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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to uphold the legal requirement to ensure access to abortion services in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to uphold the legal requirement to ensure access to abortion services in Northern Ireland.
The UK Government remains committed to delivering abortion services in Northern Ireland following inaction from the Northern Ireland Executive and Department of Health. It is unacceptable that fully funded abortion services remain undelivered and women and girls in Northern Ireland cannot access the same level of abortion healthcare as the rest of the UK.
I am taking the necessary steps and am determined to see the delivery of these vital healthcare services in Northern Ireland without further unnecessary delays.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Department of Health in Northern Ireland (DHNI)’s press release entitled Department Announces Improved Access to New Drugs, published on 12 September 2018, what discussions she has had with the DHNI on the timeline for providing access to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Department of Health in Northern Ireland (DHNI)’s press release entitled Department Announces Improved Access to New Drugs, published on 12 September 2018, what discussions she has had with the DHNI on the timeline for providing access to...
This is a devolved issue. Northern Ireland Office officials have been liaising with the Northern Ireland Department of Health on this important issue and I am pleased to hear that work is ongoing to ensure an appropriate process is in place which will provide clinical consultants, and hence patients, access as soon as possible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether her Department has had discussions with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland on MOT exemptions for owners of classic cars.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether her Department has had discussions with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland on MOT exemptions for owners of classic cars.
I can confirm that Northern Ireland Office officials have been in contact with their counterparts in the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) regarding this issue.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of contracts issued by her Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of contracts issued by her Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the...
The Northern Ireland Office includes, as standard, a payment clause in all contracts involving subcontractors, requiring payment to be made to contractors within 30 days and that these terms apply to any subcontractors they may have.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by her Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by her Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
The Northern Ireland Office has been charged the following for (a) electricity and (b) natural gas in each of the last three years:
(a) electricity
2017/18 - £ 88,642
2016/17 - £ 51,133
2015/16 - £ 69,032
(b) natural gas
2017/18 - £ 9,029
2016/17 - £ 6,265
2015/16 - £ 11,178
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to her Answer of 5 November 2018 to Question 185592 on Waste Disposal: Northern Ireland, what guidance she plans to issue to the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure on the use of private finance for the funding of infrastructure projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to her Answer of 5 November 2018 to Question 185592 on Waste Disposal: Northern Ireland, what guidance she plans to issue to the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure on the use of private finance for the funding of infrastructure projects.
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has provided guidance to the Northern Ireland Departments on decision making in the absence of the Executive. There are no plans to issue the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure with specific guidance on the use of private finance for the funding of infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department has spent on consultancy fees in relation to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department has spent on consultancy fees in relation to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
The Department has spent £16,902 on consultancy fees since July 2016 for work related to the UK leaving the EU. This work covered research into many aspects of the economy in Northern Ireland, and only a portion of this work related directly to the impact of EU Exit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the timetable is for each of the city deal projects based in Northern Ireland to become operational.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the timetable is for each of the city deal projects based in Northern Ireland to become operational.
City Deals are long-term financial commitments to a programme of capital investment that will drive economic growth and productivity in line with the key priorities of City Regions.
The Chancellor has announced that the Belfast City Region will receive £350m of UK funding to support the development of the digital and innovation sector.
The next steps for Belfast City Region, the UK Government, and the NICS, include a period of work drafting the full business cases which will act as a basis on which to deliver the Belfast City Deal.
Regarding Derry/Londonderry and Strabane, the Chancellor has reaffirmed our commitment to commencing negotiations on this City Deal and we are looking forward to doing so.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Arc21 Residual Waste Infrastructure Procurement project will be financed as a PF2 project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Arc21 Residual Waste Infrastructure Procurement project will be financed as a PF2 project.
The Arc21 Residual Waste Infrastructure project, including issues relating to procurement and financing, is a matter for the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been paid in salaries to Members of the Legislative Assembly since its collapse in January 2017; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been paid in salaries to Members of the Legislative Assembly since its collapse in January 2017; and if he will make a statement.
The budget for the payment of salaries to MLAs is held by the Assembly Commission which is the corporate body of the NI Assembly.
I would advise the honourable Lady write to the Assembly Commission to inquire on the figure for MLA salaries paid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in the continued absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Government, if she will meet with the Permanent Secretaries of the Northern Ireland Executive to discuss the implementation of the recommendations of the Hart Report of 20 January 2017 on compensation for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in the continued absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Government, if she will meet with the Permanent Secretaries of the Northern Ireland Executive to discuss the implementation of the recommendations of the Hart Report of 20 January 2017 on compensation for...
The Hart report was commissioned by the NI Executive, and the method of response to the recommendations should be for a restored devolved Government to decide. The Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service has made a commitment to have legislation to implement the recommendations of the Hart report ready to publish soon. I am assured that he will take what action he feels appropriate at this stage to keep the process moving forward so that a restored Executive may be able to action this work swiftly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the consultation on addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past, which closed on 5 October 2018, when her Department plans to publish the results of that consultation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the consultation on addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past, which closed on 5 October 2018, when her Department plans to publish the results of that consultation.
The Government’s consultation ‘Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland’s Past’ has received over 17,000 responses. I am encouraged to see so much interest in the consultation and it is right that we now take the time to consider responses fully.
The Northern Ireland Office is carefully considering all the views received and will set out in due course how we intend to move forward. We will be taking all views into account to help us to build support and confidence from across the community for a better way to address the past for all those affected by the Troubles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2018 to Question 182842 on Police Service of Northern Ireland: Staff, how many additional officers the Police Service of Northern Ireland has identified as being required by that service in the event that the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2018 to Question 182842 on Police Service of Northern Ireland: Staff, how many additional officers the Police Service of Northern Ireland has identified as being required by that service in the event that the...
The PSNI has submitted a case for additional resources to HM Treasury. That bid is currently under consideration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care the potential merits of introducing the HPV vaccination programme for boys in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care the potential merits of introducing the HPV vaccination programme for boys in Northern Ireland.
Health is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. The honourable Member may find it useful to refer to the answer I gave on 29 October which confirms that preparatory work is underway within the Department of Health in Northern Ireland to allow for the introduction of HPV to boys in Northern Ireland, if and when such a decision is taken by a Health Minister in Northern Ireland. This approach reflects the fact that health policy is devolved in Northern Ireland and so the decision whether to introduce the HPV vaccine for boys is one for Northern Ireland Ministers to take.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent representations has she made to the Chancellor on the allocation of additional resources for policing in Northern Ireland in preparation for the UK leavings the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent representations has she made to the Chancellor on the allocation of additional resources for policing in Northern Ireland in preparation for the UK leavings the EU.
I understand the PSNI has submitted its case for additional resources and that bid is currently being considered. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is in regular contact with both the Chancellor and the Chief Constable about the specific and unique concerns in Northern Ireland and is focussed on protecting the best interests of Northern Ireland in Brexit negotiations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in his Department are paid less than £8.75 per hour.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in his Department are paid less than £8.75 per hour.
I can confirm that no members of staff in the Northern Ireland Office are paid less than £8.75 per hour.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in her Department are paid less than £10.20 per hour.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in her Department are paid less than £10.20 per hour.
I can confirm that in London no members of Northern Ireland Office staff are paid less than the London Living Wage of £10.20 per hour. Staff members of the department working outside London are not paid less than the UK Living Wage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many apprentices are employed in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many apprentices are employed in his Department.
I can confirm there are currently two apprentices employed in the Northern Ireland Office.
When the next meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference will take place.
When the next meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference will take place.
As the Secretary of State confirmed this morning, it has been agreed that the next meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference will take place in Dublin on Friday 2nd November. This will be chaired by my RHF the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Tánaiste, Simon Coveney, with the Secretary of State and Irish Justice Minister, Charles Flanagan, also in attendance.
What discussions her Department has had with the Department for Exiting the European Union on preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
What discussions her Department has had with the Department for Exiting the European Union on preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
My Department has regular discussions with the Department for Exiting the European Union, at ministerial and official level, about a range of issues relating to the UK’s exit from the EU. This includes making sure that, as we leave the EU, we do so in a way that takes account of the unique circumstances of Northern Ireland.