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Written Question
NHS: Northern Ireland
Wednesday 16th June 2021

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

What assessment he has made of the effect of Budget 2021 on the ability of the Northern Ireland Executive to reduce NHS waiting times in Northern Ireland.

Answered by Robin Walker

It is clear that waiting times in Northern Ireland are too long and the Executive has committed to the transformation of the health service and tackling waiting times.

Naturally, the Executive’s focus over the last year has been on responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. But, as we now recover from the pandemic, I know the Executive will want to build back better and I welcome the fact that the Executive’s Health Minister yesterday set out his plan to tackle these waiting times by 2026. That is why it is important we continue to see the Executive in place to deliver for all the people of Northern Ireland.

In support of this, the UK Government is providing substantial funding to enable the Executive to deliver excellent public services, with £15.6bn provided in 2021/22. This is in addition to £445m explicitly to support the transformation of public services from NDNA and Confidence and Supply.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Nov 2020
Northern Ireland Protocol: Implementation Proposals

"Will the Minister confirm that the vital trader support service, desperately needed to remove the burden on businesses from custom checks, will launch only on 21 December? Does he accept that leaving seven working days is an insult to businesses whose livelihoods depend on this system working seamlessly?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What assessment he has made of the infrastructure that will be required at ports in Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland protocol. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"With just four months left until the protocol comes into force, the National Farmers Union has warned that a clear lack of guidance is threatening the trade in agrifood products—Northern Ireland’s largest import. So can the Secretary of State clear one thing up—will each agrifood product require an export licence …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What steps the Government are taking to support the recovery of the Northern Ireland economy from the effects of the covid-19 outbreak. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"Given the Secretary of State’s previous answer that business will have unfettered access within the UK, could the Minister explain why HMRC is telling businesses to prepare for new formalities in west-east trade, and could he describe them?..."
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Written Question
British Irish Intergovernmental Conference
Wednesday 31st October 2018

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

When the next meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference will take place.

Answered by Shailesh Vara

As the Secretary of State confirmed this morning, it has been agreed that the next meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference will take place in Dublin on Friday 2nd November. This will be chaired by my RHF the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Tánaiste, Simon Coveney, with the Secretary of State and Irish Justice Minister, Charles Flanagan, also in attendance.

Written Question
Devolution: Northern Ireland
Friday 16th March 2018

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to restore devolution in Northern Ireland.

Answered by Shailesh Vara

The UK Government remains determined to see devolved government re-established in Northern Ireland. We are committed to working with all the Northern Ireland parties - and with the Irish Government as appropriate - to remove the barriers to restoring the Executive and a fully functioning Assembly. Further detail is set out in the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s statement to the House of 12 March.



Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"2. What recent steps she has taken to ensure that the Police Service of Northern Ireland has adequate resources to guarantee security for the people of Northern Ireland...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"The letter bomb sent to the PSNI headquarters earlier this month is a shocking reminder of the great sacrifices made by officers across Northern Ireland. How closely is the Secretary of State monitoring the resource needs of the PSNI?..."
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