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1332160

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date	10/06/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women have travelled to the British mainland to receive abortion care since the establishment of a legal framework for abortion in Northern Ireland on 31 March 2020.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care has now published the 2020 statistics on abortion in England and Wales. In 2020, there were 371 abortions in England and Wales for women from Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>I would note that over 1,100 women and girls have been able to access local abortion services since April last year - and this should not be overlooked at a time where the services have not been formally commissioned. It is, however, very distressing to hear that even throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, some women and girls have still been forced to travel, at a time where it is even more crucial for local access to healthcare to be available. We put on record our thanks to the medical professionals who have ensured that women and girls have had some access to abortion services in Northern Ireland to date, and the organisations that have supported this work.</p><p> </p><p>However, progress must be made towards properly commissioning services so that safe, local abortion services are fully available as a healthcare service in Northern Ireland. The current situation is not acceptable. If there continues to be no progress, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland will issue a direction using his powers under the Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021, to ensure that services are commissioned and delivered according to the 2018 Report of the Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/06/2021 12:30:09 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1328002

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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 Members
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the provisions of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 that require Members of the Legislative Assembly to designate themselves as nationalist, unionist, or other, upon taking their seats.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains fully committed to the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and has no plans to amend the provisions of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 that relate to the designation of Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly, or to modify provisions of that Act in respect of the appointment of the First Minister and deputy First Minister.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL568 question first answered 07/06/2021 12:15:47 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1328003

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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: Ministers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to modify the provisions of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 that require the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to be drawn from the largest nationalist and unionist designations in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains fully committed to the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and has no plans to amend the provisions of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 that relate to the designation of Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly, or to modify provisions of that Act in respect of the appointment of the First Minister and deputy First Minister.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL567 question first answered 07/06/2021 12:15:47 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1315030

registered interest
date	17/05/2021
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: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are under investigation by the Equality Commission over alleged breaches of equality duties related to the Northern Ireland legacy proposals published in March 2020.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate to comment on any ongoing investigations being carried out by the Equality Commission. However, I can confirm that the Northern Ireland Office is fully committed to fulfilling its equality duties.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/05/2021 14:18:51 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1314158

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
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 Protocol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in which areas (1) the European Parliament, or (2) the European Council, are co-legislators for Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government do not recognise the concept of a co-legislator. The legislatures for Northern Ireland are the Assembly and the Houses of Parliament. The Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol gives effect to a limited group of technical EU legal rules considered necessary to facilitate trade and the movement of agrifoods.</p><p> </p><p>The Protocol provides for forums in which forthcoming legislation can be discussed, including whether new areas of law should be applied. New pieces of EU legislation that amend or replace acts referred to in the Protocol are notified to the Joint Consultative Working Group. New EU legislation that is within the scope of the Protocol but does not amend or replace acts listed in the Annexes of the Protocol, does not apply unless there is a Joint Committee decision to add the new act.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/05/2021 14:19:18 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1311220

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Proscribed Organisations: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which organisations are proscribed under Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000 due to their association with terrorism in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL15139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As set out under Schedule 2 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and published on gov.uk, the following groups linked to Northern Ireland Related Terrorism are proscribed: </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Continuity Army Council</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumann na mBan</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Fianna na hEireann</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Irish National Liberation Army</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Irish People's Liberation Organisation</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Irish Republican Army</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Loyalist Volunteer Force</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Orange Volunteers</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Red Hand Commando</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Red Hand Defenders</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Saor Eire</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Ulster Defence Association</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Ulster Freedom Fighters</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Ulster Volunteer Force</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/04/2021 12:57:02 question first ministerially corrected 29/04/2021 13:30:45 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie previous answer version 101532 answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1311275

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, what steps they are taking to work with the Northern Ireland Executive to encourage the recovery of the Northern Ireland economy.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL15151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to levelling up and promoting economic growth across the whole of the UK to ensure that no community is left behind, particularly as we recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already taken steps to support individuals and businesses in Northern Ireland by providing £3.8bn funding to the Executive to help fight coronavirus.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Northern Ireland businesses and individuals have benefited from UK-wide support measures such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme which have both been extended to September 2021. The UK Government has also provided over £1.3bn in government-backed loan schemes to businesses in Northern Ireland, protecting jobs across the region.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also driving forward investment in Northern Ireland. We are delivering a comprehensive and ambitious set of City and Growth Deals across Northern Ireland, which will help key sectors to flourish, committing more than £600m to this program. In February, the UK Government signed the Heads of Terms on the Derry/Londonderry and Strabane City Deal, which will support a range of projects in the North West region. We are also investing £400m to support the NI economy through the New Deal for Northern Ireland and have committed over £500m to the PEACE PLUS programme, which will carry out vital work that promotes peace and reconciliation and contributes to the cross-border economic and territorial development of the region.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also recently announced the creation of several new funds, which will create opportunities for further investment in people, communities and infrastructure. This includes the UK Community Renewal Fund, the Levelling Up Fund and the Community Ownership Fund, each of which, organisations in Northern Ireland will be able to bid into specific funding.</p><p> </p><p>All of this additional funding comes on top of £2bn of support for the New Decade, New Approach Agreement and measures to help traders navigate new arrangements as part of the Northern Ireland/Ireland Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the Executive’s roadmap to recovery and we want to see Northern Ireland realise its economic potential. We will continue to work closely with the Northern Ireland Executive to maximise opportunities for economic recovery and growth, both now, in Northern Ireland’s Centenary year, and in the long-term.</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/04/2021 10:14:46 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1310021

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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 recent discussions they have had with the victims of the Northern Ireland Troubles on the intro-duction of legislation to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL15073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to bringing forward legislation to address the legacy of the Troubles and fully recognises the importance of engaging with victims groups and other key stakeholders as part of this process.</p><p> </p><p>A number of ministerial and official level meetings on legacy issues have recently taken place with victims groups, including the Victims and Survivors Forum and groups funded under the Victims and Survivors Service’s Victims Support Programme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to publishing a list of ministers’ meetings with external organisations, including those with victims groups, on a quarterly basis. Publications for the Northern Ireland Office can be found on Gov.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/04/2021 10:13:51 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1309296

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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 Protocol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with ministers at the Northern Ireland Assembly about the impact that the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland has had on the current situation in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL14969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland remains in close and continued contact with Northern Ireland’s party leaders. The Government welcomes the unity that the Executive has shown in opposing the recent disorder.</p><p> </p><p>It is clear that the factors behind the recent disorder are complex and multifaceted. The answer to these issues lies in dialogue, engagement, and the democratic process; not through violence or disorder.</p><p> </p><p>The Protocol was designed to protect the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in all its parts and to safeguard the gains of the peace process. There are outstanding issues with the Protocol which need to be addressed in order to restore confidence on the ground and minimise the impact on day-to-day lives of the people in Northern Ireland. The measures taken in March this year were temporary, operational steps intended to minimise disruption in Northern Ireland and protect the everyday lives of the people living there. We are working intensively with the EU to address these and working hard to ensure the effective operation of the Protocol, including through tailored support for businesses.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/04/2021 13:47:06 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1308734

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
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 discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive about the financing of the victims' pension scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL14867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regularly meets with NI Executive Ministers about a range of issues, including funding for the Troubles Permanent Disablement Scheme. He met with Executive Ministers on 23 February and on 7 April about this specific issue, and he has written to the NI Executive offering access to NDNA funds that will help the Executive manage the cost of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government welcomes the undertaking given to the Court on 12 April that the Executive will make the necessary funding available to ensure eligible victims receive the payments to which they are legally entitled.</p><p> </p><p>There is nothing now standing in the way of the Executive delivering the scheme as set out in legislation, and we will continue to prioritise supporting the Executive’s delivery of this scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 23/04/2021 12:28:28 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn