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892158

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what apps her Department has approved for use on mobile phones issued by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	138384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Due to national security concerns it would be inappropriate to publicly supply a list of applications approved for use on mobile phones issued by the Department, as to do so facilitates attacks against official systems by hostile actors.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 02/05/2018 09:57:56 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

892435

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the figures given in Table 16 of the Northern Ireland Terrorism Legislation: Annual Statistics 2015–16 on the number of examinations under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 and the number of resultant detentions, how many times those powers were used in each of the last five years (1) by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, immigration officers, customs officers respectively, (2) in airports, seaports or the border area; and how many (a) referrals to immigration, HMRC or other agencies, and (b) detentions for immigration, customs or other purposes, resulted.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL7342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>In each of the past five years the powers in Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 were used by the Police Service of Northern Ireland the following number of occasions:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Persons</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unaccompanied freight</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Detentions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Figures for 2017-2018 are not yet available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>1,915</p></td><td><p>1,576</p></td><td><p>3,491</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>2,801</p></td><td><p>1,604</p></td><td><p>4,405</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>3,917</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>4,157</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These powers have not been used in Northern Ireland by HMRC or Border Force in the past five years.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 09/05/2018 14:25:28 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

891373

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the student loan repayment threshold for students who have taken out loans in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	137894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and therefore decisions on this issue are for local politicians in locally accountable political institutions to consider and act upon. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is continuing to meet the political parties to review the current position and explore how we might achieve the restoration of devolution while ensuring the good governance of Northern Ireland in the interim.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/04/2018 14:08:17 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

891831

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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: Legal Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what professional fee payments they have made to the law firms (1) Winters & Co, 9–15 Queen Street, Belfast, (2) KRW Law, 9–15 Queen Street, Belfast, and (3) Madden & Finucane, 88 Castle Street, Belfast, in each of the last ten years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL7274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The expenditure incurred by the Northern Ireland Office, both directly and indirectly through the Crown Solicitor’s Office, for the period requested is shown below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Paid by NIO</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Winters &amp; Co</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>KRW Law</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Madden &amp; Finucane</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£11,635</p></td><td><p><strong>£11,635</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£4,923</p></td><td><p><strong>£4,923</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£1,608</p></td><td><p><strong>£1,608</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£18,166</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£18,166</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Paid by CSO</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Winters &amp; Co</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>KRW Law</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Madden &amp; Finucane</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>£12,500</p></td><td><p>£10,375</p></td><td><p>£10,375</p></td><td><p><strong>£33,250</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£11,750</p></td><td><p>£4,165</p></td><td><p><strong>£15,915</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£33,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>£33,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£12,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£55,125</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£14,540</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£82,165</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office does not hold the information for the financial years prior to 2013-14. To obtain this information would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 09/05/2018 14:26:30 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

890347

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of her Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	137447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>My Department uses two centres of procurement excellence for all procurement action who manage the tender process on behalf of the client. Details on returning tenders are not held by the department.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/04/2018 14:42:15 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

890571

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Sinn Féin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has had with the Leader of the House on bringing a motion before the House to reduce the representative money paid to Sinn Fein; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	137493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Under a resolution of the House, brought forward under the previous Labour Government in 2006, financial assistance is provided to opposition parties represented by Members who have chosen not to take their seats.</p><p>It is this Government's view that this issue is primarily a matter for the House itself to resolve.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 27/04/2018 13:59:35 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

890572

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what meetings she has held with the leaders of each of the political parties in the Northern Ireland Assembly since the collapse of the talks in mid February 2018; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	137494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>I met Northern Ireland’s five largest political parties on Thursday 26th April. I reviewed the current position with them and explored how we might achieve the restoration of devolution while ensuring the good governance of Northern Ireland in the interim.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 137496 question first answered 27/04/2018 13:41:44 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

890573

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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 Assembly: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will clarify her plans on the use of her statutory power to call Northern Ireland Assembly Elections; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	137495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>It remains our overriding priority to see devolution fully restored in Northern Ireland, so that a new Executive can take decisions on a range of strategic issues in the interests of the whole community. In the meantime the Secretary of State continues to keep under review her statutory obligation to set a date for an Assembly election.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 27/04/2018 07:24:19 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

890574

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	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 initiate talks between the main political parties in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	137496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>I met Northern Ireland’s five largest political parties on Thursday 26th April. I reviewed the current position with them and explored how we might achieve the restoration of devolution while ensuring the good governance of Northern Ireland in the interim.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 137494 question first answered 27/04/2018 13:41:44 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

890576

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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 Policing Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she has taken to support the Northern Ireland Policing Board since the collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	137498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>I have met with the Chair of the Policing Board, and have discussed this matter with the Chief Constable. Both are keen that political representation on the Policing Board should be restored as soon as possible to ensure proper governance and accountability. I have also raised this issue with party leaders. We are exploring with them, the Department of Justice and others what can be done in the absence of the Executive. This again demonstrates why it is so important that devolved government is restored so that local people can oversee local policing issues.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 27/04/2018 11:37:52 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon