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To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Northern Ireland regarding further reforms to the operation of the political institutions established under Strand One of the Belfast Agreement, as amended by subsequent Agreements.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Northern Ireland regarding further reforms to the operation of the political institutions established under Strand One of the Belfast Agreement, as amended by subsequent Agreements.
Asked by
Lord Caine
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
(Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
20 July 2026
For answer on
3 August 2026
Answered on
28 July 2026
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland remains committed to working with the Northern Ireland Executive to discuss all issues of interest, including ensuring the stability of devolved government, with the aim of improving public services and the sustainability of public finances.
Several of the Northern Ireland parties have set out proposals for reform and the Secretary of State looks forward to discussing them further.
Subjects
Northern Ireland; Political institutions
Date
28 July 2026
Reference
HL2299
House
House of Lords
To ask His Majesty's Government whether proposed reforms to Northern Ireland’s political institutions will be discussed in accordance with paragraph 15 of the consultation paper Ground Rules for Substantive All-Party Negotiations, published on 15 March 1996, which states that negotiations will involve the British Government and the political parties and...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether proposed reforms to Northern Ireland’s political institutions will be discussed in accordance with paragraph 15 of the consultation paper Ground Rules for Substantive All-Party Negotiations, published on 15 March 1996, which states that negotiations will involve the British Government and the political parties and...
Asked by
Lord Caine
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
(Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 July 2026
For answer on
4 August 2026
Answered on
28 July 2026
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland recognises the growing discussion among the people in Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland parties, about how the political institutions could work more effectively and collaboratively.
The UK Government remains open to discussing any proposals put forward by the parties that could command the widest possible support.
The Irish Government is a valued partner and co-signatory to the Good Friday Agreement. We remain in regular dialogue on a range of issues, through established fora.
Subjects
Northern Ireland; Reform; Political institutions
Date
28 July 2026
Reference
HL2397
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to improve public confidence in Northern Ireland’s political institutions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to improve public confidence in Northern Ireland’s political institutions.
Asked by
Jim Shannon
(Democratic Unionist Party)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Tabled
Tabled on
15 July 2026
For answer on
1 September 2026
Subjects
Northern Ireland; Political institutions
Date
15 July 2026
Reference
18993
House
House of Commons
Northern Ireland Office – SR04 Efficiency Initiatives. 6 p.
Northern Ireland Office – SR04 Efficiency Initiatives. 6 p.
Deposited by
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Northern Ireland Office
Committed on
25 August 2009
Received on
25 August 2009
Subjects
Contracts; Administration of justice; Cost effectiveness; Administration; Finance; Expenditure; Northern Ireland; Police; Prisons; Procurement; Standards; Operating costs; Political institutions
Date
25 August 2009
Reference
DEP2009-2339
House
House of Commons
Northern Ireland Office: efficiency initiatives. 5 p.
Northern Ireland Office: efficiency initiatives. 5 p.
Deposited by
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Northern Ireland Office
Committed on
7 July 2009
Received on
7 July 2009
Subjects
Contracts; Administration of justice; Cost effectiveness; Administration; Finance; Expenditure; Internet; Northern Ireland; Police; Prisons; Procurement; Standards; Northern Ireland Office; Efficiency scrutinies; Operating costs; Political institutions
Date
7 July 2009
Reference
DEP2009-1908
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of progress in the development of political institutions in Northern Ireland since the date of the St. Andrews agreement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of progress in the development of political institutions in Northern Ireland since the date of the St. Andrews agreement.
Asked by
David Leslie Taylor
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Shaun Woodward
(Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 May 2009
For answer on
3 June 2009
Answered on
3 June 2009
Last month saw the second anniversary of the restoration of devolution. In that time the political institutions in Northern Ireland have continued to develop and make remarkable progress as its politicians demonstrate their commitment to making the institutions work in the best interests of all the people of Northern Ireland.
Subjects
Devolution; Northern Ireland; Political institutions
Date
3 June 2009
Reference
493 c525W; 277594
House
House of Commons
Was it not disgraceful that the Lord Chief Justice heard about the Ministry of Justice from the pages of The Daily Telegraph, and does my friend feel at all embarrassed that the judiciary were not properly consulted, as they should have been? Finally, has my friend read the report from the Public Administration—
It was a short question, Mr. Speaker.
Was it not disgraceful that the Lord Chief Justice heard about the Ministry of Justice from the pages of The Daily Telegraph, and does my friend feel at all embarrassed that the judiciary were not properly consulted, as they should have been? Finally, has my friend read the report from the Public Administration—
It was a short question, Mr. Speaker.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
19 June 2007
As soon as it was a serious proposal to go ahead with the Ministry of Justice, as my hon. Friend will know from looking at the evidence given by the Lord Chancellor to the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee on 22 May, at that point arrangements were made to have a working group of the Lord Chief Justice, at which Department for Constitutional Affairs officials engaged in discussions in preparation for the Ministry of Justice. However, the most important thing is that section 1 of the Courts Act 2003 lays out the Lord Chancellor’s responsibility to ensure that there is an ““efficient and effective”” courts service, and the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 ensures the independence of the judiciary. Moreover, a concordat sets out the agreement on relationships between Ministers and judges. I am sure that all those things will have the full support of this House.
Subjects
Judiciary; Reform; Political institutions
Date
19 June 2007
Reference
461 c1236-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I welcome, of course, the assurances given by the Minister of State about the importance of the independence of the judiciary, and it is, of course, protected by statute. Following the evidence given to the Select Committee, has the Lord Chancellor spoken to the Lord Chief Justice about this issue, because Committee members felt strongly that that personal contact between them would break this logjam?
I welcome, of course, the assurances given by the Minister of State about the importance of the independence of the judiciary, and it is, of course, protected by statute. Following the evidence given to the Select Committee, has the Lord Chancellor spoken to the Lord Chief Justice about this issue, because Committee members felt strongly that that personal contact between them would break this logjam?
Asked by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
19 June 2007
I can reassure my right hon. Friend and the House that the Lord Chancellor is in weekly, sometimes daily, contact with the Lord Chief Justice. They have regular discussions, and that will continue to be the case.
Subjects
Judiciary; Reform; Political institutions
Date
19 June 2007
Reference
461 c1237
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
As there is not even agreement with the judges on interim working arrangements, let alone a long-term solution to what the Lord Chief Justice sees as a serious constitutional problem, is the Minister prepared to allow a situation to continue in which there is a real divide between the judiciary and the Executive, even about the implementation of the concordat in the Act that she has described?
As there is not even agreement with the judges on interim working arrangements, let alone a long-term solution to what the Lord Chief Justice sees as a serious constitutional problem, is the Minister prepared to allow a situation to continue in which there is a real divide between the judiciary and the Executive, even about the implementation of the concordat in the Act that she has described?
Asked by
Lord Beith
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
19 June 2007
There are interim working arrangements in place. The courts are working and the judges are ensuring that justice is done in the courts. The Lord Chancellor and the Ministry of Justice are ensuring that the court system is operating. Of course there are operational issues that the judiciary raised with the Lord Chancellor’s Department and are now raising with our Department, and those are being considered. I have seen the evidence that was taken by the right hon. Gentleman’s Select Committee, and obviously there will always be discussions between the judiciary and the Ministry of Justice, but I cannot see any point in adding to the situation through hyperbole.
Subjects
Judiciary; Reform; Political institutions
Date
19 June 2007
Reference
461 c1237
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The Lord Chief Justice and his colleagues also gave evidence to the Select Committee to the effect that if there were to be any meaningful assurance of judicial independence, there should at the very least be a ring-fenced courts budget. Can the Minister and her colleagues assure us that we will have that vital safeguard, as requested by the Lord Chief Justice?
The Lord Chief Justice and his colleagues also gave evidence to the Select Committee to the effect that if there were to be any meaningful assurance of judicial independence, there should at the very least be a ring-fenced courts budget. Can the Minister and her colleagues assure us that we will have that vital safeguard, as requested by the Lord Chief Justice?
Asked by
Robert Neill
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
19 June 2007
There are two separate issues here. One is the resourcing of the courts budget within the Ministry of Justice. The courts budget is some £1 billion, compared with the legal aid budget of £2 billion, to which is added the prison budget of some £2 billion. Obviously, it is the responsibility of the Lord Chancellor, under section 1 of the Courts Act, to ensure that there is an efficient and effective system to support the carrying out of the business of the courts, and that resources are dedicated to that. As for the independence of the judiciary, that too is enshrined in statute and underpinned by the concordat.
Subjects
Judiciary; Reform; Political institutions
Date
19 June 2007
Reference
461 c1237-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
There are interim working arrangements in place. The courts are working and the judges are ensuring that justice is done in the courts. The Lord Chancellor and the Ministry of Justice are ensuring that the court system is operating. Of course there are operational issues that the judiciary raised with the Lord Chancellor’s Department and are now raising with our Department, and those are being considered. I have seen the evidence that was taken by the right hon. Gentleman’s Select Committee, and obviously there will always be discussions between the judiciary and the Ministry of Justice, but I cannot see any point in adding to the situation through hyperbole.
There are interim working arrangements in place. The courts are working and the judges are ensuring that justice is done in the courts. The Lord Chancellor and the Ministry of Justice are ensuring that the court system is operating. Of course there are operational issues that the judiciary raised with the Lord Chancellor’s Department and are now raising with our Department, and those are being considered. I have seen the evidence that was taken by the right hon. Gentleman’s Select Committee, and obviously there will always be discussions between the judiciary and the Ministry of Justice, but I cannot see any point in adding to the situation through hyperbole.
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Beith
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
As there is not even agreement with the judges on interim working arrangements, let alone a long-term solution to what the Lord Chief Justice sees as a serious constitutional problem, is the Minister prepared to allow a situation to continue in which there is a real divide between the judiciary and the Executive, even about the implementation of the concordat in the Act that she has described?
Subjects
Judiciary; Political institutions
Date
19 June 2007
Reference
461 c1237
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I can reassure my right hon. Friend and the House that the Lord Chancellor is in weekly, sometimes daily, contact with the Lord Chief Justice. They have regular discussions, and that will continue to be the case.
I can reassure my right hon. Friend and the House that the Lord Chancellor is in weekly, sometimes daily, contact with the Lord Chief Justice. They have regular discussions, and that will continue to be the case.
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Asked by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
I welcome, of course, the assurances given by the Minister of State about the importance of the independence of the judiciary, and it is, of course, protected by statute. Following the evidence given to the Select Committee, has the Lord Chancellor spoken to the Lord Chief Justice about this issue, because Committee members felt strongly that that personal contact between them would break this logjam?
Subjects
Judiciary; Political institutions
Date
19 June 2007
Reference
461 c1237
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
There are two separate issues here. One is the resourcing of the courts budget within the Ministry of Justice. The courts budget is some £1 billion, compared with the legal aid budget of £2 billion, to which is added the prison budget of some £2 billion. Obviously, it is the responsibility of the Lord Chancellor, under section 1 of the Courts Act, to ensure that there is an efficient and effective system to support the carrying out of the business of the courts, and that resources are dedicated to that. As for the independence of the judiciary, that too is enshrined in statute and underpinned by the concordat.
There are two separate issues here. One is the resourcing of the courts budget within the Ministry of Justice. The courts budget is some £1 billion, compared with the legal aid budget of £2 billion, to which is added the prison budget of some £2 billion. Obviously, it is the responsibility of the Lord Chancellor, under section 1 of the Courts Act, to ensure that there is an efficient and effective system to support the carrying out of the business of the courts, and that resources are dedicated to that. As for the independence of the judiciary, that too is enshrined in statute and underpinned by the concordat.
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Asked by
Robert Neill
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
The Lord Chief Justice and his colleagues also gave evidence to the Select Committee to the effect that if there were to be any meaningful assurance of judicial independence, there should at the very least be a ring-fenced courts budget. Can the Minister and her colleagues assure us that we will have that vital safeguard, as requested by the Lord Chief Justice?
Subjects
Judiciary; Political institutions
Date
19 June 2007
Reference
461 c1237-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
As soon as it was a serious proposal to go ahead with the Ministry of Justice, as my hon. Friend will know from looking at the evidence given by the Lord Chancellor to the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee on 22 May, at that point arrangements were made to have a working group of the Lord Chief Justice, at which Department for Constitutional Affairs officials engaged in discussions in preparation for the Ministry of Justice. However, the most important thing is that section 1 of the Courts Act 2003 lays out the Lord Chancellor’s responsibility to ensure that there is an ““efficient and effective”” courts service, and the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 ensures the independence of the judiciary. Moreover, a concordat sets out the agreement on relationships between Ministers and judges. I am sure that all those things will have the full support of this House.
As soon as it was a serious proposal to go ahead with the Ministry of Justice, as my hon. Friend will know from looking at the evidence given by the Lord Chancellor to the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee on 22 May, at that point arrangements were made to have a working group of the Lord Chief Justice, at which Department for Constitutional Affairs officials engaged in discussions in preparation for the Ministry of Justice. However, the most important thing is that section 1 of the Courts Act 2003 lays out the Lord Chancellor’s responsibility to ensure that there is an ““efficient and effective”” courts service, and the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 ensures the independence of the judiciary. Moreover, a concordat sets out the agreement on relationships between Ministers and judges. I am sure that all those things will have the full support of this House.
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
Was it not disgraceful that the Lord Chief Justice heard about the Ministry of Justice from the pages of The Daily Telegraph, and does my friend feel at all embarrassed that the judiciary were not properly consulted, as they should have been? Finally, has my friend read the report from the Public Administration—
It was a short question, Mr. Speaker.
Subjects
Judiciary; Political institutions
Date
19 June 2007
Reference
461 c1236-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
There will be no messing up of the judiciary. Its independence is in statute passed by this House, under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, and nothing is going to change that.
There will be no messing up of the judiciary. Its independence is in statute passed by this House, under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, and nothing is going to change that.
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Asked by
David Amess
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
We all know that this dreadful Labour Government have messed up the police service, and now they are about to do the same to the judiciary. Perhaps the Minister will tell the House whether, during those discussions with senior members of the judiciary, she has been able to reassure them that there is no constitutional problem, that their traditional independence will be preserved, and that they will not be compromised in terms of any sentencing?
Subjects
Judiciary; Political institutions
Date
19 June 2007
Reference
461 c1236
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
We all know that this dreadful Labour Government have messed up the police service, and now they are about to do the same to the judiciary. Perhaps the Minister will tell the House whether, during those discussions with senior members of the judiciary, she has been able to reassure them that there is no constitutional problem, that their traditional independence will be preserved, and that they will not be compromised in terms of any sentencing?
We all know that this dreadful Labour Government have messed up the police service, and now they are about to do the same to the judiciary. Perhaps the Minister will tell the House whether, during those discussions with senior members of the judiciary, she has been able to reassure them that there is no constitutional problem, that their traditional independence will be preserved, and that they will not be compromised in terms of any sentencing?
Asked by
David Amess
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
19 June 2007
There will be no messing up of the judiciary. Its independence is in statute passed by this House, under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, and nothing is going to change that.
Subjects
Judiciary; Political institutions
Date
19 June 2007
Reference
461 c1236
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Discussions between the judiciary, the Lord Chancellor and officials in the Ministry of Justice are ongoing.
Discussions between the judiciary, the Lord Chancellor and officials in the Ministry of Justice are ongoing.
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Judiciary; Political institutions
Date
19 June 2007
Reference
461 c1236
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
If she will make a statement on the progress of her Department’s working group with senior members of the judiciary on the recent machinery-of-government changes.
If she will make a statement on the progress of her Department’s working group with senior members of the judiciary on the recent machinery-of-government changes.
Asked by
David Amess
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 June 2007
For answer on
19 June 2007
Answered on
19 June 2007
Discussions between the judiciary, the Lord Chancellor and officials in the Ministry of Justice are ongoing.
Subjects
Judiciary; Political institutions
Date
19 June 2007
Reference
461 c1236; 143367
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much financial support the British Government have given to (a) the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, (b) the Federation of Trade Unions—Burma, (c) the Democratic Voice of Burma, (d) the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners and (e)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much financial support the British Government have given to (a) the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, (b) the Federation of Trade Unions—Burma, (c) the Democratic Voice of Burma, (d) the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners and (e)...
Asked by
John Bercow
(Conservative)
Answered by
Gareth Thomas
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 February 2006
For answer on
15 February 2006
Answered on
1 March 2006
The British Government have not provided financial support to any of these five organisations during the past three years.
Subjects
Development aid; Politics and government; Myanmar; Political institutions
Date
1 March 2006
Reference
443 c701-2W;443 c702W; 52207
House
House of Commons
Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment on the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment on the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Lead member
Bill Rammell
Answering member
Gary Streeter
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Adjournment debates
Subjects
Democracy; Human rights; Legislatures; Inter-Parliamentary Union; Powers; Security; Trade; Sustainable development; Political institutions
Date
15 July 2004
Reference
423 c495-538WH
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
House
House of Commons