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1504951

	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	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

1548848

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Streptococcus: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will have urgent discussions with the Department of Health and Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland on ensuring a robust plan to deal with Strep A cases.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	104370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>I am aware of the recent outbreak of strep A among children in Northern Ireland and across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This is a devolved matter for the Northern Ireland Department of Health and the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland to respond to.</p><p> </p><p>In the absence of an Executive, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has passed legislation that clarifies the powers for Northern Ireland Departments to maintain delivery of public services, including health services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 09/12/2022 14:41:42 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1565873

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Voluntary Organisations: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department is taking steps to help minimise the number of staff in voluntary organisations who have been given a protective notice due to the ceasing of funding from Northern Ireland Departments at the end of the 2022-23 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	121101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland set out in his statement to Parliament on 24 November 2022, he is disappointed to have inherited a budget with a funding gap of some £660 million. The Secretary of State did not want to be in the position of having to set the Budget, but he has done so to protect Northern Ireland’s finances and maintain delivery of public services. The Budget is the best outcome deliverable at this late stage of the financial year and it means that difficult decisions have to be made in very difficult circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>I want to acknowledge the excellent work of voluntary organisations and the important services that they provide for communities in Northern Ireland. However, the decisions regarding the specific funding allocations for these organisations are a matter for the Department of Communities in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>We remain firmly convinced that a restored devolved, power-sharing government, in line with the vision of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, should take the decisions on the issues that matter most to the people of Northern Ireland, including on funding for voluntary organisations.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 16/01/2023 14:50:21 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1565875

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Voluntary Organisations: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department is taking steps to help minimise the number of staff in voluntary organisations who have been given a protective notice due to the ceasing of funding from EU programmes at the end of the 2022-23 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	121102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government, led by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, has worked extensively with stakeholders in Northern Ireland to develop a UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Investment Plan for Northern Ireland. The UKSPF is not a like-for-like replacement for EU structural funding. It will allow us to invest in social programmes that target people and places most in need.</p><p> </p><p>Over the next two years, the UKSPF will invest £127m in Northern Ireland, allowing voluntary and community organisations to deliver for their communities. A project competition is running until 27 January, and the Government aims to release funding for successful bidders from 1 April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 122291 question first answered 18/01/2023 14:44:27 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1566485

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Voluntary Organisations: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if his Department will take steps to replace EU funding to voluntary organisations in Northern Ireland which are due to lose that funding at the end of the 2022-23 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	122291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government, led by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, has worked extensively with stakeholders in Northern Ireland to develop a UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Investment Plan for Northern Ireland. The UKSPF is not a like-for-like replacement for EU structural funding. It will allow us to invest in social programmes that target people and places most in need.</p><p> </p><p>Over the next two years, the UKSPF will invest £127m in Northern Ireland, allowing voluntary and community organisations to deliver for their communities. A project competition is running until 27 January, and the Government aims to release funding for successful bidders from 1 April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 121102 question first answered 18/01/2023 14:44:27 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1604383

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Travel: Northern Ireland
	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 impact of the Illegal Migration Bill on travel on the island of Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	166384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>Those entering the UK, including those crossing the land border into Northern Ireland, will continue to be required to follow the UK’s immigration rules.</p><p> </p><p>As now, the UK will not operate routine immigration controls on the Common Travel Area, with none whatsoever on the Ireland-Northern Ireland land border.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 20/03/2023 10:12:38 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1604384

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Electronic Travel Authorisations: 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 his announcement on Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) on 9 March 2023, whether he has had further discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the ETA scheme on the tourism industry in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	166385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to working with a wide range of stakeholders, including Tourism Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland, to ensure the ETA requirement is communicated effectively. We will achieve this through targeted messaging, using a variety of channels, thereby mitigating against any risk of it being seen as an increased barrier to cross-border tourism on the island of Ireland</p><p> </p><p>Those entering the UK, including those crossing the land border into Northern Ireland, will continue to be required to follow the UK’s immigration rules. This includes any ETA requirement when it is introduced, if it is applicable to them.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 20/03/2023 10:14:07 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1641412

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his Written Statement of 11 May on Update on the Implementation of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery, HCWS767, if he will set out the process by which staff appointments were made to the secretariat of the Commission; and whether such staff remain employees of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	187401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>As set out at the time of the announcement that the Rt Hon Sir Declan Morgan had been identified, and in line with the Cabinet Office Public Bodies Guidance, a dedicated secretariat, supporting the preparatory work being undertaken by Sir Declan, has been established as a separate business unit of the Northern Ireland Office. It has a separate budget and staffing and does not report to Northern Ireland Office Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>Civil Servants are appointed in line with the requirements of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. As with all civil servants, those working in the secretariat must adhere to the requirements of the Civil Service Code to act with honesty, integrity, impartiality and objectivity.</p><p> </p><p>On legal establishment, the ICRIR will - as it sees fit - be able to employ persons to be officers of the ICRIR and/or make arrangements for persons to be seconded to serve as officers of the ICRIR.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 08/06/2023 13:22:18 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1641539

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Belfast Citywide Tribunal Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to help ensure the retention of Belfast Citywide Tribunal Service.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	187506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The provision of advice services, such as the Belfast Citywide Tribunal Service, is a devolved matter. The Northern Ireland Department for Communities, has responsibility for the delivery and sponsorship of such organisations in partnership with local councils.</p><p> </p><p>The right people to make decisions on funding these services are locally elected politicians in a fully functioning Northern Ireland Executive and Northern Ireland Assembly. In the absence of these institutions, it will be for the relevant Northern Ireland department, in this case, the Department for Communities, and by extension Belfast City Council, to manage funding, including provision for the Belfast Citywide Tribunal Service.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 07/06/2023 10:33:51 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1649769

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2023
	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 Budget Act 2023
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department took to ensure the equality impact assessment requirement under Schedule 9(4)(2)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 was carried out for the Northern Ireland Budget Act 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	192218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>Northern Ireland departments completed indicative assessments with regard to the Section 75 statutory equality duty under the Northern Ireland Act 1998 as part of the 2022-23 budget setting process which informed the budget allocations placed on a statutory footing through the Northern Ireland Budget Act 2023.</p><p> </p><p>It was the responsibility of the Northern Ireland departments to consider what further equality impact assessments were required in accordance with the statutory equality duty under the Northern Ireland Act 1998 on the spending decisions which were needed to live within their final budget allocations.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 06/07/2023 14:14:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna