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1417151

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	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 (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they held in relation to amending the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill to allow an MP to (1) seek a dual mandate as an MLA, and (2) hold both mandates for the duration of the current Parliament; which political parties participated in these discussions; what agreement was reached; and (a) when, and (b) by whom, the decision was taken not to move any relevant Government amendments at Report stage in the House of Lords on 19 January.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL5715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The subject of dual mandates was debated extensively in the House of Lords during Committee Stage of the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill, following the tabling of an amendment by Lord Alderdice, which was supported by a number of noble Lords. At the conclusion of the debate, I undertook to consider the matter further with a view to returning to it at Report Stage. Following this, I carried out broad engagement in parliament, and spoke to representatives from a number of political parties setting out the Government's proposed approach.</p><p> </p><p>After the Government tabled the amendment, however, the majority of Northern Ireland parties made clear that they did not wish to see any change to the current arrangements. As a result of this widespread opposition, the Prime Minister announced to the House of Commons on 19 January the Government’s decision not to move its amendment.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 02/02/2022 15:36:00 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1422171

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Cultural Heritage: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to legislate to introduce a commissioner to "enhance and develop the language, arts and literature associated with the Ulster Scots/Ulster British tradition" in Northern Ireland, as set out in the New Decade, New Approach agreement, published on 9 January 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL6189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the introduction of legislation for the package of identity and language measures as set out in New Decade, New Approach. The legislation will faithfully deliver what was contained in that document.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 18/02/2022 10:44:03 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1433487

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Football: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for ministers to meet (1) the Northern Ireland Football League, and (2) the Irish Football Association, to discuss the funding of sub-regional stadia.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL6309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>The sub-regional stadia programme is a devolved matter for which the Executive is responsible. I understand the Northern Ireland Communities Minister recently met local representatives to discuss the funding of the programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 24/02/2022 14:44:54 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1438495

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has travelled to Northern Ireland in each of the last 12 months; and how many of these visits included an overnight stay.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL6687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>Between February 2021 and February 2022, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland made the following visits to Northern Ireland:</p><p> </p><p><strong>February 2021: </strong>3 trips</p><p><strong>March 2021: </strong>5 trips</p><p><strong>April 2021: </strong>5 trips<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>May 2021: </strong>4 trips</p><p><strong>June 2021: </strong>4 trips</p><p><strong>July 2021: </strong>2 trips</p><p><strong>August 2021: </strong>1 trip</p><p><strong>September 2021: </strong>2 trips</p><p><strong>October 2021: </strong>2 trips</p><p><strong>November 2021: </strong>2 trips</p><p><strong>December 2021: </strong>2 trips</p><p><strong>January 2022: </strong>4 trips</p><p><strong>February 2022: </strong>2 trips</p><p> </p><p>These include 22 overnight trips.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 16/03/2022 15:45:35 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1439511

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Belfast Agreement: Anniversaries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark the 25th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement in 2023.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL6818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>Preparations are underway to mark this historic milestone appropriately and give it the recognition it deserves. Further details will be announced in due course.</p><p>This Government remains totally committed to the 1998 Agreement which has underpinned so much of the progress that we have seen in Northern Ireland for almost a quarter of a century.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 16/03/2022 14:15:36 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1521511

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Teachers: Trade Unions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had since September with trade unions representing teachers in Northern Ireland in the absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL2552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office has not met any trade unions representing teachers. Education policy is devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive. While there is not an Executive in place at present, the Northern Ireland Education Minister remains in post and as such has responsibility for engaging with trade unions.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to engage with local parties and urge them to reform an Executive to tackle the issues affecting Northern Ireland, including education.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 25/10/2022 10:53:28 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1522073

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister will participate in direct talks with the local political parties in Northern Ireland before 28 October.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL2613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has met and continues to meet all the Parties in the Executive. This will continue in advance of 28 October.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has made clear that there is no reason not to have a fully functioning Executive. The Government continues to urge the parties to form an Executive before the deadline of 28 October when the Secretary of State will fall under a duty to call a fresh election.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 25/10/2022 10:54:22 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1538415

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	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: Ministers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the number of ministers in the Northern Ireland Office in the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL3115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government has no plans to increase the number of ministers in the Northern Ireland Office in the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 15/11/2022 16:40:27 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1539348

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2022
	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 Assembly: Elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of holding new Assembly elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL3210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The maximum amount that can be recovered by the Chief Electoral Officer in relation to the costs of an Assembly election is currently £4.4m and this is set out in <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/373/article/2/made" target="_blank">The Northern Ireland Assembly Elections (Charges Order) 2022.</a> This does not include the costs of candidates' free election mailings which is difficult to estimate as it depends on the number of candidates and the take up of mailings by candidates.</p><p>The Government plans to uprate the existing charges order and bring a new one into force in advance of the next Assembly election.</p><p>The Chief Constable of the Police Service for NI (PSNI) has said that he estimates the cost for a future Assembly election for the PSNI to be in the region of £670,000.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 15/11/2022 16:08:42 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1544719

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Pharmacy: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Community Pharmacy NI about funding for pharmacies in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL3667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>This Government has had no discussions with Community Pharmacy NI about funding for pharmacies in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The former Minister of State for Northern Ireland met a member of the Community Pharmacy NI board in December 2021 as part of a wider visit to businesses in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is acutely aware of the broader pressures facing health and social care services in Northern Ireland. A programme of reform at the devolved level is needed to tackle long-standing and systemic problems. Consecutive Executive Ministers have failed adequately to address this issue.</p><p> </p><p>In the absence of an Executive, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has introduced a Bill that clarifies the powers for Northern Ireland Departments to maintain delivery of public services. These powers are, however, limited. The Secretary of State has also set a Budget for this financial year. This Budget for Health provides £7.28bn in funding which is an increase of £228m above 2021/22 spending which included significant COVID-19 funding, or £786m if we compare to last year’s funding excluding the one-off COVID-19 funding. This will protect spending to address the critical health pressures in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s immediate priority remains facilitating the restoration of a fully functioning Executive that can progress long-term solutions to transform healthcare in Northern Ireland. That is the best way to progress the necessary long-term solutions to healthcare.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 29/11/2022 15:37:27 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan