Written Question
Tuesday 20th January 2015
Asked by:
Naomi Long (Alliance - Belfast East)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will include Kincora Boys' Home in the independent inquiry into historical child sex abuse, established by the Home Office, in order to allow potential witnesses not to be constrained by the Official Secrets Act.
Answered by Theresa Villiers
It remains my view that the inquiry chaired by Sir Anthony Hart is the best forum to consider the allegations surrounding Kincora.
As you may be aware the Attorney General for England and Wales has written to the Chairman of the Inquiry and provided an undertaking in the usual format about the admissibility and use of evidence given by a witness who co-operates with the Inquiry. This undertaking covers any offences arising under the Official Secrets Act.
Written Question
Tuesday 20th January 2015
Asked by:
Naomi Long (Alliance - Belfast East)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether it remains her policy that the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry chaired by Sir Anthony Hart is the most appropriate place where all allegations surrounding Kincora should be examined.
Answered by Theresa Villiers
It remains my view that the Inquiry chaired by Sir Anthony Hart is the best forum to consider the allegations surrounding Kincora.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Jan 2015
Stormont House Agreement
"I pay tribute to the Secretary of State and her team and to the Irish and American Governments, who were involved in the talks over a protracted period. On many of these issues, the Stormont House agreement provides a road map for Northern Ireland, particularly around finances, but much deeper …..."Naomi Long - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Dec 2014
Northern Ireland (All-party Talks)
"I pay tribute to the Secretary of State, the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach for the work they did, and not just over recent weeks but in the run-up and on Thursday and Friday. Does she agree that there is a distinct difference between all parties recognising that an agreement …..."Naomi Long - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 3rd November 2014
Asked by:
Naomi Long (Alliance - Belfast East)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made on her Department's review of the exemption to the publication of party political donations in Northern Ireland.
Answered by Andrew Murrison
Following public consultation earlier this year, we have been working closely with the Electoral Commission to finalise secondary legislation that will allow for greater transparency for donations and loans to political parties in Northern Ireland. This legislation will be brought before the House when consultation with the Electoral Commission has concluded.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"11. What lessons have been learnt from the previous talks processes, and what outcomes she expects from the current round of talks...."Naomi Long - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"The lack of serious political engagement in the current round of talks, which is characterised by the fact that parties are still squabbling over whether or not they are attending the talks, does not bode well for the future. Meanwhile, in my constituency, a young man has been hospitalised with …..."Naomi Long - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2014
Hallett Report
"I thank the Secretary of State for her clear statement today, in which she reiterated that the scheme was never a devolved scheme. She has said in previous statements, too, that this matter was never devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly or to the Department of Justice. Will she therefore …..."Naomi Long - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Jul 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"May I welcome the Minister to his new role? In order to deal with the issues of the past in a more comprehensive way, we obviously require some momentum to take the discussions between the parties in Northern Ireland forward. What role will the Northern Ireland Office play in trying …..."Naomi Long - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 2nd July 2014
Asked by:
Naomi Long (Alliance - Belfast East)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will commission an independent assessment of the effect of changes to funding levels of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and its compliance with the Paris Principles.
Answered by Theresa Villiers
I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to her question of 26 June 2014, Official Report, Column 260W. My officials will study the Commission's impact statement closely and work with it to ensure it is able to continue to meet its statutory and international obligations.