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1701720

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date	17/04/2024
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 Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he is taking steps to prepare for potential legal challenges to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 after the commencement of part 3 of that Act.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	22257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Challenges against the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 have been heard in the High Court in Northern Ireland. The Government welcomes the Court’s findings that the ICRIR is operationally independent from Government and has the necessary powers to carry out reviews in accordance with the state’s obligations with Articles 2 and 3 of the ECHR.</p><p> </p><p>However, following consideration of all aspects of the judgment, the UK Government has lodged an application for an appeal with the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to implementing the Legacy Act and delivering the ICRIR to provide better outcomes for victims and survivors of the Troubles by giving them more information about what happened to their loved ones.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/04/2024 10:18:45 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1713338

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Act 2015
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the date of the commencement of the Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	902385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>In the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper, the UK Government committed to a rapid, focused process, on the implementation of corporation tax devolution through a new Joint Exchequer Committee.</p><p>The Committee will take forward urgent work on this process. However, the devolution of corporation tax alone will not solve the financial challenges facing Northern Ireland. The Executive needs to make difficult decisions around revenue-raising and public service transformation to put Northern Ireland’s finances on a sustainable footing.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/04/2024 13:03:40 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1713342

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Budget March 2024: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Spring Budget 2024 on Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	902390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Spring Budget underlined the UK Government’s commitment to Northern Ireland and to the Union.</p><p>The Executive will be able to spend additional Barnett funding of £100 million for 2024-25, on top of the £3.3 billion spending settlement.</p><p>It announced over £1 billion of new tax reliefs for creative industries across the UK, which is great news for NI’s creative industry businesses.</p><p>Another £2 million was announced to boost global investment and trade, building on the successful NI Investment Summit held last September.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/04/2024 13:01:13 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1713343

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Veterinary Medicine: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress he has made on ensuring the long-term availability of veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	902391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to secure a long-term sustainable solution on veterinary medicines. To that end, we wish to pursue such a solution through discussions with the EU, as well as preparing for safeguards in all scenarios. We have set up a Veterinary Medicines Working Group to advise the Government on solutions and are grateful for your expertise as a member of this group. The Working Group has met twice and aims to report in a timely manner by June.</p><p>In the meantime, we have put in place a grace period arrangement until the end of 2025 which supports continuity of supply to Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/04/2024 13:02:28 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1700687

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made in establishing and making operational the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery on 1 May, in particular with regard to (1) assuming responsibility for Northern Ireland Troubles reinvestigations from Operation Kenova and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and (2) replacing inquests.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL3745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>As I set out in a Written Ministerial Statement on 17 April, I can confirm that the ICRIR’s operational functions will be commenced and the Commission will be able to receive requests and carry out reviews as planned on 1 May 2024 - the point at which the Legacy Act automatically ends current investigations and inquests. From this date, following a request in accordance with the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, the ICRIR will carry out reviews of Troubles-related deaths and serious injuries that occurred between 1966 and 1998.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 23/04/2024 11:40:16 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1700688

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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 His Majesty's Government what progress has been made on the memorialisation strategy for Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL3746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the memorialisation measures set out in Part 4 of the Legacy Act and elsewhere. While our focus since Royal Assent of the Act has been on establishing the ICRIR, we know these wider measures are also essential to deliver for victims and families in Northern Ireland. Further to previous announcements on Public History and the project to digitise Troubles-related Government files, we will set out further details in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 23/04/2024 11:39:41 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1700309

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff left his Department in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	21084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The table below summarises the published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">Civil Service Statistics</a> which includes the number of civil servants who have left the Northern Ireland Office since 2015.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has recently launched the new Civil Service People Plan 2024 - 2027, which demonstrates our commitment to developing and retaining the key skills the Civil Service needs, both now and in the future.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Annual Leavers at 31st March of:</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total:</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 22/04/2024 12:23:24 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight