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1487980

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Abortion: 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 he is taking to uphold the legal requirement to ensure access to abortion services in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	33873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government remains committed to delivering abortion services in Northern Ireland following inaction from the Northern Ireland Executive and Department of Health. It is unacceptable that fully funded abortion services remain undelivered and women and girls in Northern Ireland cannot access the same level of abortion healthcare as the rest of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>I am taking the necessary steps and am determined to see the delivery of these vital healthcare services in Northern Ireland without further unnecessary delays.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/07/2022 14:03:10 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

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

1148117

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Belfast Agreement: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment the Government has made of the compatibility of the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement with (a) the UK leaving the EU without a deal and (b) the Irish backstop.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	294247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 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">The UK Government is unconditionally committed to the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement and its successors, and to maintaining the rights of the people of Northern Ireland and North-South Cooperation in all circumstances, whatever the outcome of Brexit.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government wants and is working to achieve a new deal with the EU. However, the Government’s position is that a no deal EU Exit would not be a breach of the provisions of the Belfast Agreement.</ins></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 08/10/2019 16:59:54 question first ministerially corrected 09/10/2019 09:02:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker previous answer version 139057 answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith answering member 4118
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1177457

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost has been to the public purse of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	14801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland does not have a role in the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland’s budget. The Equality Commission is sponsored by the Executive Office, which approves its budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission’s published annual reports and accounts can be accessed via their website, at <a href="https://www.equalityni.org/Home" target="_blank">https://www.equalityni.org/Home</a>.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 17/02/2020 13:15:17 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1177685

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Life Imprisonment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 10 Feb 2020 to Question 13025 on Life Imprisonment, for what reasons the number of life prisoners licences revoked under section 9 of the Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 between 2001 and 2010 was not provided; and whether any licences have been revoked under Article 7 of Schedule 5 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>We do not hold the information requested. As noted in the answer of 10 February 2020, the recall of individuals released on a life licence is primarily a matter for the Department of Justice (DoJ), who hold all the information requested, including data dated before 2010.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 25/02/2020 11:33:54 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker previous answer version 8061 answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1177787

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	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: Work Experience
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>During the last three years there has been no formal work experience undertaken in the Northern Ireland Office by anyone over 16 years old.</p><p>Informal work experience for people below the age of 16 was undertaken on seven occasions over the last three years.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 17/02/2020 11:31:15 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1178704

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	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 Executive: Select Committees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 9 of Annex A to New Decade, New Approach, what role the UK Government has in determining the representatives of the Northern Ireland Executive that will attend meetings of the (a) UK-EU Specialised Committee and (b) Joint Committees.
	tabling member constituency	North Dorset
	tabling member printed	Simon Hoare
	uin	15052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the New Decade, New Approach deal, the Government will ensure that representatives from the Northern Ireland Executive are invited to be part of the UK delegation in any meetings of the UK-EU Specialised or Joint Committees discussing Northern Ireland specific matters which are also being attended by the Irish Government as part of the European Union’s delegation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is continuing to work through the exact details of this arrangement and will work with the Northern Ireland Executive to define this in the proper way.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/02/2020 12:25:15 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare

1178705

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Joint Consultative Working Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans the UK Government has to appoint (a) Ministers, (b) Northern Ireland Office officials and (c) Northern Ireland Civil Service officials to represent the UK on the Joint Consultative Working Group on the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
	tabling member constituency	North Dorset
	tabling member printed	Simon Hoare
	uin	15053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to work through the details of how the Joint Committee and subordinate Specialised Committee on Ireland/Northern Ireland and Joint Consultative Working Group will operate. This includes the delegations at these fora.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/02/2020 15:17:36 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare

1178707

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	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 Protocol
	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 Government’s unilateral declaration on consent of 19 October 2019, what steps the Government has taken to establish a democratic consent process to determine the application of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
	tabling member constituency	North Dorset
	tabling member printed	Simon Hoare
	uin	15055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland is underpinned by the right of Northern Ireland to withdraw its consent from the continued application of EU law.</p><p> </p><p>The detail of this arrangement is set out in the Government’s Unilateral Declaration of 17 October 2019. This sets out that the first consent decision will be taken in the two months before the end of the first four-year period after the end of the implementation period.</p><p> </p><p>If the Assembly votes by simple majority against continued alignment, then Northern Ireland’s alignment with EU law will come to an end two years later. If the Assembly votes in favour of continued alignment, then Northern Ireland’s alignment with EU law will continue.</p><p> </p><p>If this decision is made on the basis of a simple majority, a further consent decision will be required within four years. If the decision is made on the basis of cross-community support, a further consent process will be required within eight years.</p><p> </p><p>Arrangements for the implementation of this arrangement will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/02/2020 15:53:53 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare

1179081

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Stormont House Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the Government's policy is on the legacy aspects of the Stormont House Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	18928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that the Stormont House Agreement will be implemented in a way that provides certainty for veterans and justice for victims. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland will be working closely with others on the way forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 28/02/2020 12:07:15 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry