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1504951

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	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Energy: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to Article 11 of the Northern Ireland Protocol, what steps he is taking to help protect the single energy market on the island of Ireland from rising costs.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	47703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is acting to protect UK households from the spiralling costs of energy. The Energy Price Guarantee will apply in England, Wales and Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Energy is a devolved matter, so in the absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive to deliver a comparable scheme, the UK Government will need to take action tailored to the particular circumstances prevailing in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also continues to work with the Irish Government on a host of issues, including the Single Electricity Market. Our priority is to work at pace to ensure Northern Ireland benefits from the same level of support as the rest of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 21/09/2022 11:12:16 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1504967

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	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 recent discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on power sharing in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	47632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The restoration of fully functioning devolved institutions in Northern Ireland remains our top priority. Northern Ireland Office Ministers are in close contact with Cabinet colleagues on this issue and we will also be speaking to the Political Parties in Northern Ireland to encourage them to form a new Executive as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 13/09/2022 14:15:53 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1504933

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Females: Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the recommendations in paragraphs 85 and 86 of the 2018 Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, what steps he has taken to implement those recommendations in relation to Northern Ireland, since the Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 came into force on the 20 May 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	47608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to ensuring that all of the recommendations in paragraphs 85 and 86 of the Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, (CEDAW Report) are implemented in Northern Ireland. This includes ensuring that women and girls can access abortion services in Northern Ireland and that CEDAW-compliant Relationship and Sexuality Education is made compulsory for adolescents in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>On the provision of abortion services, the Regulations laid in May take a dual approach by placing a duty on the Department of Health to act as soon as is reasonably practicable, and taking powers that provide me with the same powers as the Minister of Health for the purpose of implementing these recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>On 20 May, 6 June and 6 September, Northern Ireland Office Ministers wrote to the Minister of Health requesting that he provide a clear and unambiguous commitment that he will comply with the obligations on the Department of Health. The Minister of Health has sought legal advice on this matter which he is considering.</p><p> </p><p>A small team of experts has been established within the Northern Ireland Office, and is working closely and at pace with the Department of Health to prepare a commissioning plan should the Government need to intervene.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 08/09/2022 09:08:17 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle