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90191

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the progress being made by the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Operation Red Field to review the 228 on-the-runs who received administrative comfort letters; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	207794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As I said in my statement of 17 July following publication of the Hallett Report, the Government accepts the report and all its recommendations in full.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has set up an OTR Policy Oversight Board, chaired by the NIO Permanent Secretary, to ensure that follow-up action is taken to implement the recommendations in full. The Board brings together representatives from all interested parties to ensure that the response to the Hallett report is fully co-ordinated.</p><p>I will keep Parliament abreast of developments as appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 207797 207798 question first answered 04/09/2014 15:21:15 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90193

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which recommendations of the Hallett Report, published on 17th July 2014, into the on-the-runs administrative scheme she plans to implement; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	207797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As I said in my statement of 17 July following publication of the Hallett Report, the Government accepts the report and all its recommendations in full.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has set up an OTR Policy Oversight Board, chaired by the NIO Permanent Secretary, to ensure that follow-up action is taken to implement the recommendations in full. The Board brings together representatives from all interested parties to ensure that the response to the Hallett report is fully co-ordinated.</p><p>I will keep Parliament abreast of developments as appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 207794 207798 question first answered 04/09/2014 15:21:15 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90195

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) acommodation, (b) travel, (c) staffing and (d) other costs of the Hallett Inquiry into the on-the-runs administrative scheme were.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	207796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Officials are currently finalising the total cost of the Review. A summary breakdown will be published when it is available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 04/09/2014 11:33:21 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

78636

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 10.52 of the Report of the Hallett Review, if she will publish the names of the 13 on-the-runs who have benefited from the Royal Prerogative of Mercy.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	206530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Lady Justice Hallett concluded that she should not publish the names of OTRs (with the exception of John Downey) because she had been provided with this information on a confidential basis.</p><p>I do not propose to release the names of those whose cases were considered under the OTR administrative scheme. This is partly because of legal issues around data protection, etc, but also because publication of names might have a prejudicial effect on possible future criminal trials.</p><p>The assessment of my Department is that to release the names of individuals granted the RPM years ago would not be appropriate, given the time that has passed since the RPM was last used and the potential legal issues this would raise. There are of course means by which names of RPM recipients become public, including in the course of legal proceedings, which is a matter for the courts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 22/07/2014 16:46:14 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

78637

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, following the publication of the Hallett Report, if she will now publish the names of the 228 on-the-runs who received comfort letters.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	206531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Lady Justice Hallett did not publish the names of OTRs in her report, with the exception of John Downey. She was clear that her decision not to do so was not “a result of any ‘whitewash’” but rather, “as a matter of law” she “was not entitled to do so”. Indeed, she has been “scrupulously careful not to reveal details of offences in which any OTR was a suspect… so as not to prejudice any future criminal trials”.</p><p>In the same way, and as I made clear in answering questions following my statement on 17 July about the report, I will not release the personal information of those involved in the scheme nor any other information which might prejudice any future trials. As Lady Justice Hallett has said, people “would not thank me if I inadvertently contributed to another successful abuse of process investigation”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 206248 question first answered 22/07/2014 16:53:12 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

78575

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to publish the names of the 228 on-the-runs with comfort letters after the publication of the Hallett Report; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	206248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Lady Justice Hallett did not publish the names of OTRs in her report, with the exception of John Downey. She was clear that her decision not to do so was not “a result of any ‘whitewash’” but rather, “as a matter of law” she “was not entitled to do so”. Indeed, she has been “scrupulously careful not to reveal details of offences in which any OTR was a suspect… so as not to prejudice any future criminal trials”.</p><p>In the same way, and as I made clear in answering questions following my statement on 17 July about the report, I will not release the personal information of those involved in the scheme nor any other information which might prejudice any future trials. As Lady Justice Hallett has said, people “would not thank me if I inadvertently contributed to another successful abuse of process investigation”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 206531 question first answered 22/07/2014 16:53:12 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

65069

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what reason the publication of the Hallett Report into the On-The-Runs Scheme has been delayed until 17 July 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	203208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>As the Hon. Lady will be aware, I set out in my Written Ministerial Statement of 26 June the processes necessary to prepare Lady Justice Hallett's report for publication. In my statement, I confirmed that the report is being prepared for publication by Lady Justice Hallett and that she had informed me that it will be presented to me for the first time on 16 July. I intend to publish Lady Justice Hallett's report 24 hours later.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 08/07/2014 16:14:12 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

65070

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to ensure that the families of the soldiers killed in the Hyde Park Bombing of 20 July 1982 will have early sight of the Report of Lady Justice Hallett into the On-The-Runs Scheme due to be published on 17 July 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	203209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>As with the publication of previous reports, I intend to grant advance sight to those whom Lady Justice Hallett has recommended as being interested parties. This will include representatives of the families of the victims of the Hyde Park bombing in 1982.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 08/07/2014 16:11:29 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

62147

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	World War I
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to support the progress of the First World War legacy project in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	200782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office sits on the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Programme Board for First World War Centenary Commemorations and plays a coordination role in ensuring the Government's programme for the First World War commemorations is implemented in Northern Ireland in a manner that promotes reconciliation and enhances prospects for a peaceful, shared future. This includes plans to implement the Government's commemorative paving stones project in the hometowns of Victoria Cross recipients.</p><p>I am working closely with the Irish Government to participate in a series of joint commemoration events for the centenary of the First World War, and the wider decade of centenaries.</p><p>My officials also provide support for local centenary commemoration plans by sitting on, and working closely with, the Northern Ireland First World War Centenary Committee chaired by the Rt hon Jeffrey Donaldson MP. I receive regular updates on this work and lend it my full support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 23/06/2014 13:00:47 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

48029

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions she has met with representatives of Praxis Care in the last 12 months; when she last visited a Praxis residential facility; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	196082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There have been several meetings between Praxis and my officials throughout the last year, and I personally met Praxis Care in March 2013, and again in March 2014.</p><p>As the services provided by Praxis fall primarily within the devolved sphere in Northern Ireland I have not visited a Praxis residential site. I am, however, aware from conversations I have had with a range of people of the excellent work the charity does with its service users. My Department and I value greatly the contribution that Praxis has made, and continues to make, to the community in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon