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1203478

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implementation of the Northern Ireland Troubles-related incident victims payments scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL5649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government made legislation establishing a victims payments scheme in January. It did so both to fulfil its legal obligation (under the Executive Formation Act) and because it is committed to doing what it can to progress a scheme that has been delayed by political disagreements for too long. The Executive committed to take forward a scheme and, under the provisions of the Regulations, is legally obligated to now do so.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to prioritise supporting the Executive’s delivery of this scheme. NIO officials have been offering support to assist progress on implementation, by advising the team of officials on the appropriate interpretation and intention of the Regulations; but it is the Executive’s responsibility to implement the scheme.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 25/06/2020 13:50:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1200751

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what consultations they (1) have undertaken, and (2) plan to undertake, in regard to the Victims Payments Scheme in Northern Ireland with (a) political parties that are not represented in the Northern Ireland Executive, and (b) civil society representatives in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL5283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government ran a public consultation in October and November last year on our proposals for legislating for a Victims Payments Scheme. The consultation provided an opportunity for anyone to comment on the shape of the proposed scheme.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the Northern Ireland Office Equality Scheme, we notified our list of consultees - including a wide range of public bodies, political parties, religious and representative organisations - about the consultation. The consultation team also made itself available to meet a range of interested groups and parties to discuss the proposals and the issues arising from them.</p><p> </p><p>We received 367 responses from a variety of parties, individuals, representatives and groups, including the Green Party NI. We carefully considered all written and oral feedback received in making final decisions about the shape of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office also engaged with the main parties on the detail of draft guidance that will support the scheme’s independent board in making decisions to award payments.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 12/06/2020 12:07:20 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1201011

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to assume responsibility for administering the Northern Ireland Troubles-related incident victims payments scheme, following the missed deadline to open the scheme to applications on 29 May.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL5357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>Under the Victims Payments’ Regulations 2020, the Executive is required to designate a Department to exercise the administrative functions of the Board on the Board’s behalf. In the absence of an Executive, the UK Government brought forward legislation in January fulfilling its commitment to support the progression of this scheme. The Executive committed to take forward a scheme and, under the provisions of the Regulations, is legally obligated to now do so.</p><p> </p><p>The Executive needs to designate a department that can own the policy and implement the scheme so that applications can be processed and payments made to victims.</p><p> </p><p>Sinn Féin has been clear that it wants to reopen the criteria by which eligibility for the scheme will be determined but this scheme provides a fair, balanced and proportionate basis for helping those who suffered through no fault of their own. It is therefore imperative that Sinn Féin, along with all the parties, enable the scheme to move forward as the time for delay is done.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 18/06/2020 11:31:26 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

944439

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been charged with terrorist offences connected with Northern Ireland since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
	uin	HL9673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Information on charges for terrorist offences with a connection to Northern Ireland is held by a number of agencies. Northern Ireland Office officials are currently undertaking a consolidation exercise to confirm the answer to this question and I will write to the Noble Lord once this exercise has been completed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 25/07/2018 11:49:00 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

1234736

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they have allocated to the Northern Ireland Troubles-related incident victims payments scheme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL8154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government made legislation establishing a victims’ payments scheme in January. It did so both to fulfil its legal obligation and because it is committed to doing what it can to progress a scheme that has been delayed by political disagreements for too long.</p><p>The Regulations provide for the Executive Office to be able to provide funding to the Department responsible for supporting the Victims’ Payments Board. The devolved funding settlement means that the Executive is funded through the Block Grant together with its own revenue raising capabilities to fund its statutory responsibilities, including this scheme.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 23/09/2020 12:48:28 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1285833

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much match funding they have given the Northern Ireland Executive to address paramilitary activity up to the end of the current financial year; and how much they will provide (1) in the 2021/22 financial year, and (2) beyond.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL13253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to working with the Northern Ireland Executive in their work to tackle paramilitarism. Through the Fresh Start Agreement we have, to date, provided £25 million of match funding to the Executive’s Tackling Paramilitarism, Criminality and Organised Crime Programme. This funding ends in this financial year and further funding will be confirmed shortly.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the New Decade, New Approach Agreement 2020 also included a further UK Government commitment to provide additional funding for tackling paramilitarism. An announcement on this will also be made shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 22/02/2021 16:48:26 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1380050

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of On The Run letters of assurance; and what plans they have, if any, (1) to withdraw such letters, and (2) to declare them ineffective.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL4188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>In July 2014, Lady Justice Hallett published a report following her review of the “on the run” administrative scheme. The review found that while the scheme contained a number of flaws, it was not unlawful.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2014, the Government set out fully its position in relation to the scheme in statements to the House of Commons. In doing so, the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland made clear that the scheme was at an end and that there was no basis, legal or otherwise, for any reliance on letters received by so-called “on the runs” under the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 25/11/2021 15:29:56 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1169910

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the capacity of the Ulster Defence Association and other loyalist gangs to commit crimes in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The Ulster Defence Association and other loyalist groupings remain proscribed under Schedule 2 of the Terrorism Act 2000. <em> </em>The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland recently confirmed that the <em>Assessment of Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland</em>, published in October 2015, remains current. You may wish to refer to the assessment in conjunction with the <em>Second Report of the Independent Reporting Commission</em>, published in November 2019, for an up to date assessment of the capacity of the Ulster Defence Association and other loyalist groupings in Northern Ireland. The Independent Reporting Commission was established to monitor the progress of the Northern Ireland Executive’s programme of work to end paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>For your convenience, links to both of these reports are provided below:</p><p> </p><p>Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland - 19 October 2015</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/469548/Paramilitary_Groups_in_Northern_Ireland_-_20_Oct_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/469548/Paramilitary_Groups_in_Northern_Ireland_-_20_Oct_2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Second Report of the Independent Reporting Commission - 4 November 2019</p><p><a href="https://www.ircommission.org/sites/irc/files/media-files/IRC%20-%202nd%20Report%202019_0.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ircommission.org/sites/irc/files/media-files/IRC%20-%202nd%20Report%202019_0.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 17/01/2020 12:33:05 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1234957

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compliance of the proposals to address the legacy of the Troubles with the obligation to carry out an effective investigation in line with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL8206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is committed to introducing legislation to address the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past as soon as possible and will provide further detail on those proposals in due course. We want information recovery and reconciliation to be at the heart of a revised legacy system that is fair and proportionate, helps families to find out what happened to their loved ones and is in line with our Article 2 obligations.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 23/09/2020 12:45:27 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

797265

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security situation in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL3697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer to the most recent statement on the Security Situation in Northern Ireland, laid in the House on 23 October 2017. The threat from Northern Ireland-related terrorism continues to be SEVERE in Northern Ireland, meaning an attack is highly likely. This Government’s focus is on keeping people safe - we will ensure terrorism never succeeds.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 13/12/2017 12:40:29 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore