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Whole Day Download the Hansard Wednesday Volume 608 20 April 2016 No. 146 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Wednesday 20 April 2016 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2016 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Open Parliament licence, which is published at www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright/. 901 20 APRIL 2016 902 as Allstate and Almac have had to look outside Northern House of Commons Ireland to recruit suitably skilled staff in recent times. Has she any suggestion as to how we might ensure a Wednesday 20 April 2016 suitable supply of potential staff who are skilled up to take advantage of opportunities offered by inward investment? The House met at half-past Eleven o’clock Mrs Villiers: I agree with the hon. Gentleman that a skilled workforce is crucial for attracting inward investment. PRAYERS Northern Ireland has an excellent workforce, with many highly-skilled individuals, but there is always more [MR SPEAKER in the Chair] that can be done. The UK Government have invested significantly in apprenticeships, which is reflected in Barnett consequentials to the block grant. I know that apprenticeships are also something the Northern Ireland Oral Answers to Questions Executive take very seriously, and they are delivering many of them. Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con): Does NORTHERN IRELAND the Secretary of State agree that airport connectivity is a vital tool in attracting inward investment? Given that The Secretary of State was asked— Dublin has announced that it will be increasing its airport capacity by 2020, is it not time Her Majesty’s Inward Investment Government took a decision on airport capacity in the south-east of England? 1. Maria Caulfield (Lewes) (Con): What steps the Government are taking to encourage inward investment Mrs Villiers: Yes, the Government will be making a in Northern Ireland. [904512] decision on the expansion of airport capacity in the south-east in due course. We are clear that new capacity The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mrs Theresa is needed and that a decision will be made shortly. Villiers): Before I answer the question, I would like to convey my condolences to the family of Adrian Ismay, Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP): May I personally the prison officer who sadly died as a result of a thank the Secretary of State for the efforts she made in terrorist attack in the period since our last Northern helping to secure a £67 million contract for the Wrights Ireland questions. I would like to extend the same Group in Ballymena, which was very well received condolences to the family of Michael McGibbon, who there, and for the work she did behind the scenes in was brutally murdered in north Belfast, in an attack securing that contract? Like me, is she appalled, however, that has all the hallmarks of a paramilitary assault. by the scare stories and scare tactics being deployed by To encourage inward investment in Northern Ireland, the remain campaign, which are turning people away the Government have reduced UK corporation tax to from investment because they are scared of the the joint lowest in the G20 and legislated to enable the consequences and all this hate activity that is going on? devolution of rate-setting powers to Northern Ireland. Will she, like me, ensure that, irrespective of the outcome Working with the Executive, we are also making progress on 23 June, every effort is made to make sure that on the establishment of a new enterprise zone near moneys released to the United Kingdom will be used to Coleraine. attract inward investment in Northern Ireland? Maria Caulfield: I echo the sentiments of condolence Mrs Villiers: I thank the hon. Gentleman for his expressed by the Secretary of State, and I thank her for question and his comments on my role in relation to the her reply. What benefit does she think this inward Wrightbus contract. I did press Transport for London investment will bring to the local economy of Northern hard to go through with that contract, because I think it Ireland? In particular, what steps are being taken to is important for job opportunities in Northern Ireland ensure that all communities will benefit from it? and so that we can have great buses for my constituents. On his question about the referendum, I think it is Mrs Villiers: There has been significant investment in important for all sides to address the facts of the debate Northern Ireland in recent years, and it continues to in a measured way, so that on 23 June the people of this perform beyond many parts of the United Kingdom. country can make a judgment based on the objective Recent good news includes 110 new jobs for Cookstown facts of the situation. from CDE; 74 new jobs in Belfast from HighWire Press; and about 70 new jobs in Fermanagh and Omagh. Terrorism Invest NI reports that it has promoted 37,000 new jobs since 2011 and delivered £2.6 billion of investment to 2. Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con): What recent assessment the local economy, benefiting all parts of Northern she has made of the level of the threat of terrorism in Ireland. Northern Ireland. [904513] Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South) (SDLP): I The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mrs Theresa thank the Secretary of State for her answers so far. She Villiers): The threat level from terrorism in Northern will be aware that key Northern Ireland companies such Ireland continues to be severe. Although many attacks 903 Oral Answers20 APRIL 2016 Oral Answers 904 are disrupted and prevented, the callous murder of Mrs Villiers: I agree that it is very important to take prison officer Adrian Ismay highlights the lethal nature seriously revocation of licences. There is a very clear of the continuing threat. The UK Government remain legal framework for doing that. Where there is evidence vigilant on combating terrorism, giving our full support that a licence should be revoked, it is considered with to the Police Service of Northern Ireland and MI5 in the greatest seriousness. I also agree that it is vital that their crucial work to keep people safe in Northern we press ahead with full implementation of the “Fresh Ireland. Start” programme to eliminate the lingering influence of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland. The time Henry Smith: I join in the condolences to Mr Ismay’s for those groups has passed. They were never justified family. In addition to domestic terror threats in Northern under any circumstances and any tolerance of them in Ireland, what assessments has the Secretary of State Northern Ireland today is to be condemned. In relation made of international terror threats to the Province? to the last point about the public prosecutor’s direction, that is a matter for the independent prosecutors. Mrs Villiers: My hon. Friend will appreciate that that is a Home Office lead, but it is something that I discuss Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con): What is the regularly with the Home Secretary, the Police Service of Secretary of State’s assessment of the terrorist threat Northern Ireland, the Ireland Justice Minister and other from dissident republican groups to mainland Great relevant people. The Government take the matter extremely Britain? seriously, as the threat from international terrorism is severe. That is one reason why the strategic defence and Mrs Villiers: The threat level is not as severe as it is in security review made such a strong commitment to relation to Northern Ireland. It continues to be the case investing in our intelligence services and counter-terrorism that dissident republican groupings have aspirations to spending, which includes a 30% real terms increase in mount attacks in Great Britain, but the indications are counter-terrorism spending over the course of this that their main focus continues to be Northern Ireland, Parliament. and the Government will remain vigilant in doing everything they can to protect people, both in Northern Ireland Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP): I join the and in the rest of the United Kingdom. Secretary of State in her words about the killing of Adrian Ismay and also in relation to the brutal slaying of Michael McGibbon, a father of four who was shot Lady Hermon (North Down) (Ind): I am deeply sorry on Friday in my constituency. Clearly, that was an that Adrian Ismay became the 31st prison officer to be atrocious event. Will she join me in commending the murdered in Northern Ireland, and I do hope that a courageous words of Mr McGibbon’s widow who has memorial garden for prison officers will soon be completed called for people to stand together against these paramilitary in Northern Ireland. The question I want to ask the terrorists who carried out this atrocious attack? Does Secretary of State follows on from the second question she agree that it is vital that we all unite against terrorists of the right hon. Member for Belfast North (Mr Dodds). from all sides and that we get on with implementing the The Secretary of State will know that I have already provisions to tackle paramilitaries in the “Fresh Start” written to her requesting a meeting to discuss why Sean agreement? Kelly’s licence has not been revoked. Gina Murray, a very dignified lady, whose only daughter was murdered Mrs Villiers: I wholeheartedly agree with the right in the Shankill Road bombing, wishes to have a meeting hon. Gentleman’s statement, Mr McGibbon’s widow is with the Secretary of State to discuss the reasons why an incredibly brave woman. The circumstances of his licence has not been revoked. Will the Secretary of Mr McGibbon’s death are deeply tragic and heartbreaking.
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