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600486

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date	12/10/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what engagement has taken place with the Northern Ireland Executive on the process of exiting the European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working closely with the Northern Ireland Executive as we prepare for negotiations, recognising the particular circumstances that affect Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has regular meetings with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive. In her first two weeks as Prime Minister, Theresa May visited Northern Ireland, promising the UK Government would fully engage the devolved administrations to ensure we achieve a shared understanding of their interests and objectives as we prepare to exit the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union has visited Northern Ireland, engaging with the Northern Ireland Executive and key representatives for sectoral businesses and civil society, ensuring we build a national consensus to our approach to the negotiations. Ministers from the Department for International Trade and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy have also engaged with politicians, businesses and civil society from Northern Ireland, recognising the particular circumstances that affect it, including around the border with the Republic of Ireland. The Government looks forward to discussing arrangements to prepare for exit with all three devolved administrations at the forthcoming Joint Ministerial Committee plenary meeting on 24 October.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government’s focus remains on making a success of exiting the European Union and getting the right deal both for the UK as a whole and for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 24/10/2016 12:16:14 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

450513

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in reducing the levels of youth unemployment in Northern Ireland over the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL5875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is reducing the largest structural deficit in UK peacetime history and this more than anything will help deliver a sustainable economic recovery and so directly assist young people get into employment.</p><p>The Government has also abolished employer National Insurance Contributions for under-21 year olds from April 2015 making it cheaper for businesses in Northern Ireland to employ young people.</p><p>According to data from the Office for National Statistics, the number of unemployed 16-24 year olds in Northern Ireland has fallen by 5 per cent in the last three years.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 17/02/2016 14:14:52 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

450515

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the potential impact on Northern Ireland of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL5877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>UK Government Ministers have regular contact with the Northern Ireland Executive to discuss a range of issues, including matters relating to the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 17/02/2016 14:27:22 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

423487

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Organised Crime: 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 level of paramilitary-linked organised crime in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The assessment of the structure, roles and purpose of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland, published on 20 October stated that individual members of paramilitary groups are involved in ‘serious criminal activity’. Examples cited in the assessment include: ‘large scale smuggling operations, fuel laundering, drug dealing and extortion of local businesses’.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 28/10/2015 15:18:00 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

389134

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many civil servants employed through the Northern Ireland graduate fast-track scheme between 1 June 2010 and 1 June 2015 were educated at (1) private, and (2) state, schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL1320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland graduate fast track scheme is run by the Northern Ireland Civil Service. The Government does not hold information relating to the Northern Ireland fast track scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 20/07/2015 15:14:50 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

386456

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent steps they have taken to encourage inward investment in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government works closely with the Executive to attract inward investment to Northern Ireland. The Economic Pact, ‘Building a Prosperous and United Community’ delivered a Northern Ireland International Investment Conference at which the Prime Minister made the keynote address; the first ever joint UK-Irish trade mission with ministers from London, Belfast and Dublin; and corporation tax legislation which completed its Parliamentary stages and became law just before the General Election.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 14/07/2015 11:26:33 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

386457

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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 Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in discussions with political parties in Northern Ireland on dealing with the past.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland held a series of bilateral meetings with all the five parties in the Executive in recent weeks. She also hosted a Stormont House Agreement implementation review meeting with party leaders on 25 June 2015. Following this meeting, an implementation progress report has been published:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/6-month-progress-report-for-stormont-house-agreement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/6-month-progress-report-for-stormont-house-agreement</a></p><p>The Stormont House Agreement must be delivered in full. The Government continues to make progress on delivering its responsibilities, including bringing forward legislation in the autumn to establish new bodies to deal with the past – the Historical Investigations Unit, the Independent Commission for Information Retrieval and the Oral History Archive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 13/07/2015 11:06:12 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop attachment 1 file name STORMONT_HOUSE_AGREEMENT_PROGRESS_REPORT_25_June_2015.pdf title SHA Implementation Progress Report
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

93422

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	National Crime Agency: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in their discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to extension of the full powers of the National Crime Agency to Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>We are continuing to press for agreement on the full extension of the NCA’s remit in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Justice Minister recently submitted a paper to the Northern Ireland parties, which we believe should allay concerns about the NCA’s accountability. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has pursued this issue regularly in her meetings with the parties and continues to stress the importance of ensuring that Northern Ireland receives the same protection from serious and organised crime as the rest of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 21/10/2014 15:36:27 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

93425

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Government Departments: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) permanent, and (2) non-permanent, members of staff have been employed by the Northern Ireland Office since 1 January 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The figures for permanent and non-permanent staff employed by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) since 1 January 2014 are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Permanent Staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Non-Permanent Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures are for Home Civil Servants only who are employed directly to work in the core NIO. In addition, the NIO also has 51 members of staff who are employed by the Northern Ireland Civil Service but are seconded to the NIO.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 20/10/2014 11:28:56 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont