Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 14 July (HL1786), whether they will now answer the question asked; and if the commitment in Annex B of the Command Paper Safeguarding the Union to publish a series of papers that make the case by sector for Northern Ireland’s place in the Union is still being pursued, what is the timetable for publication.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)

I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided on 14 July (HL1786), which outlines how the referenced commitment is embedded throughout the continued work of the Government.

The implementation of several Government strategies have been accompanied by the publication of Northern Ireland-specific papers that evidence the mutual benefits of the Union and include long-term plans to support specific sectors. For instance, the launch of the Industrial Strategy in June 2025 was complemented by the publication of a Northern Ireland-specific paper. This paper analysed the Northern Ireland industrial sector, identified the key areas that add significant value to the UK as a whole, and outlined the long-term plan to support and grow the sector.

Through this approach, the Government is moving beyond high-level commitments to deliver tangible results that demonstrate the mutual benefits of Northern Ireland’s place in the Union.

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 8 May (HL6823), what progress has been made on the independent public history examining UK Government policy in Northern Ireland during the Troubles; and what is (1) the current projected budget for this project, and (2) the timetable for completion.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)

The Government remains committed to an independent and objective examination of UK Government policy in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, and progress continues to be made. Supported by the project’s independent expert advisory panel, the recruitment of a team of historians is now in its final stages, and we expect to make further announcements on this in the near future. The total budget for the project is £3.6 million over its life cycle. The estimated timetable for completion is five years.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 7 July (HL1157), how many households in (1) Greater London, and (2) the United Kingdom, had a household reference person born (a) in the United Kingdom, and (b) outside the United Kingdom, in the 2001 census.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

Please see the letter attached from the Permanent Secretary for the Office for National Statistics.

Lord Green of Deddington

House of Lords

London

SW1A 0PW

15 July 2026

Dear Lord Green,

As Permanent Secretary of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I am responding to your

Parliamentary Question asking, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of

Stoke-on-Trent on 7 July (HL1157) [1], how many households in (1) Greater London, and (2)

the United Kingdom, had a household reference person born (a) in the United Kingdom,

and (b) outside the United Kingdom, in the 2001 Census (HL1903).

The census is conducted separately by the statistical agencies for England and Wales,

Scotland, and Northern Ireland, and outputs are published independently. There is no

single UK-wide 2001 Census dataset. Therefore, the data presented here relates to Greater

London and England and Wales rather than the UK.

Table 1 below shows the number of households with a Household Reference Person (HRP)

born in and outside of the UK for Greater London and for England and Wales. The figures

for Greater London include all 32 boroughs and the City of London.

Please note that these figures are not available as part of the 2001 Census standard

outputs and were produced through our commissioned tables service. Table C1341 shows

the data at the England and Wales level, and C1347 shows the data at the London

Borough level.

We will place copies of these commissioned tables in the House of Lords Library.

Yours sincerely,

Darren Tierney

[1] https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-22/hl1157

Table 1: The number of households with a Household Reference Person (HRP) born

in and outside of the UK in Greater London and in England and Wales

Sources: ONS, 2001 Census Commissioned table C1341, Country of birth of the HRP (born

in the UK/born outside the UK); ONS, 2001 Census Commissioned table C1347, Tenure by

country of birth of Household Reference Persons (HRPs)

Found: Sarah Owen MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Northern Ireland Office Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

Found: Sarah Owen MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Northern Ireland Office Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent