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Written Question
Northern Ireland Office: Drinking Water
Wednesday 31st January 2018

Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much money her Department has spent on bottled water in each year since 2010.

Answered by Shailesh Vara

In 2016, the Department spent £54.10 on bottled water, and 2017 £89.70. There are no records held for the previous years.


Written Question
Northern Ireland Office: Data Protection
Wednesday 19th April 2017

Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) official and (b) official sensitive documents have been recorded as lost by his Department since 8 May 2015.

Answered by Kris Hopkins

During the period 8 May 2015 to the present day, the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has recorded no losses of either official or official sensitive documents.


Written Question
Northern Ireland Office: Agency Workers
Thursday 10th November 2016

Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on agency workers in each of the last five years.

Answered by Kris Hopkins

My Department has spent the following on agency workers in the last 5 financial years:

2011-12 £ 28,614

2012-13 £ 47,642

2013-14 £ 19,152

2014-15 £ 5,346

2015-16 £ 19,638