Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his policy is on maintaining the Common Travel Area border between the UK and the Republic of Ireland following the UK leaving the EU; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by James Brokenshire
There is a strong will to preserve the Common Travel Area. The UK Government, the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government have been unequivocal – all want to maintain the current arrangements and avoid the introduction of physical border controls within the CTA.
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for her Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
Answered by Theresa Villiers
My Department used four companies to provide temporary workers during the 13/14 financial year; their names and the amounts paid to them for the provision of temporary staff are listed below:
G4S - £236,685
Premier People - £63,513
Hays - £22,742
Networkers International - £5,189
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by her Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
Answered by Theresa Villiers
During 2013-14, my Department only used one consultancy firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, who were paid £1,620.