Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding his Department has allocated to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and for what projects.
Answered by Conor Burns
The following payments have been made to Stonewall Equality Limited:
2019/20: £0.00
2020/21: £3,000.00
2021/22: £3,000.00
These payments are for the Northern Ireland Office's participation in the Diversity Champions programme run by Stonewall. Participation in the scheme gives the NIO access to training, resources and advice on good practice on inclusivity. The programme also gives us access to the annual Workplace Equality Index run by Stonewall.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish details of the contract to supply new uniforms to the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and what checks his Department has undertaken to ensure that those uniforms are ethically procured.
Answered by Conor Burns
Policing and Justice are devolved matters in Northern Ireland. The awarding of any contracts for the supply of uniforms is a matter for the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Department of Justice.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish the (a) properties classified as heritage assets by his Department, (b) most recent estimate of the value of those properties and (c) annual income derived from those properties.
Answered by Robin Walker
The Northern Ireland Office publishes details of heritage assets held by the Department in the Annual Report and Accounts. From the 20-21 Annual Report and Accounts:
(a) The properties classified as heritage assets held by the Department comprise of Hillsborough Castle and its surrounding estate;
(b) The most recent valuation is £70.4m, consisting of £64.6m for the buildings and £5.8m for the land;
(c) The Department derives no annual income from the Castle.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
Whether she has plans to extend the provisions of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 to Northern Ireland.
Answered by Karen Bradley
As I have said on many occasions, I voted in support of same sex marriage in England and Wales and I hope that this can be extended to Northern Ireland in the future.
However, marriage is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and an issue I want a restored Executive to resolve.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what contingency arrangements her Department has made for the eventuality of a majority leave vote in the upcoming EU referendum.
Answered by Ben Wallace
I refer the hon Gentleman to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister on 14 January 2016.