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747664

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date	03/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coordination Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will extend the membership of the Coordination Committee to be established between the Government and the Democratic Unionist Party to the hon. Member for North Down.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	2657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The modus operandi of the coordination committee will need to be agreed between the Conservative party and the Democratic Unionist party. It will be attended by members of the Conservative Party and the DUP to support the agreement made between the two parties.</p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 10/07/2017 14:25:25 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

747665

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Political Parties: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what reasons he declined the request of the Electoral Commission to publish the details of donations since January 2014 to political parties operating in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	2662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>I wrote to the political parties in January seeking their views on this issue and, while there was broad support for the future publication of donations and loans, only one party expressed support for backdating publication to 1 January 2014. Having considered the representations of the parties, I did not believe it right to impose retrospective regulations on those who donated in accordance with the rules set out in law at the time. The secondary legislation to give effect to full transparency which I propose would therefore apply to donations and loans received on or after 1 July 2017.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 2666 question first answered 06/07/2017 16:39:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

747671

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Conservative Party: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Conservative Party publishes details of the donations made since January 2014 to the Conservative Party operating in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	2665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The reporting of political donations and loans is overseen by the Electoral Commission. The Conservative Party is under an obligation to declare all reportable donations and loans to the Electoral Commission.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/07/2017 16:40:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

747673

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Political Parties: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what reasons he did not make retrospective to January 2014 the end of anonymity for political donations to parties in Northern Ireland during his statement to the House of 3 July 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	2666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>I wrote to the political parties in January seeking their views on this issue and, while there was broad support for the future publication of donations and loans, only one party expressed support for backdating publication to 1 January 2014. Having considered the representations of the parties, I did not believe it right to impose retrospective regulations on those who donated in accordance with the rules set out in law at the time. The secondary legislation to give effect to full transparency which I propose would therefore apply to donations and loans received on or after 1 July 2017.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 2662 question first answered 06/07/2017 16:39:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

746986

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of NHS funding has been spent on dementia research since 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	2167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health Research which spent £36.7 million on dementia research in 2015/16; and through its Policy Research Programme which spent an additional £0.9 million on dementia research, to total £37.6 million. All Government spending on dementia research in 2015/16 was £96.4 million, the Medical Research Council contributing £55.4 million. Information on spending for 2016/17 is not yet available. National Health Service spending in 2015/16 was £116.4 billion.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 04/07/2017 11:05:54 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

746993

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress has been made on the release of Libyan assets in the UK to compensate the UK victims of Gaddafi-IRA sponsored violence; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	2187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK wishes to see a just settlement for all victims of Qadhafi-sponsored IRA terrorism. The Foreign Secretary raised the issue of compensation most recently during his meeting with Prime Minister Serraj in Tripoli on 4 May 2017. He emphasised again the importance the UK attaches to this issue and encouraged the Libyan authorities to engage with UK victims' groups and their representatives. Prime Minister Serraj expressed sympathy with those who had suffered from the previous regime, but it was also clear from his discussion with the Foreign Secretary that the Libyan government continues to face numerous challenges and that progress on the issue of compensation is likely to remain slow. We will continue to make clear to the Libyan authorities that this issue is a priority for us.</p><p>Libyan assets in the UK were frozen under UN Security Council Resolution 1973 at the instigation of the Libyan authorities in 2011. In order to amend the UN resolution governing the freezing of Libyan assets in the UK, the Libyan government would need to submit a request to the UN Security Council. The UK is not aware of any such request. There is no legal basis which would permit releasing frozen funds to compensate victims of Qadhafi-sponsored IRA terrorism, and also no legal basis upon which the UK could withhold Libyan assets once the relevant Libyan entities are removed from the list and the assets unfrozen. Once these assets are released they belong to the people of Libya and by law have to be returned for their benefit.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/07/2017 13:24:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

731379

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Political Parties: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will set out a timetable to introduce legislation ending the practice allowing anonymity for donations to political parties operating in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	1
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>In January, I wrote to the Northern Ireland political parties to seek their views on moving to full transparency for Northern Ireland political donations and loans. I received a positive response from the parties. The introduction of increased transparency of donations to Northern Ireland parties was also a Conservative Manifesto commitment at the recent Parliamentary election. I will make a statement shortly on the steps needed to ensure that information relating to Northern Ireland political donations and loans can be published.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/06/2017 13:32:28 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

731381

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the Government's policy is on the jurisdictional status of (a) Lough Foyle and (b) Carlingford Lough; and what recent discussions have been held with the Government of the Republic of Ireland on those disputed jurisdictions.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	3
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The regulation of activities in Lough Foyle and Carlingford Lough is the responsibility of the Loughs Agency, a cross-border body established under the Belfast Agreement of 1998. We remain fully committed to these arrangements and continue to work closely with the Irish Government over improvements to the management of the Loughs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/06/2017 13:34:16 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

731382

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Election Offences: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information he has received on instances of voter fraud in the 2017 General Election; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	4
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Cases of suspected electoral fraud are an operational matter for the Chief Electoral Officer who has referred a small number of cases relating to the Parliamentary general election to the PSNI for investigation. Any allegations of suspected malpractice should be reported to the PSNI and the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 04/07/2017 11:54:16 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon