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760143

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
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 Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of his Department's staff had a pay increase (a) above one per cent, (b) at one per cent and (c) less than one per cent in each of the last three years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	10437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The number of staff in my Department who have received a pay increase above, at, or less than 1% in 2015-16 is shown in the table below.</p><p>To collate a response for years 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 would exceed the cost limit.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Increase in basic salary 2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than 1%</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1% increase</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater than 1%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>89</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This response covers only Home Civil Servants (HCS) staff employed directly by my department; it does not include staff seconded from the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) who remain on NICS terms and conditions, including pay.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 09/10/2017 14:48:52 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

708602

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
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 Office: Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his Department's main policy priority is for 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	66675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s top priority for Northern Ireland at present is to work alongside the parties to secure the resumption of devolved government. The Secretary of State and I have been clear that discussions must focus on the establishment of a partnership Executive and addressing other outstanding issues, including the implementation of past agreements and addressing the legacy of the past.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as we prepare for negotiations with the EU over the terms of the UK’s Exit, the department is working with the rest of Whitehall and with the Northern Ireland Executive to secure a deal that works for Northern Ireland and the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 14/03/2017 15:29:39 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

690452

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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 Office : Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) mean and (b) median pay was for staff in his Department who were (i) male, (ii) female, (iii) white, (iv) from an ethnic minority background, (v) disabled and (vi) non-disabled in the most recent year for which information is available, broken down by (A) full-time and (B) part-time workers.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	64174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is detailed below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Mean</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Median</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Full-Time (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Part-Time (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full-Time (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Part-Time (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p>43,231.36</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>35,540.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p>34,949.42</p></td><td><p>30,871.43</p></td><td><p>27,801.50</p></td><td><p>28,280.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>White</strong></p></td><td><p>38,491.61</p></td><td><p>27,252.00</p></td><td><p>29,860.50</p></td><td><p>26,769.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnic Minority Background</strong></p></td><td><p>34,604.67</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>29,790.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disabled</strong></p></td><td><p>36,110.75</p></td><td><p>30,600.00</p></td><td><p>33,620.00</p></td><td><p>30,600.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Non-Disabled</strong></p></td><td><p>39,241.35</p></td><td><p>26,582.40</p></td><td><p>31,627.50</p></td><td><p>25,258.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 23/02/2017 13:11:15 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

683435

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
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 Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many former prisoners have been employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	62965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office has not employed any former prisoners in any of the last five years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 08/02/2017 16:04:47 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

452106

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
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 Office: Fringe Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in her Department and non-departmental public bodies receive (a) home to work travel allowance, (b) a car allowance and (c) subsidised health insurance.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	26823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>No one working in my Department is in receipt of any of these allowances.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has two executive non-departmental public bodies – the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland; and one advisory non-departmental public body – the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland. As these bodies are independent of Government, the hon Member may wish to write to the Commissions directly on these matters – contact details are set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>ALB</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Status</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contact Details</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parades Commission for Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>Executive NDPB</p></td><td><p><a href="mailto:info@paradescommission.org" target="_blank">info@paradescommission.org</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission</p></td><td><p>Executive NDPB</p></td><td><p><a href="mailto:information@nihrc.org" target="_blank">information@nihrc.org</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>Advisory NDPB</p></td><td><p><a href="mailto:contact@boundarycommission.org.uk" target="_blank">contact@boundarycommission.org.uk</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 22/02/2016 13:04:08 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

432119

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that Northern Ireland benefits from the Government's planned expansion of the intelligence agencies.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	902248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>I regularly discuss national security issues with Cabinet colleagues.</p><p>The National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review published this week, confirm that tackling terrorism in all its forms continues to be one of the Government’s highest priorities.</p><p>We will increase funding for counter-terrorism by 30% in real terms over this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 25/11/2015 15:41:08 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

426609

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
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 Office: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which regulations her Department introduced as a result of EU legislation in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015 to date; which regulations her Department expects to implement as a result of EU legislation in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017; and what estimate she has made of the cost of each such regulation to the (A) public purse and (B) private sector.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	15040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer given by my Rt hon Friend, the Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise (Anna Soubry) on 11 November 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/11/2015 15:45:44 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417350

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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 Office: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments in respect of carbon offsetting were made in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>In the last three years the Northern Ireland Office has spent the following on carbon offsetting:</p><p><strong>2012 </strong></p><p>£1,290 paid to the Environment Agency.</p><p><strong>2013</strong></p><p>£1,290 paid to the Environment Agency and £1,752 paid to the Department of Energy and Climate Change.</p><p><strong>2014 </strong></p><p>£950 paid to the Environment Agency and £3,720 paid to the Department of Energy and Climate Change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 14/09/2015 10:07:22 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

227930

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which news applications staff in her Department are authorised to download and use on their work-provided phones and tablets.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	227831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office has issued 6 smart phones and 5 tablets to staff that are capable of downloading news applications. These devices do not have any restriction to limit which news applications that can be downloaded, provided they are free of charge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 23/03/2015 16:15:11 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies