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454023

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2016 to Question 25652, whether people resident in Northern Ireland are able to apply for apprenticeships in England.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	28014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) funds apprenticeships training in England. The devolved administrations of Northern Ireland (NI), Wales, and Scotland have their own funding arrangements for apprenticeships. Employers and training providers must not actively recruit learners who live or work outside of England.</p><p> </p><p>Residents in NI can apply for English Apprenticeships provided they want to live in, or travel to, England to work and study. The SFA will only apply funding under these circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The SFA will not fund individuals whose main employment or normal place of work is not in England.</p><p> </p><p>Skills is a devolved matter to NI and are funded by the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) in NI.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/03/2016 17:32:19 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

454024

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2016 to Question 25652, whether EU nationals are able to apply for apprenticeships in England.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	28015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>An EU national can be employed in an apprenticeship in England, and will be eligible for funding for their apprenticeship provided they meet set eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>These criteria are set out in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/496172/SFA_common_funding_rules_2016_to_2017_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Skills Funding Agency: common funding rules for the 2016 to 2017 funding year</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/03/2016 13:31:39 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

454025

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices: Publicity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2016 to Question 25652, what media outlets will be used to carry advertising as part of the national campaign for apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	28016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The national campaign for apprenticeships will target a range of audiences including young people, employers and parents.</p><p> </p><p>Advertising will be through a number of different media channels including television, out of home advertising (e.g. posters), radio, digital and social media.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/03/2016 17:15:58 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

450176

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the contribution by the Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise, of 2 February 2016, Official Report, column 884, what steps he is taking to ensure the national advertising campaign for apprenticeships extends to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	25652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Education and skills policy (including Apprenticeships) is a devolved matter. It is for the devolved administrations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to determine how they manage their own programmes. This includes any advertising campaigns.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/02/2016 17:35:53 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

450178

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the oral contribution by the Minister for the Cabinet Office, of 26 January 2016, Official Report, column 231, what steps he has taken to contact the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to the reform of charities legislation to include social investment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	25653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>Charity law is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. Officials in the Office for Civil Society kept their counterparts in the Department for Social Development, Northern Ireland, informed of progress as the measures which are now contained in the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill were consulted on and developed.</p><p>I have written to Lord Morrow MLA, Minister for Social Development, following the Third Reading of the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill, to draw his attention to the debate and the provisions of the Bill.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 08/02/2016 16:28:23 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

442730

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	World War I: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she has had discussions with Ministers in the Irish government on marking the centenary of the start of the Battle of the Somme this year; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	21147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>The centenary commemorations of the First World War, including the Battle of the Somme, and the wider decade of 1912-1922 offer an important opportunity to reflect on the shared history between the United Kingdom and Ireland.</p><p>The Prime Minister is committed, along with the Taoiseach, to commemorating our past with mutual respect and understanding. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and I are working with Ministers in the Irish Government to mark the events of this decade. I have discussed these matters on a number of occasions with them.</p><p>Marking anniversaries such as the Battle of the Somme in a spirit of historical accuracy, mutual respect and inclusiveness can support efforts to build a peaceful and shared future for everyone in Northern Ireland.</p><p>Officials from my Department have regular contact with officials in the Irish Government regarding their programme of events to mark the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, which was announced in November 2015, and I receive regular updates on this work.</p><br /> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 12/01/2016 12:53:40 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

442731

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Easter Rising: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Northern Ireland Office has been invited by the Irish government to take any part in events planned to mark the centenary of the Easter Uprising in Dublin; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	21148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text One of the Northern Ireland Office’s key objectives for the commemoration of the decade of centenaries of 1912-1922 is to work with the Irish Government to promote greater understanding of our shared history. I understand that the Irish Government launched its programme for the centenary of the Easter Rising on 12 November 2014. To date, the Northern Ireland Office has not received any invitations to attend the planned events in Dublin. answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 12/01/2016 12:56:50 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

442732

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
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 the Secretary of State for Home Affairs on the resettlement in Belfast of those Syrian refugees who arrived in Northern Ireland before Christmas 2015; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	21149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>I have participated in general discussions with colleagues, including the Home Secretary, on the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the UK. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State sits on the Government’s Syrian Refugee Relocation Ministerial Group.</p><p>The Home Office are working with local authorities and the Devolved Administrations, including the Northern Ireland Executive, to put in place the necessary arrangements for the resettlement of Syrian refugees. My Department is in regular contact with the Home Office about these matters.</p><br /> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 21150 question first answered 13/01/2016 15:30:04 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

442733

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
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 the Home Secretary on the next phases of the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Northern Ireland, including the numbers of refugees to be resettled in 2016; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	21150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>I have participated in general discussions with colleagues, including the Home Secretary, on the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the UK. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State sits on the Government’s Syrian Refugee Relocation Ministerial Group.</p><p>The Home Office are working with local authorities and the Devolved Administrations, including the Northern Ireland Executive, to put in place the necessary arrangements for the resettlement of Syrian refugees. My Department is in regular contact with the Home Office about these matters.</p><br /> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers grouped question UIN 21149 question first answered 13/01/2016 15:30:04 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon