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1166729

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Homicide: Loughinisland
	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 of 25 October 2019 to Question 1562 on Homicide: Loughinisland, what the cost to the Police Service of Northern Ireland is of Operation Yurta excluding costs incurred by Durham Constabulary.
	tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
	tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
	uin	6205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>As policing and justice are devolved matters, the costs for this investigation are matters for the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and, as appropriate, the devolved Department of Justice. PSNI have advised that the estimated cost of this investigation to the end of September 2019 is £113,022, excluding costs incurred by Durham Constabulary.</p><p> </p><p>PSNI have also indicated that as this is an ongoing investigation, further costs will be incurred.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 05/11/2019 11:10:51 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1156410

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	City Deals: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his timescale is for making city and growth deals payments for Northern Ireland in the event of (a) restoration of devolution and (b) devolution not being restored in the next 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	5412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The release of financial contributions towards City and Growth deals can only be made with the sign-off of Full Business Cases. The timescale to achieve this is primarily dependent on the pace and resourcing of the relevant Councils and Deal partners. For devolved projects, a restored Executive will have to consider the question of match-funding and agreement of individual projects.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 30/10/2019 15:21:33 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1156443

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the consultation on section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 will be launched; and what the terms of the consultation will be.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	5439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes that a period of consultation on the issues of abortion law in Northern Ireland is the right thing to do, given the range of sensitive policy issues that need to be carefully worked through. We will be looking to shortly launch a consultation on the proposed new legal framework to be in place by 31 March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation will focus on how we can deliver the proposed new legislative framework for Northern Ireland, consistent with the recommendations in the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women Report, <em>Inquiry concerning the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland under article 8 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women</em>, to deliver on the statutory duty in section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 30/10/2019 15:41:00 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1151850

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Hillsborough Castle
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was allocated to the (a) running, (b) repair and (c) maintenance of Hillsborough Castle from the (i) Historic Royal Palaces fund and (ii) public purse in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	4361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office expenditure on the (a) running, and (b) repairs and (c) maintenance of Hillsborough Castle is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Running</p></td><td><p>1,515</p></td><td><p>1,329</p></td><td><p>1,311</p></td><td><p>846</p></td><td><p>1,948</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>309</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repairs and Maintenance</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,700</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,679</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,628</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,186</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,962</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>339</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>311</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>329</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>291</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ul><li>Information relating to years before 2010 is not available as the Northern Ireland Office was configured differently prior to the devolution of policing and justice functions.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The allocation of monies from the Historic Royal Palaces fund is a matter for its Board of Trustees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith grouped question UIN 4363 4364 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:14:54 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1151851

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Hillsborough Castle
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding has been allocated to Historic Royal Palaces for the (a) management, (b) maintenance, and (c) running of Hillsborough Castle in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	4362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The funding allocated to Historic Royal Palaces in each year since 2014 for expenditure at Hillsborough Castle is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Management</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maintenance</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Running Costs</p></td><td><p>1,582</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,596</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>91</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>83</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>154</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>77</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 28/10/2019 15:11:13 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1151852

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Hillsborough Castle
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost to the public purse has been of repairs to Hillsborough Castle in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	4363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office expenditure on the (a) running, and (b) repairs and (c) maintenance of Hillsborough Castle is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Running</p></td><td><p>1,515</p></td><td><p>1,329</p></td><td><p>1,311</p></td><td><p>846</p></td><td><p>1,948</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>309</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repairs and Maintenance</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,700</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,679</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,628</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,186</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,962</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>339</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>311</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>329</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>291</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ul><li>Information relating to years before 2010 is not available as the Northern Ireland Office was configured differently prior to the devolution of policing and justice functions.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The allocation of monies from the Historic Royal Palaces fund is a matter for its Board of Trustees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith grouped question UIN 4361 4364 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:14:55 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1151853

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Hillsborough Castle
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of running Hillsborough Castle in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	4364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office expenditure on the (a) running, and (b) repairs and (c) maintenance of Hillsborough Castle is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Running</p></td><td><p>1,515</p></td><td><p>1,329</p></td><td><p>1,311</p></td><td><p>846</p></td><td><p>1,948</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>309</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repairs and Maintenance</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,700</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,679</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,628</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,186</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,962</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>339</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>311</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>329</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>291</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ul><li>Information relating to years before 2010 is not available as the Northern Ireland Office was configured differently prior to the devolution of policing and justice functions.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The allocation of monies from the Historic Royal Palaces fund is a matter for its Board of Trustees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith grouped question UIN 4361 4363 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:14:55 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1151916

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Human Rights: 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 provision in paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, enables the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission to consider (a) human rights cases in its own name under sections 3 and 4 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and (b) alleged breaches of Convention rights in relation to primary legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	4311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Yes, it is the intention that the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission will be able to bring human rights cases in its own name to challenge alleged incompatible acts or legislation under the Human Rights Act 1998.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 28/10/2019 15:12:33 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1152030

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Police: 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 Police Federation for Northern Ireland's opposition to an amnesty for members of the security forces who served in the Troubles.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office recently published a summary report of all responses to the consultation on the Stormont House Agreement proposals to deal with the legacy of the past. The Police Federation’s response, one of the 17,000 received, contained a range of views on addressing the past, including opposition to amnesties. The clear majority of all respondents to the consultation argued that a Statute of Limitations or amnesty would not be appropriate for Troubles-related matters. The Government has always shared the view that amnesties are not the right approach and believes that justice should be pursued.</p><p> </p><p>The Police Federation’s response to the consultation, along with all others, is being taken into consideration as the Government continues to work with people in Westminster and Northern Ireland to find a fair way forward on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 31/10/2019 13:46:38 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1151565

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	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 assessment the Government has made of the potential effect on women's safety and well-being in Northern Ireland of the change in law on abortion and the risk that abortion services could be provided by an individual without a medical qualification outside a hospital or abortion clinic.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	3752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The health and safety of women and girls, and clarity and certainty for the medical profession, is at the forefront of the Government’s approach in complying with the legal duty under section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019.</p><p> </p><p>On 7 October 2019, I published guidance on gov.uk/nio on the framework in place during the interim period which aims to provide clarity on the abortion law in Northern Ireland, including on medicine legislation in relation to abortion.</p><p> </p><p>While the decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland took effect on 22 October 2019, repealing criminal offences specifically relating to procuring abortion does not repeal other relevant criminal laws that exist to protect individuals. For instance, it will remain a criminal offence for anyone to assist or wilfully act to ‘destroy the life of a child then capable of being born alive’, except where the purpose is to preserve the life of the mother ‘in good faith’.</p><p>We do not expect there to be any additional services available ahead of the new legal framework being in place by 31 March 2020. Existing medical procedures are and will continue to be carefully regulated, and must be carried out by qualified health professionals in regulated premises with appropriate quality and care oversight.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of the new legal framework from 31 March 2020, women and girls resident in Northern Ireland will be able to continue to access services in England, with all costs of the procedure, including travel and, where needed, accommodation, being paid for from 22 October 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises there are a range of sensitive policy issues that will need to be carefully worked, which is why we will be consulting on the new proposed framework shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith grouped question UIN 3753 3758 3760 question first answered 28/10/2019 11:25:25 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce