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registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times the (a) Union Jack, (b) St George's flag, (c) Scottish Saltire and (d) flag of Wales has been flown from the headquarters of his Department in London in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	21945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>In my Department’s office in London responsibility for flag flying lies with the landlord, Her Majesty's Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/03/2020 14:58:11 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1180866

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) Union Jack, (b) St George, (c) Scottish Saltire and (d) Flag of Wales flags his Department owns.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	21202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>My Department owns one flag which is the Union Flag.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/03/2020 14:58:56 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1180964

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Parades: 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 work of the Parades Commission of Northern Ireland on normalising public processions.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	21250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Parades Commission continues to have the full support of the UK Government in fulfilling its role on the adjudication of Public Processions in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission, which is the lawfully constituted body for making determinations on parading in Northern Ireland, operates independently of the Government in line with the provisions contained in the Public Processions (NI) Act 1998.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/03/2020 09:38:21 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1180337

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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 Society
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding he has allocated to civil society and campaigning bodies in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	20458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>My Department is committed to supporting positive initiatives through the involvement of civil society in Northern Ireland and the funding of a small number of public bodies that work with a wide range of cross-community organisations. Details of the Department's expenditure is published in the Northern Ireland Office's annual report and accounts.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 04/03/2020 17:35:43 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1180662

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland as part of the Withdrawal Agreement for the UK's exit from the EU.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL1890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Protocol ensured that the UK left the EU as one United Kingdom whilst upholding the provisions of the Belfast (“Good Friday”) Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The provisions of the Protocol mean that there will be no hard border with Ireland. Northern Ireland remains part of the UK customs territory and will be able to participate in the UK’s free trade agreements.</p><p> </p><p>The Protocol ensures that there will be no diminution of certain rights, safeguards and equality of opportunity provisions, as set out in the Belfast (“Good Friday”) Agreement, as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 03/03/2020 11:53:37 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1179864

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Anniversaries: 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 commemorate in 2021 the centenary of the establishment of Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Evans of Weardale
uin	HL1731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>As outlined in <em>New Decade, New Approach</em>, the UK Government is committed to working alongside the restored Executive to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland in 2021 in a spirit of mutual respect, inclusiveness and reconciliation, in line with the principles for remembering.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to facilitating national recognition and international awareness of this significant anniversary, with opportunities to mark the centenary in NI, across the UK, across the island of Ireland and internationally.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to use a cross-Whitehall, collaborative approach to support and deliver projects to mark the centenary. Further details on these projects will be available shortly.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 03/03/2020 11:53:03 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4348 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Weardale

1179934

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: 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 impact of the proposed points-based immigration system on the operation of (1) warehouses, (2) logistics, (3) food processing, and (4) retail businesses, in Northern Ireland; and what measures they are planning to take to ensure that vacancies in those industries are filled by domestic workers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL1778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>Under the new immigration system the UK will attract and keep the best talent from around the world, welcoming people to Northern Ireland and the whole UK based on how they can help grow the economy.</p><p> </p><p>We have engaged with all sectors of the Northern Ireland economy and will continue to do so. A programme of engagement will begin in March 2020 to raise awareness of the new system. Labour market data will be kept under very careful scrutiny to monitor any pressures in key sectors.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that businesses will need to adjust, investing in the skills of resident workers, in staff retention and in technology and automation where relevant. Initiatives have already been introduced for the agricultural sector, which will provide businesses with additional flexibility in the shorter term.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 05/03/2020 12:15:37 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1180087

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Foyle Port
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what scoping exercises his Department has commissioned on the potential for Foyle port to become a free port.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	20031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government consultation on Freeports was launched on 10 February 2020 and runs for ten weeks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants all the nations of the UK to be able to share in the benefits of Freeports. As such, the Government is committed to working with all the Devolved Administrations to develop a Freeport policy that works for Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, as well as England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/02/2020 15:01:07 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1179081

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Stormont House Agreement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the Government's policy is on the legacy aspects of the Stormont House Agreement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	18928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that the Stormont House Agreement will be implemented in a way that provides certainty for veterans and justice for victims. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland will be working closely with others on the way forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 28/02/2020 12:07:15 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1179082

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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, whether an assessment has been made of the capacity of the Northern Ireland criminal justice system to address vexatious investigations or prosecutions against veterans of the UK armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	18929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that the system for investigating incidents that took place during the Troubles must be balanced, proportionate and fair. We are committed to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland to provide justice for victims and greater certainty for military veterans.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 28/02/2020 12:08:38 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry