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Written question asked by Justin Madders (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 September 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 September 2018. It was answered by Shailesh Vara (Conservative) on Friday, 14 September 2018 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.


Northern Ireland Office: Peers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of the House of Lords hold (a) paid and (b) unpaid roles within (i) his Department and (ii) his Department's agencies.

Answer

Two members of the House of Lords hold paid roles in the Northern Ireland Office. Lord Duncan of Springbank has been Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State since October 2017. Jonathan Caine has been Special Adviser since May 2010 and was created Lord Caine in September 2016. We do not hold a central record of all those who hold roles, either paid or unpaid, within the Department's agencies who are members of the House of Lords.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
170937
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Peers Northern Ireland Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk