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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what her assessment is of the findings and recommendations of the report of the Electoral Commission of 27 November 2012 on the state of the electoral register in Northern Ireland.
[134336]
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what her assessment is of the findings and recommendations of the report of the Electoral Commission of 27 November 2012 on the state of the electoral register in Northern Ireland.
[134336]
It is vital that there is public confidence in the electoral register. We have allocated funding for the review of data matching processes recommended by the Electoral Commission and are considering carefully what further steps are needed to ensure that the register is in good shape for elections in 2014. We will be writing to political parties early in the new year to seek their views on proposed action.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what her policy is on transparency of potential donations to parties in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
[134347]
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what her policy is on transparency of potential donations to parties in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
[134347]
I believe that there is room to increase the transparency of the donations and loans regime without compromising the security of individuals or businesses. This requires the introduction of primary legislation to allow the current arrangements to be amended. I hope to publish a draft of such legislation by early February.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans she has to consult on the renewal of legislation governing the transparency of political donations to parties in Northern Ireland.
[134420]
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans she has to consult on the renewal of legislation governing the transparency of political donations to parties in Northern Ireland.
[134420]
The Government conducted a full public consultation on this issue in 2010. The commitments made following that consultation will be implemented through primary legislation, of which I hope to publish a draft by early February.
As the current prescribed period expires after 28 February 2013, I wrote to the main Northern Ireland parties and the Electoral Commission on 22 November, setting out our intention to extend the existing provisions for a limited period to allow time for primary legislation to be introduced.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) which EU directives her Department transposed in (a) 2011 and (b) 2012 to date; which EU directives her Department expects to transpose in (i) 2013 and (ii) the next two years; and what estimate she has made of the cost...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) which EU directives her Department transposed in (a) 2011 and (b) 2012 to date; which EU directives her Department expects to transpose in (i) 2013 and (ii) the next two years; and what estimate she has made of the cost...
In the period 2011 to 2012 to date, my Department transposed the Identification and Traceability of Explosives (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2012—this partly transposed EU directive 2012/4/EU.
On present plans my Department expects to transpose in the next two years the Identification and Traceability of Explosives (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2013. (This will fully transpose EU directive 2012/4/EU).
There is no cost to the public purse arising from the directives that have been transposed to date. The cost to the public purse for the Identification and Traceability of Explosives (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2013 is expected to be minimal; there is no definitive estimate at present of cost to the private sector but initial indications are that it would be less than £100 per set of regulations.
In order to increase transparency, in the forthcoming Statement of New Regulation (SNR5) the Government will, for the first time, be publishing those new European Union (EU) measures which are being implemented in UK law and have a direct effect on business.
(2) which regulations her Department introduced as a result of EU legislation in (a) 2011 and (b) 2012 to date; which regulations her Department expects to implement as a result of EU legislation in (i) 2013 and (ii) the next two years; and what estimate she has made of the...
(2) which regulations her Department introduced as a result of EU legislation in (a) 2011 and (b) 2012 to date; which regulations her Department expects to implement as a result of EU legislation in (i) 2013 and (ii) the next two years; and what estimate she has made of the...
In the period 2011 to 2012 to date, my Department transposed the Identification and Traceability of Explosives (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2012—this partly transposed EU directive 2012/4/EU.
On present plans my Department expects to transpose in the next two years the Identification and Traceability of Explosives (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2013. (This will fully transpose EU directive 2012/4/EU).
There is no cost to the public purse arising from the directives that have been transposed to date. The cost to the public purse for the Identification and Traceability of Explosives (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2013 is expected to be minimal; there is no definitive estimate at present of cost to the private sector but initial indications are that it would be less than £100 per set of regulations.
In order to increase transparency, in the forthcoming Statement of New Regulation (SNR5) the Government will, for the first time, be publishing those new European Union (EU) measures which are being implemented in UK law and have a direct effect on business.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 28 November 2012, Official Report, column 358W, on devolution, what meetings she has had on devolution; who attended such meetings; what was discussed; and what steps she took after each such meeting.
[132332]
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 28 November 2012, Official Report, column 358W, on devolution, what meetings she has had on devolution; who attended such meetings; what was discussed; and what steps she took after each such meeting.
[132332]
Since being appointed I have had regular meetings with a number of Ministers in the Irish Government covering a range of issues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment she has made of the recent violence in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
[133554]
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment she has made of the recent violence in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
[133554]
Recent days have witnessed attacks on police and property, and threats made to elected politicians in Northern Ireland. This Government fully supports the PSNI in its efforts to tackle this threat and make communities safer, and both I and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Mrs Villiers), will continue to work closely with the Chief Constable and the Minister of Justice.
There can be no excuse or justification for this thuggish and lawless behaviour. It is anti-democratic and anti-British.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether (a) attacks on the houses of public representatives and (b) threats to public representatives in Northern Ireland are categorised by the Government as a policing issue or a matter of national security.
[133555]
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether (a) attacks on the houses of public representatives and (b) threats to public representatives in Northern Ireland are categorised by the Government as a policing issue or a matter of national security.
[133555]
Any attack or threat made against a public representative, irrespective of its classification, is wrong and must be condemned in the strongest possible way. The PSNI work very hard to protect all communities from any threat of attack or violence. They continue to have the unfaltering support of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Mrs Villiers), and I.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment she has made of the involvement of Loyalist paramilitaries in the recent violence in Northern Ireland.
[133556]
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment she has made of the involvement of Loyalist paramilitaries in the recent violence in Northern Ireland.
[133556]
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Mrs Villiers), and I continue to monitor the situation in Northern Ireland closely and have been in regular contact with the Chief Constable. The Police
Service of Northern Ireland believe that individuals associated with members of loyalist paramilitary organisations locally have been involved in acts of violence.
The police continue to gather evidence around the recent disorder and will be working to bring all those who participated in violence to justice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment she has made of the level of resources provided by the UK Government to enable the Police Service of Northern Ireland to deal with threats to national security.
[133557]
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment she has made of the level of resources provided by the UK Government to enable the Police Service of Northern Ireland to deal with threats to national security.
[133557]
PSNI received an additional £200 million funding from this Government to tackle the threat. It is clear that this money has been essential to drive down the threat and ensure that PSNI have the resources they need to protect the people of Northern Ireland.
This Government has made clear that it will stand by Northern Ireland and this is reflected in the exceptional funding provided.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much her Department has spent for hospitality purposes on (a) Champagne, (b) wines, (c) spirits, (d) soft drinks, (e) flowers, (f) laundry, (g) porterage, (h) china, (i) cutlery and (j) venue hire since May 2010.
[132850]
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much her Department has spent for hospitality purposes on (a) Champagne, (b) wines, (c) spirits, (d) soft drinks, (e) flowers, (f) laundry, (g) porterage, (h) china, (i) cutlery and (j) venue hire since May 2010.
[132850]
Since May 2010, my Department has spent the following for hospitality purposes.
| £ | |
| Champagne | 0 |
| Wines/spirits
and soft
drinks | 10,126 |
| Flowers | 2,705 |
| Laundry | 3,406 |
| Porterage | 1,172 |
| China | 1,536 |
| Cutlery | 40 |
| Venue
Hire | 0 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many employees in her Department were paid (a) between £80,000 and £100,000 per year and (b) in excess of £100,000 per year in each of the last five years.
[133117]
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many employees in her Department were paid (a) between £80,000 and £100,000 per year and (b) in excess of £100,000 per year in each of the last five years.
[133117]
Comparable figures for my Department as it is now configured are not available for the years preceding the completion of devolution of policing and justice functions on 12 April 2010.
As shown in my Department's 2010-11 annual report, two members of staff were paid salaries over £80,000, and two were paid over £100,000. One member of staff earning over £100,000 retired in May 2010.
My Department's 2011-12 annual report stated that there were two members of staff on salaries over £80,000, one of whom retired in November 2011, and two who were on salaries over £100,000, one of whom retired in December 2011.
For the 2012-13 financial year, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave him on 22 November 2012, Official Report, column 583W.
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat the Statement made earlier today in another place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on events in Northern Ireland.
“I would like to make a Statement about events in Northern Ireland over recent...
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat the Statement made earlier today in another place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on events in Northern Ireland.
“I would like to make a Statement about events in Northern Ireland over recent...
My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Secretary of State’s Statement in the House of Commons and I also thank my honourable friend Vernon Coaker for initiating this Statement. I shall now repeat the response made by Vernon Coaker in the other place.
“Mr Speaker, can I thank the...
My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Secretary of State’s Statement in the House of Commons and I also thank my honourable friend Vernon Coaker for initiating this Statement. I shall now repeat the response made by Vernon Coaker in the other place.
“Mr Speaker, can I thank the...
I thank the noble Lord for his response. The key point he made, which was also made in the other place, was that we would not tolerate this kind of behaviour and violence in Cardiff, London or Edinburgh and therefore we must not tolerate it in Belfast. We must condemn...
I thank the noble Lord for his response. The key point he made, which was also made in the other place, was that we would not tolerate this kind of behaviour and violence in Cardiff, London or Edinburgh and therefore we must not tolerate it in Belfast. We must condemn...
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for repeating the Statement made in another place. I would like to add our appreciation on these Benches for the dangerous and courageous work of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. We add our support for Naomi Long, whose life has been threatened...
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for repeating the Statement made in another place. I would like to add our appreciation on these Benches for the dangerous and courageous work of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. We add our support for Naomi Long, whose life has been threatened...
I thank my noble friend for that powerful response. He speaks with a great deal of experience of the situation. He was a prime force in the early days of the Northern Ireland Assembly. He knows only too well how difficult it is on occasion to make progress. I also...
I thank my noble friend for that powerful response. He speaks with a great deal of experience of the situation. He was a prime force in the early days of the Northern Ireland Assembly. He knows only too well how difficult it is on occasion to make progress. I also...
My Lords, I am a member of the Cross-Bench group.
My Lords, I am a member of the Cross-Bench group.