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1456905

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date	05/04/2022
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 abortions were recorded in Northern Ireland in the last 12-month period; how many women resident in Northern Ireland were recorded as obtaining abortions in Great Britain in the same period; and in which hospitals in Northern Ireland surgical abortions have been performed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL7703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>Limited Early Medical Abortion (EMA) services are currently provided in Northern Ireland, but these fall short of the services that the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland instructed the Northern Ireland Department of Health (DoH) to provide by March 2022. We are disappointed that the Executive has failed to provide services. As set out in his recent Written Ministerial Statement, the Secretary of State is committed, if necessary, to make regulations and directions to ensure abortion healthcare is delivered in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the location of surgical abortions performed in Northern Ireland is held by the DoH. The latest publicly available data shows that between 1 April 2020 and 31 January 2022, a total of 2,794 notifications of termination were submitted to the Chief Medical Officer in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent data published on women resident in Northern Ireland travelling to Great Britain for an abortion procedure is from 2020, where the number of women and girls travelling to England for abortion services was 371.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 21/04/2022 13:40:01 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1456677

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Visas: 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 the Irish Foreign Minister to discuss visa requirements for EU citizens entering Northern Ireland from Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Murphy of Torfaen
uin	HL7567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government will continue its strong cooperation with the Irish Government on a range of immigration issues, reflecting its commitment to both the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the Common Travel Area. These matters were most recently discussed at the British–Irish Intergovernmental Conference in Dublin on 23 March.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 08/04/2022 11:24:30 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	546 label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen

1456678

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
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 Office: Dublin
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 visited Dublin for meetings with Irish ministers.
tabling member printed	Lord Murphy of Torfaen
uin	HL7568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland last visited Dublin for meetings with Irish Ministers on Wednesday 23 March where he attended the British Irish Intergovernmental Conference alongside Minister of State, Conor Burns.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 08/04/2022 11:20:26 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	546 label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen

1456679

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
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 Protocol
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 political parties in Northern Ireland to discuss the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Murphy of Torfaen
uin	HL7569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regularly meets Northern Ireland political representatives to discuss Northern Ireland-related matters, including the Northern Ireland Protocol.</p><p><br> Until the recent resignation of the First Minister, the Secretary of State also regularly attended meetings of the cross-Government Protocol Contact Group along with the Minister for Europe and the First and deputy First Minister and he looks forward to their resumption after the Northern Ireland Assembly Election on 5 May.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 08/04/2022 11:22:50 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	546 label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen

1455641

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Roads: Belfast
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of progress on the commitments in the New Decade, New Approach agreement on the York Street Interchange scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL7422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2022 answer text <p>The New Decade, New Approach deal helped to restore a fully functioning Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive in January 2020. A key priority for the Executive was to begin the urgent task of strengthening public services and delivering essential infrastructure projects, including the York Street Interchange. In 2020, an assurance review into the scheme was commissioned. Following the reporting of the review in 2021, the Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister asked for further work to be undertaken on the project proposals to maximise ambition on what can be delivered for connectivity and communities.</p><p> </p><p>Delivering essential infrastructure projects including York Street Interchange is, of course, primarily a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive. The Government will encourage all parties to form an Executive as soon as possible following the Northern Ireland Assembly elections in May.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s priority is for a strong, functioning Executive delivering a better, more prosperous, shared future for the people of Northern Ireland. To support this priority, the Government has provided the NI Executive with £15 billion per year over the next three years. This is the largest funding settlement for Northern Ireland since devolution and highlights once again the strength and security that Northern Ireland gains from being an integral part of the world’s fifth largest economy.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 08/04/2022 11:22:01 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1455649

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Special Envoy to the United States on Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many visits the Special Envoy to the United States on Northern Ireland has undertaken to the United States since his appointment; and on what dates those visits took place.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL7434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2022 answer text <p>The US Special Envoy on Northern Ireland has visited the US three times since his appointment: between 17 and 23 October 2021, between 13 and 22 December 2021 and between 16 and 18 March 2022.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 08/04/2022 11:20:15 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1453816

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
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 political parties in Northern Ireland on measures to deal with the past and its legacy in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL7262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>Since the Government published the Command Paper, ‘Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland’s Past’, in July 2021, we have engaged with interested parties, groups and individuals across Northern Ireland, Great Britain and Ireland on our proposals. This includes the Northern Ireland parties, representatives from the victims sector, veterans, individuals and organisations from across civil society and the Irish Government.</p><p> </p><p>We have heard many different views through this engagement, including how the proposals might be changed, amended or improved. This has been extremely valuable, and the perspectives we have heard will help inform our next steps, which we are considering carefully.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 04/04/2022 10:25:15 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1453432

registered interest
date	22/03/2022
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 Office: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Caine on 16 March (HL6665), how many (1) Ministers, (2) Officials, and (3) Special Advisors, attended the St Patrick's Day celebrations this year in the USA; how many days did all attendees stay; and what was the total cost of the visit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL7201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland attended St. Patrick’s Day events in the USA this year, along with a number of other engagements with senior members of the Administration and Congress between 15-18 March. He travelled with one official and one Special Advisor. It is not yet possible to give a final cost of the visit.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 28/03/2022 15:15:24 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1452373

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
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 whether they are paying or contributing to the legal costs of the applicants in the McKerr group of cases, including that relating to the murder of Patrick Finucane, which are currently before the Committee of Ministers at the Council of Europe after judgments by the European Court of Human Rights; and, if so, how much they have contributed to date.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL7060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2022 answer text <p>The following cases remain before the Committee of Ministers, who supervise the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights:</p><p> </p><p>McKerr v United Kingdom (Application 28883/95), judgement final on 4 August 2001;</p><p> </p><p>Kelly and others v United Kingdom (Application 30054/96), judgement final on 4 August 2001;</p><p> </p><p>Shanaghan v United Kingdom (Application 37715/97), judgement final on 4 August 2001;</p><p> </p><p>Finucane v United Kingdom (Application 29178/95), judgement final on 1 October 2003;</p><p> </p><p>McCaughey and others v United Kingdom (Application 43098/09), judgement final on 16 October 2013.</p><p> </p><p>In each case, a costs order would have been made following the final hearing and no contributions or payments towards costs have been made after this. We do not pay or contribute to costs of any submissions or otherwise of cases which are before the Committee of Ministers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 25/03/2022 12:00:34 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1452374

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many legacy civil suits that (1) they are subject to, and (2) relate to the Troubles, are currently before the courts in Northern Ireland; how many were settled in 2021; what amounts were paid to applicants that year; and what was the cost in legal aid.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL7061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2022 answer text <p>There are over 1,000 legacy civil claims against state agencies, including those at the pre-action stage, all of which relate to the Troubles.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office was a co-defendant in two legacy civil claims in 2021 that were settled. The amounts paid will remain confidential as per the terms of the settlements.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office does not hold information on the settlement of legacy civil claims faced by other Government Departments.</p><p> </p><p>Legal aid applications are considered by the Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland and payments are administered by the Department of Justice. As such, we are unable to comment on the costs relating to legal aid.</p><p><br> <br></p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 25/03/2022 12:00:14 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey