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1128042

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Sovereignty: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the benefits to Northern Ireland of being part of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
uin	910960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>This Government has made clear on many occasions that we will never be neutral in expressing our support for the Union.</p><p>Northern Ireland benefits hugely from the Union and my steadfast belief is that Northern Ireland’s future is best served within a stronger United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 910961 question first answered 22/05/2019 14:13:03 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

1128043

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Sovereignty: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the benefits to Northern Ireland of being part of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	910961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>This Government has made clear on many occasions that we will never be neutral in expressing our support for the Union.</p><p>Northern Ireland benefits hugely from the Union and my steadfast belief is that Northern Ireland’s future is best served within a stronger United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 910960 question first answered 22/05/2019 14:13:03 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

1128044

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether she has plans to extend the provisions of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	910962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>As I have said on many occasions, I voted in support of same sex marriage in England and Wales and I hope that this can be extended to Northern Ireland in the future.</p><p> </p><p>However, marriage is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and an issue I want a restored Executive to resolve.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 22/05/2019 14:10:53 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1128045

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If she will hold discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the abolition of hospital car parking charges in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	910963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>The matter of hospital car parking is devolved in Northern Ireland and it would not be appropriate for the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to intervene.</p><p><br>In the absence of devolved government it remains for NI Permanent Secretaries to take the decisions they believe necessary in line with the guidance the Secretary of State set out last November, to keep the country running.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 22/05/2019 14:00:54 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1128046

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Common Travel Area: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps she has taken to ensure the maintenance of the Common Travel Area between the UK and Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	910964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>On 8 May, the United Kingdom Government and the Irish Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding codifying the Common Travel Area (CTA) and associated reciprocal rights.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 22/05/2019 14:10:04 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

1127975

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of placing reform of the legal definition of terminal illness which determines fast-track access to social security payments for terminally ill claimants under the principle of public interest as set out in her Department's guidance on decision-making for Northern Ireland Departments during the period for Northern Ireland Executive formation.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	256967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is aware of the Scottish Government’s recent changes to statutory guidance on terminal illness. Any decision to review the legal definition of terminal illness in Northern Ireland would be a matter for incoming Northern Ireland Ministers to consider.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 256968 question first answered 23/05/2019 11:01:32 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1127976

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a review by officials in the Northern Ireland Department for Communities of the legal definition of terminal illness which determines eligibility to fast-track access to social security payments for terminally ill claimants; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	256968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is aware of the Scottish Government’s recent changes to statutory guidance on terminal illness. Any decision to review the legal definition of terminal illness in Northern Ireland would be a matter for incoming Northern Ireland Ministers to consider.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 256967 question first answered 23/05/2019 11:01:32 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1127461

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) he and (b) any Ministers in his Department visited a further education college on or between 13 and 17 May 2019.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	256317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, and ministers in the department did not visit a further education college on the dates of 13 and 17 May 2019 or between these dates.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/05/2019 11:22:13 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1127469

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Horses: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure horse owners comply with his Department's tethering guidelines.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	256224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Following representations from some equine bodies, I will be meeting a number of groups, including the British Horse Council who coordinate the views of the sector, to discuss the issue of tethering. Information on how to tether a horse is contained within the statutory <em>Code of Practice for the Welfare of Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and Their Hybrids</em>, which sets out guidance to keepers on how to provide for the welfare needs of their equidae, as required by the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The RSPCA, World Horse Welfare and local authority inspectors carry copies of the Code of Practice with them when called out to investigate complaints about the welfare of horses. They inform owners, by referring to the relevant part of the code, how to care for their animals including in relation to tethering.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/05/2019 11:12:16 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1127491

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
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 Office: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many officials in her Department have been seconded away from their normal duties to work on the UK's withdrawal from the EU; and what effect that secondment of staff has had on the effectiveness of her Department.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	256209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>EU exit affects a number of work areas across the Department and will therefore encompass a proportion of workload for many staff, the amount of which will vary over time. The Department has restructured its approach to the way it handles EU exit work, moving from a central EU exit co-ordinating team of 7 to a position in which core EU Exit work is distributed more widely across the whole department. The number of staff working on leaving the EU will be kept under review to ensure we have the appropriate resources available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 23/05/2019 10:09:12 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy