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1736209

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date	22/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Transport: 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 the Secretary of State for Transport on steps to improve Northern Ireland’s transport connectivity with the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	10517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring greater connectivity and economic integration between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport has already met with John O’Dowd MLA, Minister for Infrastructure, to discuss shared transport priorities, given that transport policy is largely devolved. By working together, both governments can encourage economic growth, deliver integrated transport networks, promote social mobility, and tackle regional inequalities by improving connectivity across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 28/10/2024 10:57:27 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1735730

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Windsor Framework
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 21 October 2024 to Question 9532, when the Independent Monitoring Panel will make its first report.
tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
uin	10116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>The Independent Monitoring Panel will report every six months to the Government on the basis set out in the Safeguarding the Union command paper. The support arrangements for the Panel are in the process of being put in place presently, as set out in my answer to question 9532.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 28/10/2024 11:05:04 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

1735912

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Drugs: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government are taking to ensure the continued supply of medicines to Northern Ireland, in the context of the implementation of the Windsor Framework.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Robin Swann
uin	10344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework secures the long-term stability of medicines supply to Northern Ireland, ensuring that medicines will be available in the same packaging and with a single licence across the UK, reflecting the long standing preference of industry.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government continues to work closely with industry to support readiness for the implementation of these arrangements from 1 January 2025 and ensure there is no disruption. Transitional measures are also available to support companies, such as the temporary use of stickers and the arrangement that all medicines that are on the market before 1 January 2025 can continue to be supplied in existing packaging.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 24/10/2024 09:37:28 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5319

1735943

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Northern Ireland
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 tackle violence against women in Northern Ireland; and what plans he has to ensure the swift and effective implementation of the Strategy for Ending Violence Against Women and Girls.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Alex Easton
uin	10375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government welcomes the launch of the Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls by The Northern Ireland Executive. This Government is seeking to tackle violence against women and girls across the United Kingdom and will support the NI Executive to implement and deliver this strategic framework fully.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 28/10/2024 15:55:29 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5262

1735377

registered interest
date	18/10/2024
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 17 October to Question 8847 on Terrorism: Northern Ireland, for what reason he will not publish the details of these requests.
tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
uin	9932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2024 answer text <p>There is no obligation to publish details of the requests the government receives for public inquiries. I do not intend to do so, especially as there are victims, survivors and families at the heart of those requests, who should be treated with respect and confidentiality.</p><p>I have written directly to those whose requests I have recently considered. Further requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 23/10/2024 13:12:21 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

1735495

registered interest
date	18/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Cultural Heritage: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made to establish a Homecoming project to strengthen links and relationships with the Northern Ireland diaspora and alumni across the world, as detailed in the New Decade, New Approach Deal of 2020.
tabling member printed	Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
uin	HL1764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the third written ministerial update on New Decade, New Approach, tabled by the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 26 April 2023, the previous Government concluded that there was no viable delivery route for the Homecoming programme that met key requirements of regularity, propriety, value for money and feasibility.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent question first answered 23/10/2024 15:01:40 answering member 4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
tabling member	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee

1735226

registered interest
date	17/10/2024
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: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each of his Department's offices; and how many desks are available for staff to work in that individual office.
tabling member constituency	Bridgwater
tabling member printed	Sir Ashley Fox
uin	9822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The total number of people by full-time equivalent hours (FTE) at 30 September 2024 is 159.96, which is 165 headcount; 86 members of staff are based in the Belfast office and 79 are based in the London office.</p><p>There are 121 bookable desks available in total across both offices. There are 59 desks in the London open plan area and 62 desks in Belfast open plan area available for booking. This figure does not cover Ministerial Offices or other business areas not covered by the booking system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 24/10/2024 10:43:56 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5101

1735228

registered interest
date	17/10/2024
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: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of desks were occupied in each of his Department’s offices in the most recent four weeks for which figures are available; and how many staff attended each office in person in the same period.
tabling member constituency	Bridgwater
tabling member printed	Sir Ashley Fox
uin	9823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office employs a desk booking system (Matrix) to monitor desk occupancy. Staff can book desks in advance of their intended attendance, or the same day. The following data was gathered from Monday 23 September until Friday 18 October 2024 and relates to the open plan areas in London and Belfast which use the desk booking system. There are 59 desks in the London open plan area and 62 desks in Belfast open plan area available for booking. The information below does not cover Ministerial Offices and other business areas not covered by the booking system.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>London Average Daily Occupancy</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>London Average Daily Staff Attendance</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Belfast Average Daily Occupancy</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Belfast Average Daily Staff Attendance</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>w/c 23 September 2024</strong></p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>w/c 30 September 2024</strong></p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>w/c 7 October 2024</strong></p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>w/c 14 October 2024</strong></p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><strong><br></strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 24/10/2024 10:49:09 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5101

1735229

registered interest
date	17/10/2024
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: Ministers' Private Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offices in his Department since the dissolution of the last Parliament; and on what items this was spent.
tabling member constituency	Bridgwater
tabling member printed	Sir Ashley Fox
uin	9824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>Since the dissolution of the last Parliament on 30 May 2024, one three-seater office sofa for the Ministerial Office was purchased at a cost of £811.14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 24/10/2024 10:44:54 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5101

1735292

registered interest
date	17/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Castlereagh Foundation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in establishing the Castlereagh Foundation provided for in section 8 of the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Caine
uin	HL1707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2024 answer text <p>The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 recognises Northern Ireland's rich diversity of identity and language, and benefits both Irish language speakers and those from the Ulster Scots and Ulster British tradition. The Government continues to work with the Executive on the implementation of the Act.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent question first answered 23/10/2024 15:01:53 answering member 4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
tabling member	4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine