Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of his Department's staff had a pay increase (a) above one per cent, (b) at one per cent and (c) less than one per cent in each of the last three years for which information is available.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The number of staff in my Department who have received a pay increase above, at, or less than 1% in 2015-16 is shown in the table below.
To collate a response for years 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 would exceed the cost limit.
Increase in basic salary 2015-16 |
|
| Headcount |
Less than 1% | 0 |
1% increase | 86 |
Greater than 1% | 3 |
Total | 89 |
This response covers only Home Civil Servants (HCS) staff employed directly by my department; it does not include staff seconded from the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) who remain on NICS terms and conditions, including pay.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his Department's main policy priority is for 2017; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Kris Hopkins
The Department’s top priority for Northern Ireland at present is to work alongside the parties to secure the resumption of devolved government. The Secretary of State and I have been clear that discussions must focus on the establishment of a partnership Executive and addressing other outstanding issues, including the implementation of past agreements and addressing the legacy of the past.
In addition, as we prepare for negotiations with the EU over the terms of the UK’s Exit, the department is working with the rest of Whitehall and with the Northern Ireland Executive to secure a deal that works for Northern Ireland and the whole of the UK.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) mean and (b) median pay was for staff in his Department who were (i) male, (ii) female, (iii) white, (iv) from an ethnic minority background, (v) disabled and (vi) non-disabled in the most recent year for which information is available, broken down by (A) full-time and (B) part-time workers.
Answered by Kris Hopkins
The information requested is detailed below.
| Mean | Median | ||
| Full-Time (£) | Part-Time (£) | Full-Time (£) | Part-Time (£) |
Male | 43,231.36 | 0.00 | 35,540.00 | 0.00 |
Female | 34,949.42 | 30,871.43 | 27,801.50 | 28,280.00 |
White | 38,491.61 | 27,252.00 | 29,860.50 | 26,769.00 |
Ethnic Minority Background | 34,604.67 | 0.00 | 29,790.00 | 0.00 |
Disabled | 36,110.75 | 30,600.00 | 33,620.00 | 30,600.00 |
Non-Disabled | 39,241.35 | 26,582.40 | 31,627.50 | 25,258.00 |
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many former prisoners have been employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
Answered by Kris Hopkins
The Northern Ireland Office has not employed any former prisoners in any of the last five years.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in her Department and non-departmental public bodies receive (a) home to work travel allowance, (b) a car allowance and (c) subsidised health insurance.
Answered by Theresa Villiers
No one working in my Department is in receipt of any of these allowances.
My Department has two executive non-departmental public bodies – the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland; and one advisory non-departmental public body – the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland. As these bodies are independent of Government, the hon Member may wish to write to the Commissions directly on these matters – contact details are set out below:
ALB | Status | Contact Details |
Parades Commission for Northern Ireland | Executive NDPB | |
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission | Executive NDPB | |
Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland | Advisory NDPB |
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that Northern Ireland benefits from the Government's planned expansion of the intelligence agencies.
Answered by Theresa Villiers
I regularly discuss national security issues with Cabinet colleagues.
The National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review published this week, confirm that tackling terrorism in all its forms continues to be one of the Government’s highest priorities.
We will increase funding for counter-terrorism by 30% in real terms over this Parliament.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which regulations her Department introduced as a result of EU legislation in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015 to date; which regulations her Department expects to implement as a result of EU legislation in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017; and what estimate she has made of the cost of each such regulation to the (A) public purse and (B) private sector.
Answered by Ben Wallace
I refer the hon Member to the answer given by my Rt hon Friend, the Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise (Anna Soubry) on 11 November 2015.