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1042985

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date	17/01/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Teachers: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland last met with representatives of local teachers' unions in Northern Ireland; and whether they plan to hold further such meetings.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL12935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and her advisers meet representatives from trade unions on a regular basis and will continue to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 28/01/2019 15:56:57 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1041222

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Foreign Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Irish citizens’ will retain their right to vote in certain UK elections after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL12804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The rights of Irish citizens to vote in UK elections will remain unaffected after the UK leaves the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>The long standing eligibility of Irish citizens who are resident in the UK to register for and vote in elections in the UK is a result of the historical and close political ties between the two countries and is currently enshrined in the Representation of the People Act 1983. The reciprocal arrangement on voting rights between the United Kingdom and Ireland is entirely separate to membership of the European Union.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 22/01/2019 12:15:18 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

1024216

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Paediatrics: Pathology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive on (1) the recruitment of paediatric pathologists in Northern Ireland, and (2) steps being taken to enable post mortems of infants to be conducted in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL12216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The provision of paediatric and perinatal pathology services in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter. It has been necessary for the Northern Ireland Department of Health to put in place, as a temporary measure, arrangements for the provision of hospital perinatal and paediatric pathology post mortems to take place at Alder Hey hospital.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, as well as the temporary measures with Alder Hey, NI Department of Health officials will continue to work closely with the relevant Royal Colleges and training organisations to encourage training in this speciality in order to support the restoration of paediatric and perinatal pathology services for the long-term.</p><p> </p><p>This situation once again underlines the need to restore the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 21/12/2018 13:44:54 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1006663

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what allowance is paid to Scotland Office officials based in Scotland when they are required to stay overnight in London in connection with their work.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL11443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Scotland Office travel and subsistence guidance allows officials who incur out of pocket or additional expenses while on official business to claim up to £24.10 and up to £5 for personal incidental expenses of receipted expenditure for an overnight stay in London while on official business.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 21/11/2018 11:27:33 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1005623

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Election Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to Written Answers by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 3 July 2017, 15 September 2017, and 2 October 2017 (HL3, HL1448, and HL1671) and the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 21 Dec 2017 (HL3975), what assessment they have made of the risk of abuse of the electoral system in future elections in (1) Northern Ireland, and (2) elsewhere in the UK; and what steps they are taking to mitigate that risk.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL11394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Proxy and postal voting is a permitted part of elections. Any allegations of electoral fraud are referred to the PSNI, and the Chief Electoral Officer has made clear that she is content that applications are processed and approved in accordance with the law. The Chief Electoral Officer has also made it clear that she has seen no evidence of systematic electoral abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to consult with key stakeholders and keeps electoral legislation under review. We are committed to tackling possible abuse through a number of measures including piloting voter ID in Great Britain, supporting the Private Member’s Postal Voting Bill and consulting on the recommendations of the Committee of Standards in Public Life relating to intimidation of Parliamentary candidates and other public office-holders.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL11393 question first answered 20/11/2018 16:13:07 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass