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1695452

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Sean Brown
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will call a public inquiry into the murder of Sean Brown in 1997.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	18318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The murder of Sean Brown was an appalling act. I acknowledge the great suffering it has caused and continues to cause the Brown family, and the wider community.</p><p>I am currently taking appropriate advice and considering the Coroner’s report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 19/03/2024 11:25:24 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris previous answer version 23985 answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1660216

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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 Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an estimate of the potential costs for implementing the (a) Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and (b) Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	199232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>£250 million has been allocated to the implementation of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the non-legislative memorialisation measures announced alongside it. This includes costs for the establishment of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery, and its work. These funds were set aside for legacy mechanisms under the Stormont House Agreement and the New Decade, New Approach agreement. Work to design and implement the body, including how funds will be deployed, continues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 19/09/2023 08:56:19 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1605909

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Bus Services: 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 ensure the continuation of Easilink bus services in rural areas in Northern Ireland in the next financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	170763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>Transport is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. The Department for Infrastructure has the responsibility for matters relating to the provision of rural community transport services in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>In the absence of functioning devolved institutions, Northern Ireland Office officials are working with their counterparts in the Northern Ireland Executive Department of Finance on the budget allocations for the next financial year. Based on the Northern Ireland budget position for the 2022-23 financial year, the expectation is that there will be impacts on people in Northern Ireland as a result of the difficult decisions needed in order for Northern Ireland Executive departments to live within their budgets.</p><p> </p><p>It remains the UK Government’s firm view that the right people to make these decisions are locally elected politicians in a fully functioning Northern Ireland Executive and Northern Ireland Assembly. In the absence of these, it will be for the relevant Northern Ireland Executive department, in this case, the Department for Infrastructure, to manage its funding including provision for rural community transport.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 28/03/2023 08:52:10 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1601147

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Floods: Foyle
	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 planning to provide support to home owners in Foyle who have experienced persistent flooding and who have been unable to get appropriate home insurance.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	157721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government supports households in Northern Ireland through a joint initiative with insurers, the Flood Re Scheme, which ensures that domestic property insurance continues to be affordable in areas of flood risk.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure and the Department for Communities provide financial support in the event of persistent flooding in Northern Ireland. This includes the Flooding Scheme, which provides emergency financial assistance to people affected by severe flooding.</p><p> </p><p>I continue to urge parties in Northern Ireland to restore the Northern Ireland Executive and ensure a fully functioning Northern Ireland Assembly so that matters like flooding can be addressed by those elected to do so.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 13/03/2023 09:46:16 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1536447

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Addictions: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funds the Government made available for addiction services in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	72483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>Health is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland, but nevertheless, the UK Government has committed £1 million in additional funding to support the Derry/Londonderry addiction centre as set out in the New Decade, New Approach agreement, and we are currently awaiting the Northern Ireland Executive’s proposals for delivering this centre.</p><p> </p><p>As the funding of addiction services in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive and the relevant bodies in Northern Ireland, the UK Government does not hold or have access to the requested figures.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 01/11/2022 14:02:03 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1536449

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Drugs: 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 independent review of drugs by Dame Carol Black, what assessment he has made of the effect of Government funding to implement the recommendations in that review on the Barnett consequential for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	72484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The treatment and prevention of drug problems and harms in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter for the Northern Ireland Executive. Any Barnett consequentials that arise through additional spending by the UK Government to implement the Review recommendations will be allocated to the Northern Ireland Executive in line with the Statement of Funding Policy.</p><p> </p><p>This reinforces the need for an Executive to get back up and running as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 01/11/2022 14:03:14 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1536451

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Addictions: 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 New Decade New Approach Deal published in January 2020, what steps the Government has taken to provide additional funding to support the Derry/Londonderry addiction centre.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	72485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government stands ready to provide the £1 million additional funding to support the Derry/Londonderry addiction centre as is set out in the New Decade, New Approach agreement, and we are currently awaiting the Northern Ireland Executive’s proposals for delivering the centre.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the relevant Northern Ireland Executive department to develop these proposals so that this funding can be invested in local communities in Northern Ireland quickly.</p><p> </p><p>Continuing funding for the Derry/Londonderry addiction centre is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive and the relevant bodies in Northern Ireland. This reinforces the need for an Executive to get back up and running as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 01/11/2022 14:04:30 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1536456

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Addictions: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people (a) accessed addiction treatment services and (b) needed residential addiction treatment services in each constituency in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what funds were provided for (i) non-residential and (ii) residential addiction treatment services in each constituency in each year.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	72486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government does not hold or have access to the requested figures, as this policy area is devolved.</p><p> </p><p>The operation of and funding for addiction services treatment is a matter for Northern Ireland Executive and the relevant bodies in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 01/11/2022 14:05:23 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1357633

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2021
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions the Government has had with political representatives in the United States on the Government’s proposed legacy plans for Northern Ireland; and what assessment he has made of the implications for any legislative proposals of the views of members of the US Congress on on the Government's legacy proposals.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	53363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government welcomes the deep and ongoing interest of US representatives in Northern Ireland issues.</p><p>Since the publication of the Command Paper in July, we have listened carefully to many different views on the Government’s legacy proposals, including from US political representatives.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has undertaken significant engagement with US stakeholders that form part of our wider engagement, which will inform our next steps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 18/10/2021 16:46:14 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1328906

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2021
	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: Advertising
	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 has spent on social media advertising in each month since January 2020; and on which platforms that money was money spent.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	8785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>Between January 2020 and June 2021, the Northern Ireland Office spent a total of £18,626 on social media advertising on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. A monthly breakdown is detailed below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March </strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April </strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November</strong></p></td><td><p>£787</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£12,393</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March </strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April </strong></p></td><td><p>£340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,803</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£6,233</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 07/06/2021 16:00:22 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood