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1002216

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have determined the budget for the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland for the financial year 2019–20; and if so, what settlement has been agreed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL11237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office is committed to ensuring that all of its sponsored bodies have the necessary resources to deliver their statutory functions and budgets are therefore reviewed annually.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland Office officials are currently engaging with the Chief Electoral Officer to confirm the allocation for the next financial year and I expect that this will be determined in early 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 12/11/2018 12:50:16 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1064602

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have reached agreement with the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland on its long-term budget; and what is the amount of that budget.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL13921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Northern Ireland Office officials continue to work with the Chief Electoral Officer to confirm the final allocation for the next financial year. I expect that this will be determined in Spring 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 25/02/2019 15:26:43 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1105361

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much confidence and supply money has been allocated to each of the eleven local councils in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL14824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Alongside the Confidence &amp; Supply Agreement, the UK Government committed £1 billion of financial support to Northern Ireland in support of strengthening the Northern Ireland economy and recognising that Northern Ireland has unique circumstances within the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has so far allocated £430 million to the Northern Ireland block grant and expects the release of a further £333 million in 2019/20, subject to Parliament’s approval through the normal Estimates process. The remaining £237m will be allocated in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Allocations to departments are agreed as part of the Budget process with any funding filtered to local councils through a variety of funding streams, as appropriate. Specific detail on how much is allocated to local councils is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 03/04/2019 14:41:04 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1123290

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional resources have been made available to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland in advance of the European Parliament Elections.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL15346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>It remains the Government’s intention to leave the EU with a deal and pass the necessary legislation before 22 May, so that the UK does not need to participate in the European Parliamentary Elections.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is important that the Government takes the necessary steps in advance of the elections. The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Order 2019 came into force on 26 April 2019. This sets out the maximum recoverable amount that the Chief Electoral Officer can recover from the Consolidated Fund for any expenses reasonably incurred for the delivery of the potential European Parliamentary election in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The maximum recoverable amount specified in the Order is £2,850,000.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 07/05/2019 10:00:28 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1141530

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	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 Commissioner for Victims and Survivors: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to announce the appointment of the next Commissioner for Victims and Survivors in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL17398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s absolute priority remains the restoration of the NI Executive at the earliest opportunity. In the interim, the Government is committed to taking steps to ensure good governance and stable public services in the best interests of the people of Northern Ireland, including where appropriate the making of critical public appointments.</p><p> </p><p>The current term of the Commissioner for Victims and Survivors ends on 31 August 2019. An announcement on this appointment will be made in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 05/08/2019 12:03:59 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

114498

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	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 they propose to legislate to provide for welfare reform in Northern Ireland, in the light of the failure of the Northern Ireland Executive to agree new welfare reform proposals.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Discussions on welfare reform are continuing to be held at the multi-party talks which are taking place in Belfast. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is pressing hard for an agreed resolution of the issues.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 11/11/2014 12:02:55 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1169631

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of the Electoral Office of Northern Ireland during the 2019 General Election.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has not made any assessment of the performance of the Electoral Office of Northern Ireland during the 2019 General Election. The Chief Electoral Officer is carrying out a post election review which will include an internal investigation into the allegations made concerning inefficiency. The Secretary of State has asked her to report the findings of that review to him as soon as possible. The Secretary of State has the power to commission further enquiries into these matters if he were to decide such enquiries are necessary following the Chief Electoral Officer’s investigations.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL207 question first answered 17/01/2020 12:31:03 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1169632

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take following the claims by a whistle-blower of the inefficiency of the Electoral Office of Northern Ireland during the 2019 General Election.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has not made any assessment of the performance of the Electoral Office of Northern Ireland during the 2019 General Election. The Chief Electoral Officer is carrying out a post election review which will include an internal investigation into the allegations made concerning inefficiency. The Secretary of State has asked her to report the findings of that review to him as soon as possible. The Secretary of State has the power to commission further enquiries into these matters if he were to decide such enquiries are necessary following the Chief Electoral Officer’s investigations.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL206 question first answered 17/01/2020 12:31:03 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1169633

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the budget of the Electoral Office of Northern Ireland for the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>Budget figures for the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland (EONI) are available as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Expenditure period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Resource Budget</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Capital Budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>£2.331m</p></td><td><p>£0.288m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>£1.825m</p></td><td><p>£0.355m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>£2.045m</p></td><td><p>£0.062m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition to EONI budget funding, the costs of Parliamentary and European Parliamentary elections are met from the consolidated fund. Assembly elections are paid for from the Northern Ireland block grant and local councils pay for the administration of local district council elections.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 17/01/2020 12:31:22 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1170797

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the full analysis of their consultation Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland's Past, first published on 11 May 2018.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>A summary of responses to the Northern Ireland Office’s consultation ‘<em>Addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past’ </em>was published in July 2019. We will continue to look at the consultation responses to inform the way forward.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 28/01/2020 16:43:19 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey