We ensure the smooth working of the devolution settlement in Northern Ireland.
Brandon Lewis
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Oral Answers to Questions is a regularly scheduled appearance where the Secretary of State and junior minister will answer at the Dispatch Box questions from backbench MPs
Other Commons Chamber appearances can be:Westminster Hall debates are performed in response to backbench MPs or e-petitions asking for a Minister to address a detailed issue
Written Statements are made when a current event is not sufficiently significant to require an Oral Statement, but the House is required to be informed.
| Date | Type | Title |
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| Dec. 02 | Oral Questions | Oral Answers to Questions |
| Sep. 08 | Urgent Questions | Northern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal Obligations |
| Jan. 12 | Written Statements | Northern Ireland Assembly: Petition of Concern Mechanism |
| May. 20 | Westminster Hall | Immunity for Soldiers |
| Jul. 15 | Adjournment Debate | Northern Ireland Motorsport Taskforce Report |
Northern Ireland Office has not tabled any Bills during the current Session.
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Laid 2 Nov 2020 In Force Not stated |
Northern Ireland Office |
Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (Democratic Consent Process) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation |
Draft affirmative procedure |
| Article 18 of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union makes provision for consent to be provided by the Northern Ireland Assembly to the continued application of Articles 5 to 10 of that Protocol. Consent must be given every 4 or 8 years depending whether it is given on a simple majority or cross-community basis. | |||
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Laid 22 Oct 2020 In Force 7 Dec 2020 |
Northern Ireland Office |
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation |
Made negative procedure |
| These Regulations enable civil partners to convert their civil partnership into a marriage where the civil partnership was formed under the law of Northern Ireland and the civil partners are of the same sex. | |||
| Current Signatures | Final Signatures | Title | Petition Deadline |
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608,152 Petition Closed |
Leave the EU without a deal in March 2019. Gov Responded - 14 Dec 2018 Debated on - 14 Jan 2019 |
17 Apr 2019 closed 1 year, 9 months ago |
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We are wasting Billions of pounds of taxpayers money trying to negotiate in a short space of time. Leaving the EU in March 2019 will allow the UK good time to negotiate more efficiently. The EU will be more eager to accept a deal on our terms having lost a major partner. |
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150,324 Petition Closed |
Immunity for soldiers who worked in Northern Ireland. |
13 Sep 2019 closed 1 year, 4 months ago |
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Do not prosecute the military for its work in Northern Ireland. Our military should be excused all criminal investigations after a period of time. |
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66,971 Petition Closed |
Leave the EU now Gov Responded - 27 Nov 2018 Debated on - 14 Jan 2019 |
14 Dec 2018 closed 2 years, 1 month ago |
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The Government is not going to achieve a satisfactory outcome from its negotiations with the EU. |
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Northern Ireland Office Select Committee Home Page
Select Committees are a formally established cross-party group of backbench MPs tasked with holding a Government department to account.
At any time there will be number of ongoing investigations into the work of the Department, or issues which fall within the oversight of the Department. Witnesses can be summoned from within the Government and outside to assist in these inquiries, and the Select Committee will occasionally publish formal reports of their findings.
| Date | Title | Type |
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| Jan. 25 | Appointment of Civil Service Commissioner for Northern Ireland. | News and Communications |
| Jan. 25 | £30m injection for UK’s first uncrewed fighter aircraft | News and Communications |
| Jan. 13 | Secretary of State announces appointment of new Commissioner for The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains | News and Communications |
Written Questions are submitted by Members of Parliament and the House of Lords to receive information or updates from a Department.
Departments are required to respond in a timely fashion and provide a response or requested information. Written Questions can compel detailed and specific information to be produced, and are frequently used as the source of news stories about the work of a Department.
| Date | Title | Questioner |
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| 27 Jan 2021, 4:44 p.m. | Baroness Eaton (Conservative - Life peer) | Baroness Eaton (Conservative - Life peer) |
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Question to the Northern Ireland Office: To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to celebrate the centenary of the formation of Northern Ireland in (1) England, (2) Wales, and (3) Scotland. Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The Government is committed to marking Northern Ireland’s centenary in a way that ensures that all parts of the UK are able to experience and reflect on this important milestone in the decade of centenaries.
There are a number of important strands to our centenary programme to facilitate national recognition and international awareness, support trade and investment, and promote historical understanding - including through the £1million Shared History Fund which has received an extraordinary amount of interest from a wide range of arts, heritage, voluntary, community and other non-profit organisations right across the UK.
We are continuing to engage with departments across Government, including the other Territorial Offices, the Cabinet Office and DCMS as we continue to drive this work forward. |
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