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1312429

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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 recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	188163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The threat from Northern Ireland-Related Terrorism (NIRT) continues to be SEVERE in Northern Ireland (meaning an attack is highly likely). Violent dissident republican groups continue to plan attacks aimed largely against police and prison officers and members of the armed forces. Last week’s despicable attack on a part-time officer and member of police staff is a reminder that there is a small minority whose warped mentality means they remain willing to use violence to advance their agenda.</p><p>The Police Service of Northern Ireland has our full support in tackling the NIRT threat. The UK Government has provided £160 million over the last five years in Additional Security Funding and has pledged a further £32 million in this financial year.</p><p>Paramilitary groups (both loyalist and republican) continue to cause harm, including through brutal attacks against members of their own communities in an attempt to exert control. This Government remains steadfast in supporting ​efforts led by the Northern Ireland Executive to tackle paramilitarism.</p><p>We have contributed £25 million of match funding to this area over the last five years and have committed a further £5 million for this financial year and £10 million over three years specifically to support the Communities in Transition project.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/04/2021 10:07:03 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1312430

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Parking: 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 he has made of the effectiveness of on-street car parking charges in (a) Newry, (b) Lisburn, (c) Belfast and (d) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	188164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to the hon Member in the time available before Dissolution.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The provision of car parking is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. Therefore, the funding allocated to this specific service is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive to allocate from within the substantial resources provided by the UK Government. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2021/22, the UK Government is providing £14.2bn to the Northern Ireland Executive to enable it to deliver public services for the benefit of all people and communities in Northern Ireland. In addition to this, the UK Government is continuing to drive forward investment through a comprehensive and ambitious set of City and Growth Deals across Northern Ireland, and the creation of the UK Community Renewal Fund, the Levelling Up Fund and the Community Ownership Fund to create opportunities for further investment in people, communities and infrastructure. </ins></p><p><br /> <br /></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/04/2021 12:55:07 question first ministerially corrected 30/04/2021 09:23:35 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker previous answer version 101506 answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1312146

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Veterans: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to publish legislative proposals on ending vexatious claims against Northern Ireland veterans to ensure that there is equal treatment of Northern Ireland veterans and those who served overseas as outlined in his Written Statement of 18 March 2020, Addressing Northern Ireland Legacy Issues, HCWS 168.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	187178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that it will bring forward legislation to address the legacy of the Troubles that focuses on reconciliation, delivers for victims, and ends the cycle of investigations. We are engaging with a wide range of stakeholders as part of this process and are committed to making progress as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/04/2021 09:10:18 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1312168

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what allocations have been made from New Deal for Northern Ireland funding to date.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	187365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is firmly committed to strengthening the Union, Northern Ireland’s place within it and driving forward economic growth and prosperity into the future.</p><p> </p><p>The £400m New Deal package of funding announced in December 2020, will boost economic growth as well as increasing Northern Ireland’s competitiveness and investment in infrastructure. This builds on the commitment articulated in the Government’s 10 May 2020 Command Paper, The UK’s approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>The New Deal funding is additional to Northern Ireland’s Barnett share, demonstrating the Government’s firm commitment to Northern Ireland’s economy, and recognising the unique position of Northern Ireland following the UK’s exit from the European Union and the implementation of the Protocol on the ground in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced on 8 March 2020 that nearly half of the £400m New Deal funding had now been allocated. This includes £23m having been made available to the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy to invest £15m over three years in skills, and £8m over two years to promote trade and investment in Northern Ireland from overseas markets.</p><p> </p><p>The other allocations made so far will develop systems that will support the movement of agrifood products between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to be delivered by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and to build resilience in medicine supply chains, with the Department of Health and Social Care in the lead to deliver on this priority work.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work closely with the Northern Ireland Executive to maximise opportunities this funding offers and further decisions will be made in due course on how the remainder of this fund will be allocated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/04/2021 09:08:19 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1310826

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the opportunities for Northern Ireland in COP26.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Jacob Young
uin	914373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and I have attended cross-government meetings with the COP President, most recently on 22 March. I also recently met with the Chair of the Expert Panel on the Future of Energy to discuss the NI Executive’s Energy Strategy and how the UK Government can help in developing this. We continue to press for engagement with the Executive and Northern Ireland businesses in order to promote Northern Ireland’s interests.</p><p> </p><p>Recent announcements of New Deal funding to support green technology in Northern Ireland and support for the production of hydrogen buses in Ballymena reflect the priority which this Government has given to decarbonisation. We all want to see Northern Ireland play a big role in the Green Industrial Revolution, and COP26 will provide us an opportunity to showcase Northern Ireland’s many advances in green technologies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:49:31 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young

1310827

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase trade flows between Northern Ireland and Holyhead.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	914368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to strengthening the Union and Northern Ireland’s place within it. Increasing trade flows between the four nations of the UK is a key part of that strategy.</p><p> </p><p>That is why the unfettered access protections for qualifying businesses on arrival in Great Britain will apply whether goods are moved directly to Great Britain or indirectly via Ireland - meaning unfettered access whether goods leave Belfast for Cairnryan, or Dublin for Holyhead.</p><p> </p><p>Further to this, the Union Connectivity Review will make recommendations on whether and how to best improve connectivity across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The interim report identified a ferry route between Warrenpoint and Holyhead as being of further interest to the Panel, to be explored further, so I look forward to seeing the final report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:51:22 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1310828

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to strengthen Northern Ireland’s place in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	914370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has always stressed the importance of the Union. This year is the centenary of Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom as we know it today, and the Government is committed to levelling up across all four nations of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The £400m New Deal and the £562m in City and Growth Deals will boost economic growth, with Deals covering the whole of Northern Ireland. This includes the Derry-Londonderry and Strabane City Deal that the Government signed Heads of Terms for in February.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland will also benefit from the Community Renewal Fund, the Levelling Up Fund and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We will continue working tirelessly for our family of nations going forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:52:46 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1310829

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
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	What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.
tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
tabling member printed	Mrs Maria Miller
uin	914372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>I recognise the Rt Hon Lady’s work on this important issue to date. We have worked hard for a year now to encourage progress from the Department of Health on proper commissioning of the services set out in the regulations a year ago but without success.</p><p> </p><p>While over 1,100 abortions had been provided locally in Northern Ireland since April 2020, services have not been formally commissioned by the Department of Health.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we recently laid further Regulations which provide the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland with a power to direct the Department of Health and others to take the action necessary to implement the recommendations in paragraphs 85 and 86 of the CEDAW Report. Women and girls in Northern Ireland should have the same rights in this space as those across the rest of the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:55:12 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

1310830

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
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 Protocol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions the Government has had with the EU on improving the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	914383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has provided a joint work programme to the EU as a first step in working together to resolve the full range of issues that we have identified with the operation of the Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>Our priority now is to move those discussions forward, address concerns, and ensure the Protocol is given effect in the pragmatic and proportionate way intended.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:56:14 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1309416

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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: Contact Tracing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has allocated any financial or other resources from his Department's budget to investigate potential future uses by his Department of the NHS Test and Trace database system.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	181300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office is not the lead UK Government Department responsible for the NHS Test and Trace database system, therefore does not allocate resources, including financial resources to investigate future uses of the system. The lead department is the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).</p><p><br> <br></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 22/04/2021 10:39:41 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green