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934468

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date	03/07/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to reassure Northern Irish businesses that their operations will not be interrupted if the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without a withdrawal agreement.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL9149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has agreed a detailed proposal for a UK-EU free trade area which will establish a common rule book for industrial goods and agricultural products and maintain high standards in these areas.</p><p> </p><p>This proposal will protect jobs and livelihoods and ensure that both sides meet their commitments to Northern Ireland and Ireland through the overall future relationship, whilst retaining the constitutional integrity of the United Kingdom and respecting the result of the referendum. Further details are set out in the White Paper.</p><p> </p><p>We are confident that this proposal will work for the UK and the EU and look forward to productive discussions. As a responsible Government we will also continue to prepare for a range of outcomes, including the unlikely scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 16/07/2018 12:06:12 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

933748

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	British Irish Intergovernmental Conference
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 20 June (HL8501), what assessment they have made of the comments of the Irish Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Coveney, about the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference in July as a forum for working “to achieve the earliest operation of the devolved institutions”; whether restoring the operation of the devolved institutions will be discussed with the government of Ireland at the Conference; and if so, why.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL9134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC) is concerned with non-devolved Northern Ireland issues. It is not an executive body and as the Belfast Agreement states ‘there will be no derogation from the sovereignty of either government’.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 16/07/2018 12:05:33 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

933911

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Abortion: 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 the Government has had with politicians in Northern Ireland on access to abortion in that country.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	159698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has been taking forward regular discussions with the main political parties in Northern Ireland about restoring devolved government and the pressing devolved issues which need to be addressed by a restored Assembly and Executive, including abortion.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 04/07/2018 14:56:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

932047

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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 Members: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to make a determination on the salary levels of Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL9020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has made clear that she is carefully considering all the details and will set out the next steps on this matter in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 06/07/2018 09:56:27 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

931349

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Flags: 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 undertake a review of the (a) procedures and (b) conditions for designated days on which the Union Flag is flown from Government buildings in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	157680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The flying of flags on Northern Ireland government buildings is regulated by The Flags (Northern Ireland) Order 2000, and The Flags Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000, as amended in 2002, which specifies the buildings and the days on which the Union flag can be flown. There are no current plans to review how this legislation operates in regulating flag flying at Northern Ireland government buildings.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 02/07/2018 08:56:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

931352

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has to ensure that regional electoral offices throughout Northern Ireland are retained.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	157683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The structure and makeup of the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland are operational matters for the Chief Electoral Officer.</p><p> </p><p>Following the recent publication of the response to the joint consultation on the Future Delivery of Electoral Services in Northern Ireland I have every confidence that the Chief Electoral Officer will make the right decisions for the future of her office and the delivery of modern and accessible electoral services.</p><p>The response to the consultation is available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-delivery-of-electoral-services-in-northern-ireland" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-delivery-of-electoral-services-in-northern-ireland</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 02/07/2018 08:57:14 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

931624

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Children: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive about the establishment of a children's fund for Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL8972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>Children’s funding in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter. The Government have therefore not held discussions on the establishment of a Children's fund for Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 06/07/2018 09:35:25 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

931625

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have applied to join the electoral register in Northern Ireland by online registration in each of the eighteen Parliamentary constituencies.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL8973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>Between 18 June 2018 and 29 June 2018, 4,439 people applied online to join the electoral register in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The following information shows the figures for the number of people who have applied online by constituency. These figures have been provided by the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of online applications received between 18 June 2018-29 June 2018</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Constituency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of online applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belfast East</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belfast North</p></td><td><p>334</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belfast South</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belfast West</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Antrim</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Londonderry</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fermanagh and South Tyrone</p></td><td><p>167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foyle</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lagan Valley</p></td><td><p>242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mid Ulster</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Antrim</p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Down</p></td><td><p>224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newry and Armagh</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Antrim</p></td><td><p>304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Down</p></td><td><p>253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strangford</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Upper Bann</p></td><td><p>248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Tyrone</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not yet associated to a constituency*</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>4,439</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*This figure relates to applications received relating to new properties in NI which need to be added to the system or where applicants have incorrectly filled in address fields in application and the system has not automatically recognised the constituency. EONI are working to confirm the constituencies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 06/07/2018 09:55:46 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

931081

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Electronic Voting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will meet the Chief Electoral Officer to discuss the importance of verifying applicants for online voting; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	157098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce online voting to Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The verification of registration applications received from individuals using the digital registration service is an operational matter for the Chief Electoral Officer and is carried out in accordance with the law.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 02/07/2018 08:54:31 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

931208

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
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 Members: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Advice to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Salaries, Expenses and Allowances from Trevor Reaney, published on 20 December 2017, for what reasons she has not implemented the recommendations in that advice, and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	157063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has made clear that she is carefully considering all the details and will set out the next steps on this matter in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 28/06/2018 10:08:27 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon