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1696336

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Windsor Framework
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many civil servants they currently employ to implement all aspects of the Windsor Framework, broken down by Department.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL3282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>There is a proportionate level of resource allocated to ensure that the Windsor Framework is implemented. Many of those whose work concerns the Framework also work on a range of other issues including wider Northern Ireland-related matters, as well as wider UK-EU issues. It is therefore not possible to give a specific number of civil servants employed to implement the Windsor Framework.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 27/03/2024 17:43:04 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1696337

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Windsor Framework: Private Sector
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are (1) the value, and (2) the term length, of each contract awarded to private sector companies to assist with the implementation of the Windsor Framework.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL3283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <ul><li><p>The Government is committed to supporting industry in moving goods smoothly between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including through schemes such as the Trader Support Service and Movement Assistance Scheme. There is no central provision made for support schemes.</p></li><li><p>As the Government announced in September last year, the current term of Trader Support Service will run to December 2024. Information about the costs of the Trader Support Service is published annually at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts</a>. The total cost of the Movement Assistance Scheme up to the end of January 2024 was £29.8m. The Government also launched a £50m labelling financial assistance scheme, to assist businesses with the costs of meeting labelling requirements.</p></li><li><p>We have always been committed to taking steps necessary to support businesses - both through the WF arrangements for internal trade but also for those whose business models may not fall within them. This is entirely excepted funding support and so has no negative implications for the NI block grant, where of course the Government has also provided an unprecedented £3.3bn as part of the recent efforts to restore the Executive.</p></li><li><p>It is not the case that the money available to support schemes would be diverted to any other project in Northern Ireland - if the support scheme were to be withdrawn then no additional funding of any kind would be available in NI as a result.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL3279 HL3280 question first answered 27/03/2024 17:37:45 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1696334

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Windsor Framework
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what financial provision they have made for the 2024–25 financial year to assist businesses dealing with the requirements of the Windsor Framework for the movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL3280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <ul><li><p>The Government is committed to supporting industry in moving goods smoothly between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including through schemes such as the Trader Support Service and Movement Assistance Scheme. There is no central provision made for support schemes.</p></li><li><p>As the Government announced in September last year, the current term of Trader Support Service will run to December 2024. Information about the costs of the Trader Support Service is published annually at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts</a>. The total cost of the Movement Assistance Scheme up to the end of January 2024 was £29.8m. The Government also launched a £50m labelling financial assistance scheme, to assist businesses with the costs of meeting labelling requirements.</p></li><li><p>We have always been committed to taking steps necessary to support businesses - both through the WF arrangements for internal trade but also for those whose business models may not fall within them. This is entirely excepted funding support and so has no negative implications for the NI block grant, where of course the Government has also provided an unprecedented £3.3bn as part of the recent efforts to restore the Executive.</p></li><li><p>It is not the case that the money available to support schemes would be diverted to any other project in Northern Ireland - if the support scheme were to be withdrawn then no additional funding of any kind would be available in NI as a result.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL3279 HL3283 question first answered 27/03/2024 17:37:45 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1696333

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much expenditure they have incurred since 2020 assisting businesses engaging with rules and regulations pertaining to the movement of goods between (1) Northern Ireland and Great Britain, and (2) Great Britain and Northern Ireland, following agreement with the EU on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, and subsequently the Windsor Framework.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL3279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <ul><li><p>The Government is committed to supporting industry in moving goods smoothly between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including through schemes such as the Trader Support Service and Movement Assistance Scheme. There is no central provision made for support schemes.</p></li><li><p>As the Government announced in September last year, the current term of Trader Support Service will run to December 2024. Information about the costs of the Trader Support Service is published annually at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts</a>. The total cost of the Movement Assistance Scheme up to the end of January 2024 was £29.8m. The Government also launched a £50m labelling financial assistance scheme, to assist businesses with the costs of meeting labelling requirements.</p></li><li><p>We have always been committed to taking steps necessary to support businesses - both through the WF arrangements for internal trade but also for those whose business models may not fall within them. This is entirely excepted funding support and so has no negative implications for the NI block grant, where of course the Government has also provided an unprecedented £3.3bn as part of the recent efforts to restore the Executive.</p></li><li><p>It is not the case that the money available to support schemes would be diverted to any other project in Northern Ireland - if the support scheme were to be withdrawn then no additional funding of any kind would be available in NI as a result.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL3280 HL3283 question first answered 27/03/2024 17:37:45 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1696335

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Windsor Framework: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether recurring financial provision will be made to implement the Windsor Framework; and, if so, what quantum they are expecting.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL3281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the Statement of Funding Policy, the UK Government will fund the direct costs associated with reaching the required level of compliance to implement the UK Government’s obligations under the Windsor Framework. Funding will continue to be provided to the Northern Ireland Executive for this purpose through the Estimates process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/03/2024 12:59:39 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1694701

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure and Taxation: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what local revenue raising conditions were attached to the recent financial package awarded to the Northern Ireland Executive.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL3112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government remains determined to support the Executive to maximise the opportunities presented by the financial package.</p><p> </p><p>To help stabilise the Executive’s financial position, the UK Government has agreed to pause its debt repayments from 2022-23 and 2023-24 of up to £559 million and will no longer require these funds to be repaid, subject to the Executive publishing a plan, which outlines how it will deliver sustainable public finances and services, and demonstrating implementation of that plan by May 2025.</p><p> </p><p>This sustainability plan must include the delivery of a balanced budget for 2024-25 by raising a minimum of £113 million through locally generated income. It will be for the Executive to determine if it will consider a different course of action to deliver the public services that Northern Ireland needs as part of its plan for financial sustainability.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 15/03/2024 14:15:42 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1692247

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	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	Republic of Ireland: Defence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the Republic of Ireland about the defence of the Western Atlantic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK and Ireland face a range of common threats to our security. We are committed to a close partnership and discuss a wide range of defence and security issues, including maritime security, underpinned by our Defence Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding, signed in 2015. The Foreign Secretary hosted Micheál Martin, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence and for Foreign Affairs, in London in December.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/03/2024 15:41:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1688717

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Import Controls: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the construction of border inspection posts in Northern Ireland to be completed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The SPS Inspection Facilities at Northern Ireland points of entry will be completed by 1 July 2025, per our commitments under the Windsor Framework.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 11/03/2024 15:51:09 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1688716

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Import Controls: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much money has been allocated for the construction of border inspection posts in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The construction of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Inspection Facilities in Northern Ireland is supported by an agreed business case which provides a funding envelope of up to a maximum of £192.3 million. This figure is just an envelope and is not guaranteed as the department always aspires to come in under budget.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 11/03/2024 14:57:52 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1688718

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	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	Joint Ministerial Committee
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the operation and effectiveness of the Joint Ministerial Committee.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The system of Joint Ministerial Committees (JMCs) was replaced as part of the 2022 Review of Intergovernmental Relations. The structures which replace the JMCs provide a more flexible and fit-for-purpose approach with department-led Interministerial Groups overseen by an Interministerial Standing Committee, and, ultimately, a Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council.</p><p>Since the 2022 Review, there have been almost 500 intergovernmental ministerial meetings. Ensuring the structures work effectively is the joint responsibility of UK Government and the devolved governments. The UK Government monitors the effectiveness of engagement including through quarterly and end of year transparency reports, published on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/intergovernmental-relations" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 26/02/2024 12:16:27 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name Intergovernmental relations.pdf title Intergovernmental Relations
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey