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1184303
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-03-11more like thismore than 2020-03-11
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Discrimination more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what assessment he has made for the implications of her policies of Paragraph 9(1) of Resolution 2318 (2020) of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly on the establishment of appropriate monitoring mechanisms to assess the implementation of anti-discrimination legislation. more like this
tabling member constituency Lagan Valley remove filter
tabling member printed
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson more like this
uin 27954 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-18more like thismore than 2020-03-18
answer text <p>Resolution 2318 concerns the protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace. Domestic anti-discrimination provisions covering religion or belief are contained in the Equality Act 2010. Anyone who feels that they have suffered discrimination because of religion or belief can contact either ACAS, for issues related to the workplace, or the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) for non-employment matters. Both services provide free advice to members of the public.</p><p>ACAS and the EASS refer appropriate cases to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which is the country’s national equality and enforcement body.</p><p>Both the EHRC and ACAS have published guidance for employers and employees about religion or belief and the workplace.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Norfolk more like this
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-18T18:10:34.287Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-18T18:10:34.287Z
answering member
4097
label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
tabling member
650
label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson more like this
1184304
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-03-11more like thismore than 2020-03-11
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Employment: Training more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of paragraph 9(4) of resolution 2318 (2020) of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly on the provision of training and advice to public and private employers. more like this
tabling member constituency Lagan Valley remove filter
tabling member printed
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson more like this
uin 27955 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-18more like thismore than 2020-03-18
answer text <p>Resolution 2318 concerns the protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace. Both the Equality and Human Rights Commission and ACAS have published guidance for employers and employees about this matter.</p><p>Additionally, ACAS offers online training for employers on religion or belief in the workplace.</p><p>The guidance and the online training are available at: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/religion-or-belief-workplace" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/religion-or-belief-workplace</a> ; and <a href="https://elearning.acas.org.uk/login/index.php" target="_blank">https://elearning.acas.org.uk/login/index.php</a></p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Norfolk more like this
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-18T18:09:15.053Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-18T18:09:15.053Z
answering member
4097
label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
tabling member
650
label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson more like this
1184305
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-03-11more like thismore than 2020-03-11
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Aggregates Levy: Northern Ireland more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of Aggregates Levy revenues collected by HMRC from quarries and sandpits in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Lagan Valley remove filter
tabling member printed
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson more like this
uin 27956 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-16more like thismore than 2020-03-16
answer text <p>During the last five financial years HMRC collected the following total cash receipts for the Aggregates Levy (AGL) from UK taxpayers:</p><p> </p><p>2014/15 = £342 million</p><p>2015/16 = £356 million</p><p>2016/17 = £374 million</p><p>2017/18 = £376 million</p><p>2018/19 = £367 million</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publish this information within the Aggregates Levy Bulletin:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/aggregates-levy-bulletin" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/aggregates-levy-bulletin</a></p><p> </p><p>No disaggregation of AGL receipts collected from quarries and sandpits in Northern Ireland is available, as this information is not recorded on trader returns or cash receipts.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire more like this
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-16T14:21:12.3Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-16T14:21:12.3Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
650
label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson more like this
1184306
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-03-11more like thismore than 2020-03-11
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Aggregates Levy: Northern Ireland more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the revenues accrued from the Aggregates Levy have been spent in Northern Ireland. more like this
tabling member constituency Lagan Valley remove filter
tabling member printed
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson more like this
uin 27957 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-16more like thismore than 2020-03-16
answer text <p>As with most taxes, the revenue raised from the Aggregates Levy goes into the Consolidated Fund, which is used to finance public services and the Government’s priorities. The Barnett formula is applied in the normal way on all planned changes in UK government departmental budgets.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of UK Government decisions at this Budget, the Northern Ireland Executive will benefit from a funding boost of over £210 million, on top of the £430 million additional funding in 2020-21 provided at Spending Round 2019. Taken together, the Northern Ireland Barnett-based block grant will rise to over £13 billion in 2020/21.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire more like this
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-16T14:23:26.33Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-16T14:23:26.33Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
650
label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson more like this
1184307
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-03-11more like thismore than 2020-03-11
answering body
Northern Ireland Office more like this
answering dept id 21 more like this
answering dept short name Northern Ireland more like this
answering dept sort name Northern Ireland more like this
hansard heading Abortion: Northern Ireland more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the implications of his policies of the request made by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland for additional funding to implement changes to the law on abortion. more like this
tabling member constituency Lagan Valley remove filter
tabling member printed
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson more like this
uin 27958 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-16more like thismore than 2020-03-16
answer text <p>I recently met the Northern Ireland Health Minister, Robin Swann MLA, to discuss the abortion regulations which will be laid in Parliament shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Once the law comes into force on 31 March 2020 it will be for the Northern Ireland Department of Health to commission abortion services through the health and social care system.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Department of Health is continuing to work to explore the full costs of commissioning and operating the new services.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Worcester more like this
answering member printed Mr Robin Walker more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-16T15:09:52.217Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-16T15:09:52.217Z
answering member
4091
label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
tabling member
650
label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson more like this
1171391
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-16more like thismore than 2020-01-16
answering body
Northern Ireland Office more like this
answering dept id 21 more like this
answering dept short name Northern Ireland more like this
answering dept sort name Northern Ireland more like this
hansard heading Broadband: Northern Ireland more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on (a) retaining and (b) ring fencing under the proposed new financial package for the Northern Ireland Executive the funding that was allocated under the previous confidence and supply agreement for the extension of broadband coverage in Northern Ireland. more like this
tabling member constituency Lagan Valley remove filter
tabling member printed
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson more like this
uin 4308 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-01-21more like thismore than 2020-01-21
answer text <p>The Government committed to providing £1bn to Northern Ireland in the Confidence and Supply financial annex. So far in 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, £763m has been released. The decision to release any further funding will be taken in due course as part of the normal Estimates process, which sets Departments’ budgets and devolved administrations’ block grants for the year</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon more like this
answering member printed Julian Smith more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-01-21T15:25:29.383Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-21T15:25:29.383Z
answering member
4118
label Biography information for Julian Smith more like this
tabling member
650
label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson more like this
1145167
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-05more like thismore than 2019-09-05
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Anniversaries: Northern Ireland more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to support events in Great Britain to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland in 2021. more like this
tabling member constituency Lagan Valley remove filter
tabling member printed
Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson more like this
uin 287496 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-08more like thismore than 2019-10-08
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Northern Ireland Office has lead responsibility within Government for exploring options to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland in 2021. My Department will work alongside the NIO, where appropriate, to support that work.</ins></p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent more like this
answering member printed Helen Whately more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-08T16:33:09.71Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-08T16:33:09.71Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2019-10-09T09:02:17.297Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-09T09:02:17.297Z
answering member
4527
label Biography information for Helen Whately more like this
previous answer version
134788
answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
answering member printed Nicky Morgan more like this
answering member 4027
tabling member
650
label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson more like this