Written Question
Wednesday 16th May 2018
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 bonuses were awarded to senior civil servants working at his Department and its agencies in each of the last six years; and what the total cost of those bonuses was.
Answered by Shailesh Vara
As part of the Government’s transparency agenda, departments publish annual information on the number of awards and spend on end-year and in-year Non-Consolidated Performance Related Pay. The information for my Department for the years 2012-13 to 2015-16 can be found at:
2012-13
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-consolidated-performance-related-payments-ncprps-2012-to-2013
2013-14
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-consolidated-performance-related-payments-ncprps-2013-to-2014
2014-15
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-consolidated-performance-related-payments-ncprps-2014-to-2015
2015-16
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-consolidated-performance-related-payments-ncprps-2015-to-2016
2016-17
Information has not yet been published for this year, however four bonuses were awarded to senior civil servants working at my Department with a total cost of £45,000.
2017-18
Decisions on bonuses for the most recent year have not yet been taken.
Written Question
Monday 16th April 2018
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 money her Department has spent on hospitality in each of the last five years.
Answered by Shailesh Vara
My Department has spent the following on hospitality in each of the last five years;
2013/14 - £67,492
2014/15 - £53,769
2015/16 - £34,841
2016/17 - £59,755
2017/18 - £94,085
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Mar 2018
Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) Bill
"I shall confine my remarks to the Bill.
Yesterday, we were doing here what should have been done in Stormont, and today, we are doing here what should have been done in Stormont. I have a sneaking suspicion that the Bill will not be the most exciting legislation passed in …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Mar 2018
Northern Ireland Assembly Members (Pay) Bill
"This is a bit like déjà vu all over again.
We, too, accept the Secretary of State’s points with regard to the need for this Bill. I have little to add to my comments in the last two debates, particularly on my dismay at the fast-tracking of today’s legislation and …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"We know about one questionable donation that was channelled from Scotland through the Democratic Unionist party to be used in the Brexit referendum. People are rightly asking what the original source of that money was and whether there are others that we do not know about. If the Secretary of …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Mar 2018
Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill
"I echo the comments made by the Secretary of State and the shadow Secretary of State about the recent 25th anniversary commemoration of a truly terrible event, and I thank them for making that point.
The impasse at Stormont means Whitehall is taking decisions that should rightly be taken in …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Mar 2018
Northern Ireland Finances
"I thank the Secretary of State for early sight of her statement, and I join the House in wishing her a very happy birthday. I will begin by making absolutely clear my view that while money needs to be allocated for the continued funding of public services in Northern Ireland, …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Draft Transparency of Donations and Loans etc. (Northern Ireland political parties) order 2018
"It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Hosie.
Of course one welcomes any attempt to increase democratic transparency, but I oppose the draft order. In all good conscience, I cannot support it. The principle is simple, that the cash given to parties in Northern Ireland should …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Draft Transparency of Donations and Loans etc. (Northern Ireland political parties) order 2018
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Draft Transparency of Donations and Loans etc. (Northern Ireland political parties) order 2018
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