Written Question
Wednesday 27th April 2022
Asked by:
Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Department spent on communications staff in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.
Answered by Conor Burns
Departmental spend on communications staff was £358,430 in 2019-20, £331,262 in 2020-21 and £564,014 in 2021-22.
Written Question
Tuesday 26th April 2022
Asked by:
Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many communications staff are employed by his Department (a) full time, (b) part time and (c) on flexible working arrangements as of 19 April 2022.
Answered by Conor Burns
The number of staff working to deliver the communications function in the Northern Ireland Office is 13. All are employed on a full-time basis; there are no part-time communications staff. There are communications staff on flexible working arrangements but there are fewer than 5 on this arrangement.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Apr 2019
Northern Ireland: Political Process
"I thank the Secretary of State for giving me advance sight of her statement. I share the horror of so many people about the death of Lyra McKee and the events that led up to it, and about the deaths and injuries inflicted on so many people that have had …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"Q7. As one of the Aussie MPs in this House, may I say how much I share your appreciation for Australian tennis players, Mr Speaker? I would add my personal favourite, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, who was such a brilliant inspiration to so many of us when I was growing up …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 22nd February 2019
Asked by:
Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many records her Department holds that have reached the time limit for their transfer to the National Archives but have not been transferred.
Answered by John Penrose
The Public Records Act defines a record as a document. The Northern Ireland Office does not have a record of how many documents have reached their time limit for transfer to the National Archives. It would incur disproportionate costs to answer this question.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"The EU has been instrumental in helping Northern Ireland to address its legacy issues and in promoting economic development. What are the Stormont parties—or, indeed, the Government—saying needs to be done to address the deficiencies there once the UK leaves the EU?..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Jun 2018
Supreme Court Ruling: Abortion in Northern Ireland
"The Supreme Court judgment is as irritating as it is enlightening, with majority views holding sway, rather than unanimity. I note, however, that Lord Kerr, the former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, was one of the justices who considered that the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission had the right …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Offences Against the Person Act 1861
"In the aftermath of the vote in Ireland, I saw a quote from a woman in Northern Ireland to the effect that she had the right to hold both UK and Irish passports and to be citizens of either or both, but she now did not have the right to …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Offences Against the Person Act 1861
"First, the Offences Against the Person Act does not apply in Scotland—some people seem not to be aware of that. Also, I understand that Stormont has been able to repeal sections 58 and 59 since 2010, and apparently it has chosen not to do so...."Deidre Brock - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Offences Against the Person Act 1861
"I thank the hon. Lady for her contribution. I would also point out that the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 still prevents abortion, with life imprisonment offered for those offering abortions. That is an added complication.
As we know, Stormont has not sat since January of last year, and …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
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