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1178138

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date	12/02/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
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 adequacy of the financial package to the Northern Ireland Executive.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL1593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is providing the restored Executive with a £2 billion financial package that delivers for the people of Northern Ireland and supports the delivery of the New Decade, New Approach agreement.</p><p> </p><p>This financial commitment represents the biggest injection of new money in a Northern Ireland talks deal in well over a decade.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/02/2020 17:37:11 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1178139

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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 assessment they have made of the security situation in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL1594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The threat from dissident republican terrorism continues to be SEVERE in Northern Ireland. This Government’s first priority is to keep people safe and secure right across the United Kingdom.</p><p>Vigilance against this continuing threat is essential and we remain determined to ensure that terrorism never succeeds.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/02/2020 17:37:22 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1178140

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what EU customs declarations will be undertaken in Northern Ireland on goods from mainland UK after December 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL1595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Northern Ireland will continue to be part of the UK’s customs territory. Some practical information will be required for goods moving from the rest of the UK to Northern Ireland. This will be provided electronically and the Government will work with the EU to minimise the impact on traders.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 26/02/2020 17:38:38 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1178141

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dementia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what lifestyle changes they recommend to slow the progress of dementia.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL1596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Lifestyle changes which may help prevent or delay the onset of dementia include being more physically active, eating healthily and maintaining a healthy weight, not exceeding lower risk levels of alcohol consumption, not smoking, connecting with people and staying mentally active, and controlling diabetes and high blood pressure.</p><p>An aspiration of the Government’s Challenge on Dementia 2020 is to improve public awareness and understanding of the factors which can increase the risk of developing dementia and of how people can reduce their risk by living more healthily.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 26/02/2020 14:02:27 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1178142

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Elections: Republic of Ireland
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 results of the general election held in the Republic of Ireland on 8 February; and in particular, of any impact of those results on Northern Ireland's relationship with the rest of the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL1597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Irish General Election results are of course a matter for the people of Ireland. The UK and Ireland are the nearest of neighbours and we look forward to continuing to work closely together with the future Government. Our commitment to Northern Ireland, and the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement remains steadfast, including the principle of consent and the East/West institutions set out in the Agreement which will support our wider cooperation and bilateral engagement with Ireland.</p><p>It remains the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland's view that a majority of the people of Northern Ireland continue to support Northern Ireland's place in the United Kingdom. The circumstances set out in the Belfast Agreement that require the Secretary of State to hold a referendum on Irish unification are therefore not satisfied.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/02/2020 17:32:22 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1177245

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Foetuses: Pain
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 article by Dr Stuart W G Derbyshire and John C Bockmann Reconsidering fetal pain, published in the British Medical Journal’s Journal of Medical Ethics in January; and what steps they are taking as a result of any such assessment.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL1491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not set clinical practice. To support clinical practice, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has considered the issue of fetal pain and awareness in its guideline on <em>Fetal Awareness: Review of Research and Recommendations for Practice</em>.</p><p>The Department has brought the article by Dr Stuart W G Derbyshire and John C Bockmann to the attention of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. It is for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to consider whether to revise the guidelines having considered the available evidence.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 24/02/2020 12:03:05 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown