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1585203

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: 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 discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders in the United States on promoting investment opportunities in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	903476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>I was delighted to have the opportunity to visit the United States over the course of last week. I met the special envoy to Northern Ireland, Joe Kennedy III, where we discussed Northern Ireland’s rich potential for US investors.</p><p> </p><p>I also attended a roundtable with US business leaders in New York and met businesses in Boston. I was greatly encouraged by the enthusiasm shown towards investment in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>There are huge investment opportunities to deepen UK-US trading links benefiting communities on both sides of the Atlantic, and I look forward to working to strengthen these bonds.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 08/02/2023 14:48:05 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1585204

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Belfast Agreement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to mark the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Keighley
tabling member printed	Robbie Moore
uin	903477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement heralds an extraordinary achievement for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>We have already announced the first part of our anniversary programme: an education initiative with the National Archives to inform young people across the UK of the journey to the Agreement and Northern Ireland’s transformation since.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to marking this historic occasion appropriately and sensitively, in a manner that speaks to the whole community and that enables us to look forward to a more peaceful and prosperous future.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 08/02/2023 14:49:57 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore

1585307

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress the Government has made on discussions on checks on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland Protocol.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	142751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is engaging in constructive dialogue with the EU to find solutions to the problems with the Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not give a running commentary on these discussions.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 20/02/2023 10:01:34 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1585547

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to legislate to regulate the use of electric scooters in Northern Ireland in the absence of a Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL5566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>In the absence of Northern Ireland Executive ministers, the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) Act provides Northern Ireland civil servants with the clarity they require to take the limited but necessary decisions to maintain delivery of public services and operate in the public interest. The Act does not however give the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland direction powers on specific policies, other than in relation to pressing public appointments and the requirement to set the regional rate.</p><p>The swiftest way for legislation on Northern Ireland affairs such as this is for the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive to be restored. It remains the Government’s priority to work towards the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 21/02/2023 11:47:18 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1585076

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Government has spent so far on defending the legal case on the lawfulness of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	141639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has spent £196,567 on fees associated with the legal challenges of Clifford Peeples and Jim Allister and others.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/02/2023 14:42:01 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1585079

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times he has visited Northern Ireland since his appointment to his post.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	141641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>I have visited Northern Ireland 22 times since my appointment.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 15/02/2023 11:24:08 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1585081

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Government Departments: 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 he has met with the Permanent Secretaries in each Department in Northern Ireland, since the collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	141643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>I have held a roundtable with the Permanent Secretaries and their representatives. I have had three meetings with the Department for Finance Permanent Secretary and met with the head of the NI Civil Service numerous times.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 15/02/2023 15:34:30 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1585083

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Belfast Agreement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, further to the Answer of 20 December to Question 109699, on Belfast Agreement, how much has been identified under the budgetary arrangements for Government activity to mark the 25th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	141645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is steadfast in its commitment to the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the hard-won gains of the peace process and to marking the Agreement’s 25th anniversary appropriately. At this time, a core budget of £575,671 has been allocated to deliver the Northern Ireland Office’s own programme of activity.</p><p> </p><p>In Autumn Statement 2022, the Chancellor announced a fund of up to £2 million for the Department for International Trade (now known as The Department for Business and Trade) to: “work with local partners including Invest Northern Ireland to host a trade and investment event in Northern Ireland in 2023.” This is designed to be part of events to mark the 25th anniversary.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government’s wider programme of activity in the anniversary year also includes programming taking place in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office diplomatic network.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/02/2023 14:50:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1585094

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 80975, whether the findings in the 2015 report entitled Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland still reflects his assessment of links between the Provisional IRA and Sinn Fein in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	141647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>This Government’s first priority is to keep people safe and secure across the United Kingdom. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and security partners continue to work to keep the people of Northern Ireland safe, including monitoring the continuing threat from paramilitary and terrorist groups.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/02/2023 14:52:13 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1584393

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Integrated Schools: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Shared Learning Together programme to cover Integrated Education in Northern Ireland, in the context of the passing of the Integrated Education Act (2022).
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	140308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the successful passage of the Integrated Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 in the Northern Ireland Assembly. This will help progress the commitments in the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in respect of greater integration in education.</p><p> </p><p>The delivery of the Shared Learning Together programme is a devolved matter, for which the NI Department of Education is responsible.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 10/02/2023 11:18:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry