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967972

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	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	What recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
	uin	906648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>The threat from Northern Ireland-related terrorism continues to be SEVERE in Northern Ireland, meaning an attack is highly likely.</p><p>Our response to terrorism and paramilitary activity is coordinated, effective and fully resourced.</p><p>This Government remains fully committed to keeping people safe and secure and ensuring that terrorism never succeeds.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/09/2018 14:49:40 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

967973

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	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	What steps she is taking with all communities in Northern Ireland to resolve legacy issues in the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive.
	tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
	tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
	uin	906650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>On 11 May 2018, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland launched the public consultation, ‘Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland’s Past’. The consultation provides everyone who has an interest with the opportunity to see the proposed way forward and contribute to the discussion on the issues.</p><p> </p><p>There has been extensive stakeholder engagement and following calls for additional time, the Secretary of State has decided to extend the closing date from 10 September to 5 October.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 05/09/2018 15:05:06 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

967974

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Veterans: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to support armed forces veterans and police officers who have served in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	906654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government is clear that it is only due to the unstinting efforts of our Police and Armed Forces that we have peace in Northern Ireland today. We have always acknowledged our ongoing duty of care to our former soldiers which includes providing legal support and representation.</p><p> </p><p>Policing in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter. It is the role of the Police Federation to represent and promote the interests and welfare of the Police.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 05/09/2018 15:06:17 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

968189

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	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 Office: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether her Department holds information on the socio-economic background of people appointed to senior positions in her Department in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	170824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office holds general diversity data for people appointed to senior positions. Information on socio-economic background is not held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/09/2018 14:43:55 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

968331

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Schools: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of schools in Northern Ireland that are in a financial deficit.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	170744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>On 8 March, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland set out a NI budget position for 2018-19 to give clarity and certainty on NI finances for the year ahead. It provides a secure basis for protecting and preserving public services including in education which has seen spending protected in real terms for the 2018/19 financial year.</p><p>Education is a devolved matter and while we have ensured that sufficient funding has been provided to maintain the overall schools budget at the same level as 2017-18, decisions on the allocation of that budget and the associated assessment of the financial position of individual schools are a matter for the Department of Education, and in the absence of the Executive, the Department’s Permanent Secretary.</p><p>The Secretary of State and I remain firmly of the belief that the right way forward for decision making in Northern Ireland on critical issues such as the funding of schools lies in stable, fully functioning and inclusive devolved government and working towards restoring devolved government remains our top priority.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/09/2018 13:16:31 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

968332

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to ensure that foreign investment in Northern Ireland continues.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	170745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Northern Ireland has proven itself to be a top destination for foreign direct investment, with over 900 international companies investing in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and I regularly champion new investment announcements in Northern Ireland, which show that Northern Ireland continues to be a great place to invest and do business, and the Secretary of State was present at the announcement by PA Consulting that they will be creating 400 new jobs in Belfast over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>We are working to restore a stable, devolved government which can work with the UK Government to maximise Northern Ireland’s attractiveness to overseas investors.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/09/2018 09:40:03 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

968334

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Anniversaries: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether her Department plans to commemorate in 2021 the centenary of the creation of Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	170746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office is involved in the planning of Decade of Centenaries commemorations in Northern Ireland, but does not yet have plans to commemorate the centenary of the creation of Northern Ireland in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State and I will continue to work with all the NI parties, and with the Irish Government as appropriate, to remove the barriers to restoring the Executive and a fully functioning Assembly, leading to restored local planning and decision-making on issues such as the commemoration of this centenary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/09/2018 09:41:29 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

968335

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Health Services: Northern Ireland
	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 political leaders in Northern Ireland on implementing the recommendations of the Bengoa report.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	170747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>In the absence of the Executive, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland continues to engage with political leaders and representatives across Northern Ireland’s health sector to discuss key health challenges and priorities including the implementation of the Bengoa recommendations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/09/2018 11:11:45 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

968336

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Listed Buildings: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she plans to hold with the Northern Ireland administration on ensuring the adequacy of fire safety checks of listed buildings as a result of the fire at Bank Buildings in Belfast.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	170748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland holds regular discussions with the Northern Ireland Civil Service on a range of pressing issues. This is a devolved matter but we are assured that appropriate action is taken to ensure fire safety checks are carried out regularly on buildings which pose the greatest risk to public safety as this is a statutory requirement.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/09/2018 15:12:14 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

968391

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	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 Office: Peers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of the House of Lords hold (a) paid and (b) unpaid roles within (i) his Department and (ii) his Department's agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	170937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>Two members of the House of Lords hold paid roles in the Northern Ireland Office. Lord Duncan of Springbank has been Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State since October 2017. Jonathan Caine has been Special Adviser since May 2010 and was created Lord Caine in September 2016. We do not hold a central record of all those who hold roles, either paid or unpaid, within the Department's agencies who are members of the House of Lords.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/09/2018 13:35:41 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders