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1146425

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date	26/09/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Invest NI
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Northern Ireland Office will make it its policy to support Invest NI in hosting visits by Ambassadors to the UK to the Causeway Coast.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	291277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>Trade promotion is a devolved matter and we continue to work hard to restore a stable devolved government in Northern Ireland which can work with the UK Government to promote Northern Ireland's attractiveness for overseas investment and showcase all that Northern Ireland has to offer, including the Causeway Coast area. Arrangements for visits by Ambassadors are a matter for Invest NI and Northern Ireland’s Department for the Economy, supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 01/10/2019 16:51:21 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1146426

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Business: Debts
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 potential merits of adopting the system used in England and Wales by which businesses can make claims against debtors who refuse to pay outstanding debts.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	291278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter and any system for businesses to make claims against debtors who have not paid their outstanding debts is one that is best considered by locally elected and accountable Ministers. It is for matters such as this that it is important that we get Stormont back up and running as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 01/10/2019 16:52:21 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1146428

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
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: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department made a cash payment to a civil servant as a result of offence allegedly caused by a royal portrait on display in the Northern Ireland Office.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	291279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>It would be inappropriate to comment on any individual case. The Northern Ireland Office, takes its responsibilities under Fair Employment legislation very seriously; the requirements of which are set out in the 1989 Fair Employment Code of Practice. The NIO also operates in line with the Equality Commission of Northern Ireland’s Guide ‘Promoting a Good and Harmonious Working Environment’. A portrait of the Queen, as head of state, is on display in the public area of Stormont House alongside a balanced set of images celebrating and reflecting the work of the Northern Ireland Office.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 01/10/2019 16:54:06 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1145835

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Import Duties: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to Operation Yellowhammer HMG Reasonable Worst Case Planning Assumptions paragraph 18, what assessment he has made of the sectors most likely to cease trading to avoid tariffs in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	290703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that we would prefer to leave with a deal and we will work in an energetic and determined way to get that better deal.</p><p> </p><p>I have been working closely with colleagues across Government and engaging with the Northern Ireland Civil Service, including the Department of Economy, to assess the impacts on business in the event of a ‘no-deal’ exit, including from tariff barriers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 30/09/2019 16:25:23 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1146754

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Welfare State: 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 welfare mitigation package for people in Northern Ireland will be extended beyond March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	291585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland is responsible for the delivery of the various mitigation schemes relating to welfare reform in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>A decision to extend mitigations beyond March 2020 would be a matter for an incoming Minister for Communities in a restored Northern Ireland Executive.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 02/10/2019 16:12:44 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle