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1721356

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff are employed in his Department.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	39
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>As at 30 June 2024, the Northern Ireland Office employs 172 staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 25/07/2024 13:59:33 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1721357

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Irish citizens are employed in his Department.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	40
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not hold data on citizenship held by staff. As per the terms of the 1998 Agreement, this Government recognises the right of all people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British, or both, according to preference.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 25/07/2024 13:57:35 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1721358

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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: Special Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many ministerial advisers are employed in his Department.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	41
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>As of 24 July 2024, the Northern Ireland Office employs one ministerial Special Advisor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 25/07/2024 13:54:36 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1721359

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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: Special Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Irish citizens are employed as ministerial advisers in his Department.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	42
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not hold data on citizenship held by staff. As per the terms of the 1998 Agreement, this Government recognises the right of all people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British, or both, according to preference.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 25/07/2024 13:55:59 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1719602

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childcare: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families have taken up tax free childcare allowances in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	27315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Statistics relating to Tax-Free childcare account usage are published quarterly in &quot;Tax-Free Childcare Statistics&quot; on the gov.uk website.</p><p>The current estimated number of families in the UK that are eligible for Tax-Free Childcare is 1.2 million. As this is an estimate, it is not possible to give an exact number of the number of eligible families not using Tax-Free Childcare.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 27316 question first answered 24/05/2024 09:59:53 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1719603

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childcare: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of families eligible for tax free credits have not taken up their entitlement for tax free childcare in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	27316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Statistics relating to Tax-Free childcare account usage are published quarterly in &quot;Tax-Free Childcare Statistics&quot; on the gov.uk website.</p><p>The current estimated number of families in the UK that are eligible for Tax-Free Childcare is 1.2 million. As this is an estimate, it is not possible to give an exact number of the number of eligible families not using Tax-Free Childcare.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 27315 question first answered 24/05/2024 09:59:53 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1719604

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childcare: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help ensure that parents who are eligible for tax free childcare in Northern Ireland access that support.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	27317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare provides financial support across the UK to eligible working parents with their childcare costs. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the Government adds £2, up to a maximum of £2,000 in top up per year for each child up to age 11, and up to £4,000 per disabled child up to the age of 16.</p><p> </p><p>To further support parents and childcare providers, a series of engagement events took place from autumn 2022 to autumn 2023, including with Northern Ireland local councils. This gave families and childcare providers additional support at local levels to improve their understanding and promote the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The <a href="https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Childcare Choices</a> website provides information on what’s available to help parents with their childcare costs, including what schemes are available in the devolved Nations.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 24/05/2024 10:04:58 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1717994

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Aviation: Travel Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what his Department's advice is on direct air travel to (a) Kosovo, (b) Taiwan, (c) Northern Cyprus and (d) other non-UN member states.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	26101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO publishes travel advice which provides guidance on the most relevant issues for British nationals visiting Kosovo, Taiwan and Cyprus, including the north of Cyprus. There are direct flights between the UK and Kosovo, and the UK and Taiwan. Under the Chicago Convention, direct flights are not permitted between the UK and the north of Cyprus. To allow otherwise would be counter to the UK's international obligations. The situations in Kosovo, Taiwan and Cyprus are different and require different approaches.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/05/2024 12:52:59 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1717995

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Cyprus: Land Mines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 3452 on Cyprus: Land Mines, what progress the Government has made on encouraging the Greek Cypriot administration to join efforts to de-mine the island of Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	26102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK is unequivocal in its support for a mine-free Cyprus. As UN Security Council penholder on Cyprus and a leading troop contributor to United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), we led the drafting of UN Security Council Resolution 2723 in January to renew UNFICYP's mandate and welcomed its unanimous adoption. The resolution included language urging both leaders to overcome existing barriers and expedite demining progress in Cyprus. We engage all sides to encourage the flexibility needed to make progress on tangible cooperation now, and ultimately to reach a just and lasting Cyprus settlement.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/05/2024 13:48:14 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1717996

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Cyprus: Greece
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make representations to his Greek counterpart on the removal of military personnel from Southern Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	26103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>We do not routinely comment on the activities of non-UK personnel. The UK actively supports peace and stability in Cyprus as a leading troop contributor to UNFICYP and through our support for the UN-led settlement process.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/05/2024 13:09:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson