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65199

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Patrick Finucane
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent representations they have received in relation to an inquiry into the death of Patrick Finucane in 1989 and from whom such representations were received.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This Government's position in relation to an inquiry into the death of Patrick Finucane has been clear for some time.</p><p>We do not need a lengthy inquiry to tell us that there was collusion in this case; we have already accepted that and apologised to Mrs Finucane and her family. The De Silva Review report was published in December 2012 and the Prime Minister again apologised.</p><p>The Government is engaged in legal proceedings on the matter and therefore it would not be appropriate to comment further at this stage.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 10/07/2014 12:13:34 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

65200

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when a decision on the devolution of corporation tax-setting powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly will be made.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the Noble Lord to my Written Ministerial Statement of 3 July, Official Report, Columns WS164 &amp; WS165.</p><p>‘<em>Building a Prosperous and United Community: One Year On'</em> confirmed that the Government remains on course to make a final decision no later than the 2014 Autumn Statement.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 10/07/2014 12:53:25 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

63104

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the review being conducted by Lady Justice Hallett into the "on the runs" administrative scheme will be published in full without any deletions or redactions.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>If possible the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland intends to publish the report in its entirety, as she receives it from Lady Justice Hallett.</p><p>Lady Justice Hallett may make minor and necessary deletions or redactions of her own (for example where revealing certain details might impact on future criminal proceedings) prior to releasing the report to the Secretary of State.</p><p>Were the Secretary of State to reach a view, following advice from legal advisers or officials, that a further redaction to the text were legally necessary, she would consult Lady Justice Hallett.</p><p>In the unlikely event that a redaction by the Secretary of State was deemed to be necessary, this would be made clear on the face of the report.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 10/07/2014 12:53:48 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61506

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to recover records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The review of Departmental record keeping ordered by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is ongoing.</p><p>Northern Ireland Office officials continue to seek information on use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM) for the years 1987 to 1997. This includes contact with other Government Departments where relevant material might be held.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 18/06/2014 14:34:16 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61507

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Office of the Attorney General has any records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The Attorney General has no formal role in the issue of Royal Pardons and therefore there are no records of Royal Pardons held by the Attorney General's Office.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 24/06/2014 11:14:18 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61508

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the reported loss of records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997 applies to the whole of the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The exercise of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy may currently take one of three forms:</p><p> </p><p>i) The grant of a Free Pardon;</p><p>ii) The grant of a conditional Pardon;</p><p>iii) Remission of all or part of a penalty</p><p> </p><p>By Constitutional convention, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (in succession to the Home Secretary) is responsible, in England and Wales (and the Channel Islands), for recommending to Her Majesty the exercise of the prerogative of mercy to grant a Royal Pardon. In Northern Ireland the responsibility lies with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for reserved matters and the Justice Minister for Northern Ireland for devolved matters. In Scotland it is devolved to the First Minister. The Secretary of State for Defence also has the responsibility in relation to members of the armed forces.</p><p> </p><p>Each department or administration is responsible for maintaining their records. I am not aware of any problems with retrieving such records for this period relating to royal pardons granted on the recommendation of the Secretary of State for Justice.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 25/06/2014 16:54:11 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61509

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have sought assistance from the Royal Household in recovering records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The review of Departmental record keeping ordered by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is ongoing.</p><p>Northern Ireland Office officials continue to seek information on use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM) for the years 1987 to 1997. This includes contact with the Royal Household to ascertain whether they hold any relevant information.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 18/06/2014 15:13:34 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61510

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place for a person who was granted a royal pardon between 1987 and 1997 to resist a subsequent prosecution for the crime for which that person has been pardoned in the event of new evidence emerging and the lack of knowledge by the prosecuting authorities of the existence of such a pardon given the absence of records of such pardons having been granted.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Following a search of the records held by the Northern Ireland Office, no evidence has been found to indicate that between 1987 and 1997, the RPM was used to do anything other than to remit (i.e. shorten) the sentences of individuals who had already been convicted of offences. It is therefore the release from custody that demonstrates the exercise of the RPM.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 30/06/2014 16:25:19 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61265

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and if so how much, money they have withheld from the Northern Ireland Executive because of its failure to implement welfare reform in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The Chief Secretary to the Treasury notified the Northern Ireland Minister for Finance and Personnel on 31 March that the Northern Ireland Executive's funding allocations would be reduced by £13m, £87 m and £114 m in 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 respectively.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 19/06/2014 15:14:55 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61266

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the 'On the Runs' Independent Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect Lady Justice Hallett's inquiry into the "on the runs" administrative scheme to be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>While Lady Justice Hallett is making good progress on her report, she has informed the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland that it will not be ready for publication until shortly after the 30 June deadline.</p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 17/06/2014 14:11:15 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey