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1124218

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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 her response is to the call by the Leader of Sinn Fein on Easter Sunday 2019 for a joint authority over Northern Ireland between the Irish and British Governments; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	249876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>This Government remains steadfast in its commitment to the Belfast Agreement including the principle of consent governing Northern Ireland’s constitutional position. It is on that basis that Northern Ireland is and remains a full and integral part of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>As the Conservative and Unionist Party Northern Ireland General Election Manifesto 2017 clearly stated, “we will not countenance any constitutional arrangements - such as joint authority over Northern Ireland between the United Kingdom and Ireland - that are inconsistent with the consent principle”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/05/2019 12:00:15 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1124220

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Energy and Clean Growth of 23 April 2019, Official Report, column 690, what are the market mechanisms put in place to deliver CO2 reductions in Northern Ireland since the closure of the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	249878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Energy policy, including heat, is devolved for Northern Ireland. Section 113 of the Energy Act 2011 contains provisions enabling the Northern Ireland Executive to make regulations to introduce and operate a RHI scheme in Northern Ireland. The GB RHI scheme is completely separate to the NI RHI scheme, with different scheme rules. Between 1990 and 2016, Northern Ireland reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 16%[1].</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been working with Northern Ireland’s Executive in areas such as the future of carbon pricing after we leave the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government and the Devolved Administrations (the Scottish Government; the Welsh Government; and the Northern Ireland Executive) have jointly published a consultation document on the UK’s future approach to carbon pricing. The consultation plays a vital role in helping the government fulfil its commitment to carbon pricing as an effective emissions reduction tool, as outlined in the Clean Growth Strategy</p><p> </p><p>This is a joint consultation and the Devolved Administrations are co-authors and Government officials have worked with devolved administration’s counterparts throughout the process. At ministerial level I have regular quadrilaterals and Northern Ireland is represented by senior civil servants.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Source: <a href="http://naei.beis.gov.uk/reports/reports?report_id=958" target="_blank">http://naei.beis.gov.uk/reports/reports?report_id=958</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/05/2019 15:00:06 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1124293

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assurances she can provide that the resumption of the talks process between political parties in Northern Ireland will not further delay the implementation of the recommendations of the Hart Report in relation to historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	249883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland welcomes the resumption of the talks process between the political parties of Northern Ireland, and will continue to work to restore a functioning Executive. A locally elected, democratically accountable devolved government will mean that decisions affecting the people of Northern Ireland can be taken by locally elected ministers as soon as possible. The Secretary of State also recognises the importance of providing clarity on this issue, and is currently considering the recent judgment and the next steps.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Civil Service is in the midst of the appointment process for an Interim Advocate and expects the post to be filled shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 249889 question first answered 08/05/2019 12:01:48 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1124302

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent introduction by the Civil Aviation Authority of Flight Restriction Zones around protected aerodromes on the interests of members of the British Model Flying Association in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	249885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The flight restriction zone around aerodromes was developed in response to submissions gathered through our consultation on the safe and effective regulation of drones, ‘Taking Flight: The Future of Drones in the UK’. There was significant interest in the consultation, which closed in September 2018 and received around 5,000 responses. A range of options were considered when developing the extended restriction zone and factors including impacts on all airspace users, safety, security and the communication and enforceability of the zone were all evaluated.</p><p> </p><p>The new legislation takes the same approach as the former restriction zone by allowing any small unmanned aircraft, including model aircraft, to fly within the restriction zone where the relevant permission has been received. When an Air Traffic Control Unit (ATCU) is operational, permission needs to be sought from this unit.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA will be assessing the permissions process as part of a wider review of airport restriction zones later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 11:54:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1124308

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry
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 the appointment by the Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service of an Interim Advocate for victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	249889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland welcomes the resumption of the talks process between the political parties of Northern Ireland, and will continue to work to restore a functioning Executive. A locally elected, democratically accountable devolved government will mean that decisions affecting the people of Northern Ireland can be taken by locally elected ministers as soon as possible. The Secretary of State also recognises the importance of providing clarity on this issue, and is currently considering the recent judgment and the next steps.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Civil Service is in the midst of the appointment process for an Interim Advocate and expects the post to be filled shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 249883 question first answered 08/05/2019 12:01:48 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1121443

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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 oral contribution of the Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office of 10 April 2019, Official Report, column 306 and the Irish Mirror article of 9 April entitled Fears growing dissident republicans using stolen ATM cash to build war chest ahead of Brexit, what assessment she has made of the veracity of media reports that dissident republicans are responsible for thefts of ATMs across Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	244036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>I remain in regular contact with the Chief Constable of the PSNI on a range of security-related matters. It would not be appropriate for me to comment on the PSNI’s ongoing investigations but PSNI has publicly stated that there is no current link to the involvement of dissident republicans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 24/04/2019 10:28:47 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1121499

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what preparations her Department has made for the the roll-out of universal credit in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	244037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The roll out of Universal Credit in Northern Ireland was successfully completed in December 2018 at the same time as the remainder of the United Kingdom.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As benefit issues are devolved in Northern Ireland the Department for Communities have responsibility for the delivery of Universal Credit with the support of DWP and the Universal Credit Programme. The implementation of Universal Credit was agreed by Northern Ireland Ministers prior to the dissolution of the Northern Ireland assembly and as part of the Fresh Start agreement.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/04/2019 12:16:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1121500

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the effect of the continued absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Assembly on the welfare system in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	244038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>Social security matters are the responsibility of the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland. However, in the absence of the Northern Ireland Assembly, DWP continues to make certain social security legislation at Westminster on behalf of the Department for Communities to ensure parity is maintained.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/04/2019 17:13:39 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1110893

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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 Assembly Members: Pay
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 9 April 2019 to Question 240973 on Northern Ireland Assembly: Members, if she will commit to making further reductions to MLA pay in the event that the Northern Ireland Executive has not been formed by the end of June 2019; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	242734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Further to my answer of 9 April, I can confirm that the situation on MLA pay remains under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 15/04/2019 09:19:20 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1110894

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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 Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme
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 9 April 2019 to Question 240971 on Northern Ireland Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme, how many OFGEM staff are present in Northern Ireland on a full-time basis to administer the renewable heat incentive scheme on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Department for the Economy; where the location of OFGEM's main office in Northern Ireland is; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	242735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Northern Ireland OFGEM operations are managed from GB. Its head office address is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>10 South Colonnade</p><p>Canary Wharf</p><p>London</p><p>E14 4PU</p><p>Tel: 020 7901 7000</p><p> </p><p>Specific queries in regards to Ofgem staffing should be directed to this address.</p><p> </p><p>Further details of the responsibilities of Ofgem in relation to the NI RHI Scheme can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/economy/RHI-non-domestic-scheme-final-arrangements-DfE-with-GEMA.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/economy/RHI-non-domestic-scheme-final-arrangements-DfE-with-GEMA.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 15/04/2019 11:51:49 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon