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1145174

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
	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 the Irish Government on alternative arrangements to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
	tabling member printed	Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson
	uin	287502
	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">I have regular discussions with the Irish Government concerning the UK's exit from the EU.</ins></p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 09/09/2019 16:50:50 question first ministerially corrected 07/10/2019 20:32:46 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith previous answer version 135646 answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

1145175

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	International Cooperation: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Irish Government on enhanced east-west cooperation between the UK and the Irish Republic when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
	tabling member printed	Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson
	uin	287503
	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">I have regular discussions with the Irish Government concerning the UK's exit from the EU.</ins></p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 09/09/2019 16:51:18 question first ministerially corrected 07/10/2019 20:32:38 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith previous answer version 135653 answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

1145173

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Anniversaries: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with political parties on plans to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
	tabling member printed	Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson
	uin	287501
	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">My discussions with the political parties have been focused to date on the urgent need to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland. Officials in my Department are exploring options for marking the centenary of Northern Ireland in 2021.</ins></p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 09/09/2019 16:51:43 question first ministerially corrected 02/10/2019 16:30:14 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith previous answer version 135657 answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

1144852

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	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 discussions he has had with pro-life groups in Northern Ireland on the legislation to decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
	tabling member printed	Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson
	uin	286661
	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">There are a range of sensitive policy issues to carefully work through in order to deliver regulations to provide access to abortion services in Northern Ireland by 31 March 2020 in Northern Ireland. This duty will come into effect if the Northern Ireland Executive is not restored by 21 October 2019. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Government officials including from the NIO have met some representatives of the medical profession and other stakeholders and will continue to do so in the weeks ahead.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">There will also be a period of consultation throughout this process for individuals in Northern Ireland as well as relevant organisations to provide input and views. I will continue to keep the House updated on these plans at the appropriate opportunities through the Executive Formation Act reporting requirements.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government's preference remains seeing the Stormont institutions back up and running so they can take forward any issues of reform on these types of sensitive devolved issues, as a matter of priority.</ins></p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 09/09/2019 16:56:41 question first ministerially corrected 02/10/2019 16:30:30 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith previous answer version 135690 answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

1143464

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>During the financial year 2017/2018, the Department spent £80,026.13 on ministerial travel. <del class="ministerial">£3,011.04</del> <ins class="ministerial">£30,911.04</ins> of this was first class (business class) travel, and £49,115.09 was for second class (economy class) travel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 09/09/2019 11:52:24 question first ministerially corrected 09/09/2019 16:21:18 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith previous answer version 134165 answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones