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1651925

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
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 Office: Technology and Hikvision
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether their Department has purchased products manufactured by (a) Hikvision and (b) Dahua in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	193441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>As has been the case under successive administrations, it is not government policy to comment on the government’s security arrangements. This includes any specific details regarding the make and model of security systems, which are withheld on national security grounds.</p><p> </p><p>Each Department is responsible for their own procurement decisions.</p><p> </p><p>However, I would refer the Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 24 November 2022, which set out that Departments had been instructed to disconnect surveillance equipment from core departmental networks where it is subject to the National Intelligence Law of China.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 19/07/2023 15:09:52 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1504967

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	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 his Cabinet colleagues on power sharing in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	47632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The restoration of fully functioning devolved institutions in Northern Ireland remains our top priority. Northern Ireland Office Ministers are in close contact with Cabinet colleagues on this issue and we will also be speaking to the Political Parties in Northern Ireland to encourage them to form a new Executive as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 13/09/2022 14:15:53 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1489016

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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: Ministerial Changes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish all emails from the Department's Permanent Secretary to departmental staff informing them of the appointment of a new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	36085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The Permanent Secretary for the Northern Ireland Office issued the following email to Northern Ireland Office staff on Thursday 7 July, at 12:39, informing them of a new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland:</p><p> </p><p><em>“Colleagues</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>You will have seen the news that we have a new Secretary of State. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>I am delighted to welcome back to the Department Shailesh Vara, MP for North West Cambridgeshire. He will be a familiar face to some, having served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department in early 2018, before taking up the post of Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office from July 2018 until November 2018. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>He has held a number of other ministerial positions including at the MoJ, DWP and HMT. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>I know you will all join me in welcoming our new Secretary of State to our offices later today and support him as he gets back up to speed with our work. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Madeleine”</em></p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 19/07/2022 09:44:25 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1348952

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has held with cabinet colleagues and social media platforms on tackling sectarian abuse and incitement online.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	902953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>Online abuse is an issue that affects all four nations of the United Kingdom and it is important that we work together to keep people safe from such abuse.</p><p> </p><p>In May, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport published its draft Online Safety Bill. The Northern Ireland Department of Justice, who have lead responsibility in Northern Ireland for tackling sectarian abuse and incitement online, has been engaged in this work.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 902952 question first answered 21/07/2021 13:48:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1332276

registered interest
date	11/06/2021
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: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment they have made of the potential (a) threats and (b) opportunities of artificial intelligence in respect of their Department’s responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	14202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment of artificial intelligence in respect of its responsibilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/06/2021 14:40:04 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1331864

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
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: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to what extent their Department makes use of artificial intelligence in the implementation of its policies; and how much was spent from their Department’s budget on artificial intelligence in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	14051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not currently use artificial intelligence in the implementation of its policies. No money was spent on artificial intelligence in each of the last three years.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 16/06/2021 14:06:02 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1258105

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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: Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of the vehicles used by his Department on Government business are electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	124848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office has one vehicle, which is not electric.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 10/12/2020 10:50:38 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi