Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of the House of Lords hold (a) paid and (b) unpaid roles within (i) his Department and (ii) his Department's agencies.
Answered by Shailesh Vara
Two members of the House of Lords hold paid roles in the Northern Ireland Office. Lord Duncan of Springbank has been Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State since October 2017. Jonathan Caine has been Special Adviser since May 2010 and was created Lord Caine in September 2016. We do not hold a central record of all those who hold roles, either paid or unpaid, within the Department's agencies who are members of the House of Lords.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of days of sick leave taken by staff in his Department for mental health reasons in each year since 2010.
Answered by Shailesh Vara
Data is held from 2012 and the information below details the number of sick days registered under Mental Disorders, which includes stress. A wide range of conditions are encapsulated under the term “Mental Disorders” including conditions such as stress, anxiety, depression, mood-affective disorders, disorders of personality and behaviour and schizophrenia.
The number of days that were taken is shown below.
Year | Days Absent due to Mental Illness or Stress |
2012-2013 | 15 |
2013-2014 | 56 |
2014-2015 | 86 |
2015-2016 | 197 |
2016-2017 | 418 |
2017-2018 | 93 |
2018-2019 to date | 10 |
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many non-disclosure agreements her Department has signed with employees in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answered by Karen Bradley
As the number of non-disclosure agreements in the last five years is fewer than five, in order to comply with Data Protection Act requirements I am unable to provide this number as a full answer would risk the identification of individuals.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making such a disclosure; and how many staff who (a) made such a disclosure and (b) alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure subsequently left the employment of his Department.
Answered by James Brokenshire
There have been no protected disclosures made by staff within my Department.