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1131394

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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: Empty Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will publish the name and location of the land and buildings owned by her Department that is (a) sitting empty and (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	263042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not hold any land or buildings that are sitting empty. Nor are there any buildings in the process of being sold, or disposed of.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 17/06/2019 11:28:49 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1056764

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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 from her Department have been seconded from their primary role to make preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	218166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 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. No officials have been seconded in the way this question asks.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 12/02/2019 11:09:15 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050299

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	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: Trade Associations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which her Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	213187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>There are no regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which the Northern Ireland Office has a responsibility that are currently undertaken by trade associations.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 05/02/2019 15:32:44 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

663025

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	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: Credit Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department permits its employees to join a credit union through payroll deductions; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	58459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office currently does not have a policy to provide access to credit union services through payroll deductions. Staff can however make arrangements to contribute to a credit union via direct debit.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 09/01/2017 11:48:11 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

599589

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2016
	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: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	48184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.</p><p> </p><p>There are no EU directives related to the Department’s responsibilities awaiting transposition into UK law.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 19/10/2016 14:22:19 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

423853

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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: Credit Unions
	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 promote the use of credit unions in the work of her Department; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	13520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer given by my hon Friend, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin) on 2 November 2015.</p><p>Credit unions are a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and responsibility for them rests with the Northern Ireland Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/11/2015 15:36:47 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

90757

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) her Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
	uin	208289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office follows the Ministry of Justice terms and conditions, including pay scales for bands A-F. There are different pay scales for London and Belfast; the lowest pay bands for each region are shown below.</p><p> </p><p>Pay for the Senior Civil Service across all departments is determined centrally by the Cabinet Office based on annual recommendations from the Review Body on Senior Salaries (SSRB) which is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by Cabinet Office. Details of the recommendations for 2014/15 can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/senior-salaries-review-body-36th-report-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/senior-salaries-review-body-36th-report-2014</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The NIO’s Annual Reports giving details of the SCS salaries for the years 2010-2015, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search?q=nio+annual+report+and+accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search?q=nio+annual+report+and+accounts</a>.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Highest (Band A) - London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Highest (Band A) - Belfast</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Lowest (Band F) - London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Lowest (Band F) - Belfast</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>67, 969</p></td><td><p>60,649</p></td><td><p>16, 737</p></td><td><p>14, 320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>67, 969</p></td><td><p>60,649</p></td><td><p>16, 737</p></td><td><p>14, 320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>67, 969</p></td><td><p>60,649</p></td><td><p>16, 737</p></td><td><p>14, 320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14 </strong></p></td><td><p>67, 969</p></td><td><p>60,649</p></td><td><p>17,391</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>67, 969</p></td><td><p>60,649</p></td><td><p>17,800</p></td><td><p>15, 230</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>My Department has two non-departmental public bodies – the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland; and one advisory non-departmental public body – the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland. As such bodies are independent of Government, my hon Friend may wish to write to the Commissions direct on these matters – contact details are set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>ALB</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Status</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contact Details</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parades Commission Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>Executive NDPB</p></td><td><p>Info@paradescommission.org</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission</p></td><td><p>Executive NDPB</p></td><td><p>information@nihrc.org</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>Advisory NDPB</p></td><td><p>bcni@belfast.org.uk</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 11/09/2014 10:51:04 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas