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386456

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent steps they have taken to encourage inward investment in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government works closely with the Executive to attract inward investment to Northern Ireland. The Economic Pact, ‘Building a Prosperous and United Community’ delivered a Northern Ireland International Investment Conference at which the Prime Minister made the keynote address; the first ever joint UK-Irish trade mission with ministers from London, Belfast and Dublin; and corporation tax legislation which completed its Parliamentary stages and became law just before the General Election.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 14/07/2015 11:26:33 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

386457

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in discussions with political parties in Northern Ireland on dealing with the past.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland held a series of bilateral meetings with all the five parties in the Executive in recent weeks. She also hosted a Stormont House Agreement implementation review meeting with party leaders on 25 June 2015. Following this meeting, an implementation progress report has been published:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/6-month-progress-report-for-stormont-house-agreement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/6-month-progress-report-for-stormont-house-agreement</a></p><p>The Stormont House Agreement must be delivered in full. The Government continues to make progress on delivering its responsibilities, including bringing forward legislation in the autumn to establish new bodies to deal with the past – the Historical Investigations Unit, the Independent Commission for Information Retrieval and the Oral History Archive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 13/07/2015 11:06:12 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop attachment 1 file name STORMONT_HOUSE_AGREEMENT_PROGRESS_REPORT_25_June_2015.pdf title SHA Implementation Progress Report
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

386751

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on measures to bring the level of car insurance premiums in Northern Ireland in line with those in the rest of the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	4853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>This issue has not been raised with me by Executive Ministers.</p><p>The Competition and Markets Authority has investigated the private motor insurance market across the UK including Northern Ireland and published its final report in September 2014. Measures to be introduced include a ban on agreements between price comparison websites and insurers which prevent insurers making their products available more cheaply elsewhere.</p><p>In March 2015, the Competition and Markets Authority published its final Order setting out how changes resulting from its investigation will be introduced.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 07/07/2015 09:50:48 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

386310

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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: Management
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who the members of the management board of her Department are; and how many of those members are women.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	4626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>My management board is made up of four executive members and one non-executive member. Of the four executive members, three are male and one is female. The one non-executive member is female. The current members are:</p><p>Sir Jonathan Stephens, Chair, Permanent Secretary;</p><p>Mark Larmour, Director;</p><p>Colin Perry, Director;</p><p>Dawn Johnson, Non-Executive Director;</p><p>Jo Gordon, Deputy Director.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 06/07/2015 14:27:32 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

386311

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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 total cost under each cost heading was of the Hallett Review into On The Runs.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	4688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The total cost of the Hallett Review was £509,417. Expenditure is broken down as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£s)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chair</p></td><td><p>69,458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Legal and specialist</p></td><td><p>265,486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff</p></td><td><p>40,298</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Travel and accommodation</p></td><td><p>9,504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IT and comms.</p></td><td><p>45,602</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Admin.</p></td><td><p>1,941</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Publication</p></td><td><p>77,128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>509,417</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 06/07/2015 14:32:28 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

386312

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Horse Racing: Betting
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 2.152 of Budget 2015, HC1093, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the extension of the Horserace Betting Right to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	George Kerevan
uin	4610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>I have had no discussions with the Chancellor about the Horse Race Betting Levy because Northern Ireland has its own devolved Horse Racing Fund. This is administered by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to assist the maintenance and development of horse racing in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 06/07/2015 14:33:52 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4416 label Biography information for George Kerevan

385716

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take if the Stormont House Agreement is not fully implemented by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The full implementation of the Stormont House Agreement offers the best way to build a brighter, more secure future for Northern Ireland. The Government will do what is necessary to implement our obligations under the Agreement and expects the Northern Ireland Executive parties to do the same.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 06/07/2015 14:44:06 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

385717

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to introduce legislation to implement the Stormont House Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>As set out in the Queen’s Speech, the Government is committed to bringing forward legislation in this session to give effect to the Stormont House Agreement in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland (Stormont House Agreement) Bill will make provision for an independent Historical Investigations Unit, an Oral History Archive, and the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval – a new body to be established by an international agreement between the UK Government and Irish Government.</p><p>The Bill will be introduced as soon as the Parliamentary timetable allows.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 02/07/2015 11:31:21 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

385328

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Human Rights: Republic of 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 implementation by the Republic of Ireland of the human rights section of the Belfast Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK and Irish Governments meet regularly both at ministerial and official level to discuss issues of mutual interest and concerns including matters relating to the implementation of the Belfast Agreement in each jurisdiction. There is no formal mechanism in the Belfast Agreement for monitoring the progress of either government other than the British Irish Intergovernmental Conference.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 03/07/2015 11:44:18 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

385329

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Parades Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy concerning ensuring the transparency of decision-making by the Northern Ireland Parades Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The disclosure of information relating to decisions made by the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland is an operational matter for the Commission acting independently of Government.</p><p>The Noble Lord may wish to write to the Parades Commission directly on this matter.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 02/07/2015 11:29:14 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird