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387771

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Enterprise Zones: Coleraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the effect on the local economy in Coleraine of the enterprise zone in that area.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	5736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>At Budget 2014, the Chancellor announced that businesses located within the Executive’s proposed pilot Enterprise Zone near Coleraine will benefit from Enhanced Capital Allowances (ECAs) until 2020.</p><p>Implementing this measure is a matter for the Executive in Northern Ireland. I understand that work to finalise proposals is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 09/07/2015 14:33:12 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

387888

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Parades: Belfast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with the Parades Commission on preparations for parading on 12 July 2015 in Belfast.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	5665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Under the Public Processions (NI) Act 1998, the Parades Commission is responsible for operational matters relating to parading, acting independently of Government. I do not discuss individual parading decisions with them. I have not therefore discussed their preparations for parades taking place on 12 July 2015 in Belfast. In recent weeks I have, however, discussed parades, including those taking place on 12 July, with the Chief Constable and the PSNI, and with a number of Northern Ireland’s political parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 09/07/2015 11:50:16 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

387889

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: 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 she has made of the potential effect of the provisions of the EU Referendum Bill on levels of investment in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	5642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The purpose of the Bill is to provide a legislative framework for a referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU. Giving people a vote on our future relationship with Europe was a Conservative manifesto commitment and was given substantial cross party support when voted on in Parliament.</p><p>Northern Ireland will continue to be a very competitive place for attracting inward investment. In his renegotiation with the EU, the Prime Minister intends to enhance the attractiveness of the whole of the UK, including Northern Ireland, as a destination for inward investment by securing reforms to reduce the risk of excessive or unnecessary regulation being imposed by the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 09/07/2015 14:31:41 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

387327

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what instructions have been given to staff in her Department dealing with freedom of information requests on the application of Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No. 19, issued by the Information Commissioner's Office, in considering whether to apply the exemptions in section 38 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	5333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>No Northern Ireland Office (NIO) specific guidance has been issued to staff on the application of Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No.19, issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office, about the application of section 38 of the Act. However, NIO staff responsible for preparing FOI responses regularly refer to ICO and MOJ Guidance on the application of exemptions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 09/07/2015 11:44:09 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

387328

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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: Freedom of Information
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 her Department applied the exemption in section 38(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (disclosure likely to endanger the physical or mental health of any individual) in wholly or partly refusing a freedom of information request in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	5291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not separately record use of exemptions under section 38(a) and 38(b), but does record use of section 38 as a whole. During the past 5 years this exemption was used three times in 2010, three times in 2013 and not used in 2011, 2012 and 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the use of Freedom of Information exemptions are published by the Ministry of Justice (Table 10 of annual reports). They are available here:</p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics</strong></a><em>. </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 5312 question first answered 09/07/2015 11:48:40 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

387369

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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: Freedom of Information
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 her Department applied the exemption in section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (disclosure likely to endanger the safety of any individual) in wholly or partly refusing a freedom of information request in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	5312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not separately record use of exemptions under section 38(a) and 38(b), but does record use of section 38 as a whole. During the past 5 years this exemption was used three times in 2010, three times in 2013 and not used in 2011, 2012 and 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the use of Freedom of Information exemptions are published by the Ministry of Justice (Table 10 of annual reports). They are available here:</p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics</strong></a><em>. </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 5291 question first answered 09/07/2015 11:48:40 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

386902

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of there being no agreement to recent proposals on welfare reform in Northern Ireland, what alternative measures are being considered to implement welfare reform in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL1011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The full implementation of the Stormont House Agreement offers the best way to resolve the current welfare reform impasse and 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><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 08/07/2015 12:07:41 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

387103

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will take steps to extend the Prevent Strategy to Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	5119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>PREVENT forms one part of CONTEST which is the UK Government’s overarching strategy for countering terrorism. The Home Secretary has responsibility for CONTEST. The primary focus of CONTEST is countering international terrorism, not domestic related terrorism which is the principal threat in Northern Ireland.</p><p>The PSNI works closely with other security partners across the UK in relation to the threat from international terrorism within Northern Ireland. The Government will continue to support the PSNI and security partners as they respond to terrorist groups which seek to undermine peace and prosperity in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 5120 question first answered 10/07/2015 12:17:01 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

387104

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what reasons Northern Ireland was not included in the scope of the Prevent Strategy; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	5120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>PREVENT forms one part of CONTEST which is the UK Government’s overarching strategy for countering terrorism. The Home Secretary has responsibility for CONTEST. The primary focus of CONTEST is countering international terrorism, not domestic related terrorism which is the principal threat in Northern Ireland.</p><p>The PSNI works closely with other security partners across the UK in relation to the threat from international terrorism within Northern Ireland. The Government will continue to support the PSNI and security partners as they respond to terrorist groups which seek to undermine peace and prosperity in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 5119 question first answered 10/07/2015 12:17:01 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

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