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1462714

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
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 Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to enable any group of parties in the Northern Ireland Assembly to form a devolved administration.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The restoration of fully functioning devolved institutions in Northern Ireland remains our top priority. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland remains in close contact with the largest parties in Northern Ireland to encourage them to elect an Assembly Speaker and form a new Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 16/05/2022 14:03:03 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1462715

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
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 Assembly: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce proportional representation into elections for the Northern Ireland Assembly.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>Since 1998, Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly have been elected using the Single Transferable Vote. This system was also used for the Assemblies elected in 1973 and 1982.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 23/05/2022 15:31:54 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1461087

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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 Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many months have elapsed since the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement came into force; and during how many of those months there has not been an operational power sharing executive.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL73
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2022 answer text <p>Approximately 269 months have elapsed since the Northern Ireland Executive met for the first time on 2 December 1999 after the signing of the 10 April 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. During that period, there have been approximately 94 months without a fully functioning Executive.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 12/05/2022 14:58:16 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

873008

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Belfast Agreement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they have given to civil society and charitable organisations in Northern Ireland, in each of the last three years, to enable those organisations to uphold the principles of the Belfast Agreement and to help restore the north-south and devolved institutions; and whether contributions have been received from the EU for those purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2018 answer text <p>Under the terms of the devolution settlement, financial support for civil society and charitable organisations in Northern Ireland is a matter for the devolved administration.</p><p>The EU PEACE programme supports peace and reconciliation and promotes economic and social progress in Northern Ireland and border areas of Ireland. Management and delivery of this programme is handled by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), and financing is administered by local partnerships and non-governmental organisations.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 12/04/2018 14:44:50 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

847850

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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 Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ascertain the wishes of the people of Northern Ireland on (1) the current political impasse over the restoration of a Northern Ireland Executive, and (2) the implications of leaving the European Union; and whether those issues will be discussed through the establishment of a Civic Forum, as provided for under the Good Friday Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and her Ministerial team regularly meet the people of Northern Ireland, and with business and civic leaders, to hear their views about a range of issues. But we are clear that this is no substitute for a fully functional power-sharing Executive in place to represent the people of Northern Ireland and to advocate for the issues that matter to them.</p><p>The Government is fully committed to ensuring that, as the UK leaves the EU, the unique interests of Northern Ireland are protected and advanced. That is why we continue to work towards the resumption of stable devolved government. The UK Government will continue to advocate for Northern Ireland’s interests and needs at the heart of government.</p><p>The Belfast Agreement, the 1998 Northern Ireland Act, and all subsequent political agreements are clear that decisions about the Civic Forum are a devolved matter for the Executive and the Assembly.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 08/03/2018 12:17:58 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

832856

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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 Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to the establishment of a new Civic Forum in Northern Ireland, with the intention of reviving the underlying principles of the Belfast Agreement, in particular respect for all existing cultural and political traditions, and willingness to come together for the common good.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>As is set out in the Belfast Agreement, the 1998 Northern Ireland Act, and subsequent political agreements, decisions about the Civic Forum are a devolved matter for the Executive and the Assembly.</p><p> </p><p>This Government’s absolute priority is getting devolution up and running again in Northern Ireland. My Rt honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, has announced a short, intensive phase of political Talks to restore devolution to Northern Ireland. She provided Parliament with an update on the 7 February.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL5169 question first answered 08/02/2018 15:27:59 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

832859

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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 Government
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 potential role for a Civic Forum in Northern Ireland to articulate public opinion on political priorities, in the context of the totality of relationships within Northern Ireland, within Ireland, and within the Anglo-Celtic Islands, in the approach to, and aftermath of, the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>As is set out in the Belfast Agreement, the 1998 Northern Ireland Act, and subsequent political agreements, decisions about the Civic Forum are a devolved matter for the Executive and the Assembly.</p><p> </p><p>This Government’s absolute priority is getting devolution up and running again in Northern Ireland. My Rt honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, has announced a short, intensive phase of political Talks to restore devolution to Northern Ireland. She provided Parliament with an update on the 7 February.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL5168 question first answered 08/02/2018 15:27:59 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

657752

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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 what plans they are considering for offering rehabilitation and amnesty to members of militant groups in Northern Ireland who are willing to renounce violence and to pursue their aims by exclusively political and democratic means.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>There was never any justification for paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland and there is none today. The UK Government is committed to working with the Northern Ireland Executive to end paramilitary activity through the measures agreed in the Fresh Start Agreement, and to supporting legitimate and accountable community organisations. This Government believes in the rule of law and does not support amnesties.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 22/12/2016 11:55:04 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

178720

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
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, in the light of the issue to persons from Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland of letters of comfort between 2000 and 2012, concerning earlier offences, why they still seek to prosecute politically motivated crimes committed before the ceasefires of 1994.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2015 answer text <p>Lady Justice Hallett emphasised on a number of occasions in her report that the letters issued under the scheme established by the Labour Government were not an amnesty. They were not a commitment by the state that an individual would not be prosecuted, regardless of the case against them. They were only ever statements of fact as to whether an individual was wanted for arrest at a particular point in time. They were not intended to preclude investigation or prosecution on the basis of new evidence emerging after they were sent or fresh assessment of the existing evidence.</p><p>Those who received letters under the scheme should be in no doubt. If there is considered to be evidence or intelligence of their involvement in crime, they will be investigated by the police, and if the evidence is sufficient to warrant prosecution, they will be prosecuted.</p><p>This Government believes firmly in the rule of law, and that applies across the board to everyone, without fear or favour, including those in possession of letters issued under the administrative scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 13/02/2015 15:36:26 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton