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1682719

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Women: 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 help ensure the safety of women and girls in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	900962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>I recently visited the Women’s Aid Federation NI in Belfast, to hear directly about this important issue. It is disappointing that Northern Ireland remains the only part of the UK without a dedicated strategy to tackle violence against women and girls and I note the significant work currently underway in the Executive Office to develop a Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls. It is vital that the Northern Ireland Executive is restored to approve and implement this strategy.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 17/01/2024 14:35:05 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1606180

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Windsor Framework
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Windsor Framework on Northern Ireland's place in the Union.
	tabling member constituency	Broadland
	tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
	uin	904199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework protects and strengthens Northern Ireland’s place in our Union and this will be reinforced by the changes we are making to domestic legislation.</p><p>As well as ensuring goods available on the shelves in Great Britain are able to move freely to Northern Ireland, the agreement safeguards Northern Ireland’s place in the UK internal market through agreements on medicines, VAT and State aid.</p><p>The agreement ensures that Northern Ireland will benefit from the same VAT and alcohol taxes as apply in the rest of the United Kingdom.</p><p>With the agreement, we have restored sovereignty by putting the people of Northern Ireland in charge and eliminating the democratic deficit.</p><p>Northern Ireland’s businesses have access not only to the UK market, but also to the European single market and the agreement provides Northern Ireland with excellent opportunities for economic growth. In so doing it supports the prosperity of both Northern Ireland and the whole of the UK.</p><p>As Tony Blair recently noted, political stability is the best way to protect the union between Northern Ireland and Great Britain and by fixing the problems with the Protocol and restoring the delicate balance inherent in the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, we have provided a sound basis for Northern Ireland to move forward economically and politically as an integral and prosperous part of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/03/2023 11:31:48 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris previous answer version 64341 answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1658498

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Windsor Framework
	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 held with Cabinet colleagues on progress in implementing the Windsor Framework.
	tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
	tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
	uin	906191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>Our priority now is ensuring the timely and successful implementation of the Framework. To this end, we have published further guidance on how the Windsor Framework will work in practice, including detail on improved customs processes and movements of goods and subsidy control, and on the UK Internal Market Scheme, the Retail Movement Scheme and the Duty Reimbursement Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>This all delivers on our commitment to the Windsor Framework, its implementation and supporting businesses and members of civic societies in Northern Ireland. We have – and will continue to - engage extensively with businesses, communities and political parties in Northern Ireland to support them in adapting to these new arrangements, which will be phased in over nearly two and half years.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 06/09/2023 13:16:27 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

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

1147547

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	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, by what date would legislation have to be introduced to prevent Welfare Reform mitigations in Northern Ireland expiring on 31 March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	292850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 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><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 07/10/2019 16:35:42 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1483359

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	War Memorials Trust: 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 the commitment set out in the New Decade, New Approach document published in January 2020, what steps have been taken to ensure that the work of the War Memorials Trust is better promoted and understood in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	26055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>Officials have been engaging with the Department of Communities, which is responsible for Northern Ireland’s Historic Environment, in order to ensure that our proposed programme of work with the War Memorial Trust complements the Department’s strategic approach, and does not undermine the existing policies on built heritage in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 04/07/2022 15:10:40 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1522739

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	War Memorials Trust: Northern Ireland
	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 given on 4 July 2022 to Question 26055, on War Memorials Trust: Northern Ireland, if he will meet with the Minister for Communities to discuss (a) how to fulfil the commitment set out in the New Decade, New Approach document and (b) how to ensure that the War Memorials Trust is better promoted and understood in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	64387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>I am always happy to meet with Northern Ireland Ministers to discuss areas of joint interest. As highlighted in the answer given on 4 July 2022 to Question 26055, my Officials have already been engaging with the Department of Communities on the approach to this commitment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/10/2022 08:51:23 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

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