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1056466

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date	06/02/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Political Parties: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when details of donations and loans made to political parties in Northern Ireland after January 2014 will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL13520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Transparency of Donations and Loans etc. (Northern Ireland Political Parties) Order 2018 introduced transparency around donations and loans to political parties in Northern Ireland from July 2017. The date set in the legislation for introduction of the transparency regime followed a consultation process and represented a broad consensus across the Northern Ireland political parties.</p><p><br> The Government has no plans in place to legislate to facilitate the publication of pre-2017 data. We are committed to undertaking an operational review to consider all aspects of the operation of the donation and loans systems in Northern Ireland, to review whether there might be a case for further reforms.</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 12/02/2019 12:03:12 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1052411

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Political Parties: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require the publication of details of electoral donations received by political parties in Northern Ireland between 2014 and 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	909035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Transparency of Donations and Loans etc. (Northern Ireland Political Parties) Order 2018 introduced transparency around donations and loans to political parties in Northern Ireland from July 2017. The date set in the legislation for introduction of the transparency regime followed a consultation process and represented a broad consensus across the Northern Ireland political parties.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans in place to legislate to facilitate the publication of pre-2017 data. We are committed to undertaking an operational review to consider all aspects of the operation of the donation and loans systems in Northern Ireland, to review whether there might be a case for further reforms.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 06/02/2019 10:38:47 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1051477

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Political Parties: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when she last chaired round table talks between the leaders of the main political parties in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	214519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>I am in regular contact with the leaders of the Northern Ireland parties and I remain focused on bringing the parties together to work towards re-establishing devolved government in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 04/02/2019 13:00:02 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1051480

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Political Parties: Northern Ireland
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 appoint an independent mediator to chair discussions with the main political parties in Northern Ireland to restore devolution.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	214520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>I have made clear that I am ready to consider all proposals which could support the parties in finding an agreement to restore the Executive. As always, all options remain on the table.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 04/02/2019 13:01:10 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

947010

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Political Parties: 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 23 July 2018 to Question 165163 on Political Parties: Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) controls and (b) transparency regulations on donations from the (i) the US and (ii) other countries outside of the UK and the Republic of Ireland to political parties in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	167386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>There is a range of legislation that sets out the rules for donations and loans, credit facilities and securities given to political parties in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission regulates compliance with the permissibility rules and has published detailed quarterly data about donations and loans in Northern Ireland since July 2017.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government remains committed to reviewing the operation of the broader framework for donations and loans in Northern Ireland once the current regime has fully bedded in.</p><p> </p><p>Transparency of donations and loans from the US and other countries outside the UK and Ireland will be part of that review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 04/09/2018 12:14:55 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

943159

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Political Parties: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) discussions her Department has held with and (b) representations her Department has received from the Electoral Commission about the adequacy of regulations governing donations to political parties in Northern Ireland since the the approval of the Transparency of Donations and Loans etc. (Northern Ireland Political Parties) Order 2018 on 7 March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	165167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Northern Ireland Office officials held a number of discussions with the Electoral Commission on a range of electoral issues including donations and loans over this period. In addition, the Electoral Commission has written to the Minister responsible, Lord Duncan of Springbank, on one occasion and a meeting to discuss this and other issues is being arranged.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 25/07/2018 09:33:41 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran