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: Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department made a cash payment to a civil servant as a result of offence allegedly caused by a royal portrait on display in the Northern Ireland Office.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	291279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>It would be inappropriate to comment on any individual case. The Northern Ireland Office, takes its responsibilities under Fair Employment legislation very seriously; the requirements of which are set out in the 1989 Fair Employment Code of Practice. The NIO also operates in line with the Equality Commission of Northern Ireland’s Guide ‘Promoting a Good and Harmonious Working Environment’. A portrait of the Queen, as head of state, is on display in the public area of Stormont House alongside a balanced set of images celebrating and reflecting the work of the Northern Ireland Office.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 01/10/2019 16:54:06 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1146754

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the welfare mitigation package for people in Northern Ireland will be extended beyond March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	291585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 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> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 02/10/2019 16:12:44 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1147107

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	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: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to answer Question 287929, on Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland, tabled on 6 September 2019 by the hon. Member for the City of Chester.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	292266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Alongside the Confidence and Supply Agreement, the UK Government committed to providing £1 billion of additional funding to the Northern Ireland Departments, which is released to the Northern Ireland Grant through the usual estimates process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has so far allocated £763 million to the Northern Ireland Block Grant, including £333m for the current financial year, through Parliament’s approval in the normal estimates process.</p><p> </p><p>This funding is to the benefit of all communities across the whole of Northern Ireland and is not broken down into individual constituencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith grouped question UIN 287929 question first answered 03/10/2019 16:50:22 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson