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1124628

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date	02/05/2019
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	Bombardier: Belfast
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they had with Bombardier about its decision to sell its aerospace structures division, including its manufacturing facilities in Belfast.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL15496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has spoken to Alain Bellemare, the Bombardier President and CEO, and Michael Ryan, the Chief Operating Officer of Aerostructures and Engineering Services, about their plans to sell the Belfast Aerostructures and Engineering Services operations. This is a result of Bombardier’s decision to focus its aerospace division on business jets.</p><p>The Belfast plant, its expertise and its highly skilled and dedicated staff will be highly sought after. The Government will work with potential buyers to ensure this successful and ambitious business is positioned for future growth.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 14/05/2019 14:30:07 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1124629

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
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	Bombardier: Belfast
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive, they are satisfied that they have sufficient authority to negotiate with, and offer financial or other support to, any potential buyer of Bombardier's aerospace structures division in Belfast.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL15497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>Bombardier’s Belfast plant, its expertise and its highly skilled and dedicated staff will be highly sought after. The Government will work with Invest Northern Ireland (INI) to support potential buyers to take this successful and ambitious business forward.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 14/05/2019 14:30:38 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1123290

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional resources have been made available to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland in advance of the European Parliament Elections.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL15346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>It remains the Government’s intention to leave the EU with a deal and pass the necessary legislation before 22 May, so that the UK does not need to participate in the European Parliamentary Elections.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is important that the Government takes the necessary steps in advance of the elections. The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Order 2019 came into force on 26 April 2019. This sets out the maximum recoverable amount that the Chief Electoral Officer can recover from the Consolidated Fund for any expenses reasonably incurred for the delivery of the potential European Parliamentary election in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The maximum recoverable amount specified in the Order is £2,850,000.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 07/05/2019 10:00:28 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1121577

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have allocated funds for work to find an alternative to the Withdrawal Agreement Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland; and if so, what level of funds have been allocated.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL15228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced on the 26th February that alternative arrangements to the backstop will be a priority for the UK and EU during the next phase of negotiations.</p><p>The Government intends to establish three advisory groups to help inform the UK’s negotiations with the EU. The Government will make available £20m of funding to support the development, testing or piloting of ideas that emerge from these groups where the Government believes it would be helpful.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/04/2019 10:46:53 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1121578

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what alternatives to the Withdrawal Agreement Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland are currently being considered.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL15229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>As part of the deal negotiated, the UK and EU have agreed to consider a joint work stream to develop alternative arrangements to guarantee permanently the absence of a hard border in Northern Ireland. This includes a legally binding commitment that both sides will aim to replace the backstop with alternative arrangements by December 2020 - and that they do not need to replicate the backstop in any respect.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/04/2019 10:47:28 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1108833

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Libya: Freezing of Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Italy about reports that €1.2 billion frozen Libyan assets were recently transferred to Libya.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL14940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>​We are aware of these reports and regularly discuss Libya sanctions measures and their implementation with our EU partners and UN Security Council members, as part of our support for UN-led efforts to bring greater stability to the country.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL14941 question first answered 15/04/2019 15:58:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1108834

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Libya: Freezing of Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have drawn the attention of the United Nations and the European Union to reports that Belgium and Italy have released frozen Libyan assets without the permission of the UN Security Council.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL14941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>​We are aware of these reports and regularly discuss Libya sanctions measures and their implementation with our EU partners and UN Security Council members, as part of our support for UN-led efforts to bring greater stability to the country.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL14940 question first answered 15/04/2019 15:58:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1105361

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Local Government Finance: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much confidence and supply money has been allocated to each of the eleven local councils in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL14824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Alongside the Confidence &amp; Supply Agreement, the UK Government committed £1 billion of financial support to Northern Ireland in support of strengthening the Northern Ireland economy and recognising that Northern Ireland has unique circumstances within the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has so far allocated £430 million to the Northern Ireland block grant and expects the release of a further £333 million in 2019/20, subject to Parliament’s approval through the normal Estimates process. The remaining £237m will be allocated in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Allocations to departments are agreed as part of the Budget process with any funding filtered to local councils through a variety of funding streams, as appropriate. Specific detail on how much is allocated to local councils is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 03/04/2019 14:41:04 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1092781

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Libya: Freezing of Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Belgium to ascertain whether any of the interest accrued on frozen Libyan assets held in Belgium has been sent back to individuals or state institutions in Libya.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL14732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>We regularly discuss Libya sanctions measures and their implementation with our EU partners, as part of our support for UN-led efforts to bring greater stability to the country.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL14733 question first answered 03/04/2019 16:11:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1092782

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Libya: Freezing of Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Belgium about the disposal of frozen Libyan assets held in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL14733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>We regularly discuss Libya sanctions measures and their implementation with our EU partners, as part of our support for UN-led efforts to bring greater stability to the country.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL14732 question first answered 03/04/2019 16:11:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey