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Written Question
Northern Ireland Office: Staff
Wednesday 21st December 2016

Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans his Department has to include worker representation on its departmental board.

Answered by James Brokenshire

I refer the hon Member to the oral statement on the Corporate Governance Green Paper of 29 November 2016, Official Report, Column 1408.

Written Question
Northern Ireland Office: Pay
Tuesday 20th December 2016

Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the percentage gap in earnings is between the pay of full-time staff in the highest pay grade in his Department and average full-time pay in that Department.

Answered by James Brokenshire

The Office for National Statistics publish the salary ratio of highest to median earners for each Civil Service organization. These ratios are published annually as part of Civil Service Statistics and can be found on the Office for National Statistics website:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/civilservicestatistics/2016

Written Question
Northern Ireland Office: Pay
Tuesday 20th December 2016

Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the percentage gap in earnings is between the highest-paid and lowest-paid full-time employee in his Department.

Answered by James Brokenshire

Government departments do not publish details of the salary of their highest to lowest paid employees.

The Office for National Statistics do, however, publish the salary ratio of highest to median earners for each Civil Service organization. These ratios are published annually as part of Civil Service Statistics and can be found on the Office for National Statistics website:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/civilservicestatistics/2016

Written Question
Northern Ireland Office: Equal Pay
Wednesday 14th December 2016

Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans his Department has to publish information on the gender pay gap among its employees.

Answered by James Brokenshire

My Department already publishes data on staff composition by gender in its Annual Report and Accounts and is working to build a diverse and inclusive workforce at all levels. The Northern Ireland Office is aligned to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) terms and conditions in respect of pay policy. The MoJ collects gender pay gap data and plans to publish information on the gender pay gap amongst its employees in line with legislation. My Department currently employs fewer than 150 staff and is therefore not required to publish this data, but I will give consideration to its publication in due course.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jan 2016
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"1. What recent discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on economic development...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jan 2016
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"I congratulate the ministerial team and the Department on their success in the creation of the economic pact, which has such a direct impact on Northern Ireland. What further steps can be taken to ensure that the Executive remain focused on how they can deliver those objectives?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Nov 2015
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"Jon Morton, a drink-driver, destroyed the lives of Amy Baxter and Hayley Jones, with Miss Baxter being so severely injured that she is paralysed from the neck down and still in hospital 16 months later. He was sentenced to just a three-year driving ban, a fine and a 20-week tag. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2015
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"7. What recent assessment she has made of the political situation in Northern Ireland...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2015
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"What impact does my right hon. Friend think that the failure to implement the Stormont House agreement is having on the international reputation of the Northern Ireland Assembly?
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Jul 2011
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"6. What recent assessment he has made of the threat to security in Northern Ireland posed by residual terrorist groups...."
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