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1693376

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Northern Ireland: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department are in roles that support the provision of information to Troubles-era inquests in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	16609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There are 18 officials in roles within the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Directorate of Judicial Engagement Policy (DJEP) that support the provision of information to Troubles-era inquests in Northern Ireland as all or part of their duties. In addition, there are other teams across MOD providing specialist support to DJEP in providing information to inquests.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on historical staffing records and cannot provide figures in the format requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 16610 question first answered 12/03/2024 17:14:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1693377

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Northern Ireland: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department held roles that required them to provide information to Troubles-era inquests in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	16610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There are 18 officials in roles within the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Directorate of Judicial Engagement Policy (DJEP) that support the provision of information to Troubles-era inquests in Northern Ireland as all or part of their duties. In addition, there are other teams across MOD providing specialist support to DJEP in providing information to inquests.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on historical staffing records and cannot provide figures in the format requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 16609 question first answered 12/03/2024 17:14:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1693379

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Levelling Up Fund: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much and what proportion of total Levelling Up Fund funding has been allocated to Northern Ireland as of 4 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	16611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>We are investing £15 billion in a suite of complementary Levelling Up projects across the UK to help grow the economy, create jobs, improve transport, provide skills training and support local businesses.</p><p>The Levelling Up Fund has invested a total of £4.8 billion into infrastructure that improves everyday life for local residents across the UK. Projects in Northern Ireland received £120 million across rounds one and two of the Levelling Up Fund. In Round three a further £30 million was set aside for Northern Ireland. This means that at least 3% of total Levelling Up Fund allocations have gone to Northern Ireland, in line with our commitments.</p><p>The Community Renewal Fund provided £186 million of funding, supporting outputs for 23,000 organisations. Northern Ireland benefitted from just over £12 million of investment, meaning it enjoyed a proportion of 6.45% of the total funding allocated.</p><p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Northern Ireland has a total budget of £126 million which represents 4.8% of the total UKSPF budget of £2.6 billion. As of 4 March 2024, £76 million of UKSPF funding has been allocated to 30 projects in Northern Ireland with further investments to follow. We continue to be committed to levelling up all parts of the UK, including Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 16612 16613 question first answered 12/03/2024 15:21:12 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1693381

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much and what proportion of total Shared Prosperity Fund funding has been allocated to projects in Northern Ireland as of 4 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	16612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>We are investing £15 billion in a suite of complementary Levelling Up projects across the UK to help grow the economy, create jobs, improve transport, provide skills training and support local businesses.</p><p>The Levelling Up Fund has invested a total of £4.8 billion into infrastructure that improves everyday life for local residents across the UK. Projects in Northern Ireland received £120 million across rounds one and two of the Levelling Up Fund. In Round three a further £30 million was set aside for Northern Ireland. This means that at least 3% of total Levelling Up Fund allocations have gone to Northern Ireland, in line with our commitments.</p><p>The Community Renewal Fund provided £186 million of funding, supporting outputs for 23,000 organisations. Northern Ireland benefitted from just over £12 million of investment, meaning it enjoyed a proportion of 6.45% of the total funding allocated.</p><p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Northern Ireland has a total budget of £126 million which represents 4.8% of the total UKSPF budget of £2.6 billion. As of 4 March 2024, £76 million of UKSPF funding has been allocated to 30 projects in Northern Ireland with further investments to follow. We continue to be committed to levelling up all parts of the UK, including Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 16611 16613 question first answered 12/03/2024 15:21:12 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1693382

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	UK Community Renewal Fund: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of total UK Community Renewal Fund funding was allocated to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	16613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>We are investing £15 billion in a suite of complementary Levelling Up projects across the UK to help grow the economy, create jobs, improve transport, provide skills training and support local businesses.</p><p>The Levelling Up Fund has invested a total of £4.8 billion into infrastructure that improves everyday life for local residents across the UK. Projects in Northern Ireland received £120 million across rounds one and two of the Levelling Up Fund. In Round three a further £30 million was set aside for Northern Ireland. This means that at least 3% of total Levelling Up Fund allocations have gone to Northern Ireland, in line with our commitments.</p><p>The Community Renewal Fund provided £186 million of funding, supporting outputs for 23,000 organisations. Northern Ireland benefitted from just over £12 million of investment, meaning it enjoyed a proportion of 6.45% of the total funding allocated.</p><p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Northern Ireland has a total budget of £126 million which represents 4.8% of the total UKSPF budget of £2.6 billion. As of 4 March 2024, £76 million of UKSPF funding has been allocated to 30 projects in Northern Ireland with further investments to follow. We continue to be committed to levelling up all parts of the UK, including Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 16611 16612 question first answered 12/03/2024 15:21:12 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1693386

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery will become operational.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	16615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>Significant progress has been made since the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) was established in December last year. I met with ICRIR Chair, Sir Declan Morgan, earlier this week and expect the body to be operational from 1st May.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 08/03/2024 14:29:42 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1693387

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many officials work in the secretariat for the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	16616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>Since the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) was legally established as an independent body in December 2023, it has discharged its corporate functions and operated necessary policies within its own budget and accountability. As it is fully independent of Government, the Commission is best placed to advise on its recruitment and staffing, and can be contacted at: <a href="mailto:info@icrir.independent.uk" target="_blank">info@icrir.independent.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 16617 question first answered 08/03/2024 14:31:26 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1693388

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of officers of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery have experience of conducting criminal investigations (a) within and (b) outside of Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	16617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>Since the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) was legally established as an independent body in December 2023, it has discharged its corporate functions and operated necessary policies within its own budget and accountability. As it is fully independent of Government, the Commission is best placed to advise on its recruitment and staffing, and can be contacted at: <a href="mailto:info@icrir.independent.uk" target="_blank">info@icrir.independent.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 16616 question first answered 08/03/2024 14:31:26 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1664962

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Prisoners: Huntington's Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of prison inmates who have Huntington's disease.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	202656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The data requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/10/2023 09:41:48 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1664963

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Genetics: Life Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential merits of including references to conditions other than Huntington’s disease in the code on genetic testing and insurance.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	202657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Code on Genetic Testing and Insurance is a shared agreement between the Government and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) on the use of genetic testing in underwriting insurance policies.  Compliance with the Code, and the adoption of the Commitments in the Code, is a condition of membership for all ABI members.</p><p>The Government and the ABI launched a Call for Evidence on the Code on 25 July 2023 and closed on 17 October 2023. The Call for Evidence gathered views around how to transparently assess which predictive genetic test results may need to be disclosed under the Code in the future, as well as whether approaches used in other countries should be considered.</p><p>The ABI has recently published a revised Consumer Guide to the Code, which directly addresses concerns about the level of premiums offered to applicants who have tested negative for Huntington's disease. The consumer guide is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.abi.org.uk/globalassets/files/publications/public/genetics/abi-consumer-guide-2023---code-on-genetic-testing-and-insurance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.abi.org.uk/globalassets/files/publications/public/genetics/abi-consumer-guide-2023---code-on-genetic-testing-and-insurance.pdf</a></p><p>While no specific conversations have taken place with life insurance providers, the Government continues to work closely with the ABI to ensure the Code remains fit for purpose and beneficial to both consumers and the insurance industry.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 202658 202659 question first answered 19/10/2023 11:07:54 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn