Northern Ireland Office

The Northern Ireland Office is the UK Government’s centre of expertise on Northern Ireland and represents the interests of Northern Ireland in Government. NIO is a ministerial department, supported by 4 agencies and public bodies.

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/northern-ireland-office

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP
  Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• Steve Baker
  Minister of State
• Lord Caine
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Petitions linked to this department

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• The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill should be withdrawn
  Opened on Thursday 18th December 2025
  1,609 signatures so far

• Reinstate the NI Legacy Act protecting veterans from prosecution
  Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
  168 signatures so far

• Hold a referendum on Irish unification
  Open from Monday 10th November 2025 to Sunday 10th May 2026
  71 signatures

• Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions
  Open from Friday 9th May 2025 to Sunday 9th November 2025
  209,953 signatures

• Clarify criteria for holding a border poll as per the Good Friday Agreement 1998
  Open from Friday 1st September 2023 to Friday 1st March 2024
  113 signatures

• Stop the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill
  Open from Tuesday 20th June 2023 to Wednesday 20th December 2023
  197 signatures

• Stop salary and expenses to MLAs of parties who refuse to nominate ministers
  Open from Wednesday 25th May 2022 to Friday 9th December 2022
  977 signatures

• Cut MLA's salaries to basic Universal Credit rate until an executive is formed
  Open from Tuesday 17th May 2022 to Thursday 1st December 2022
  769 signatures

• Stop MLA's pay in Northern Ireland until the Executive is formed
  Open from Tuesday 17th May 2022 to Thursday 1st December 2022
  193 signatures

• End mandatory coalition in the Northern Ireland Executive
  Open from Monday 9th May 2022 to Wednesday 23rd November 2022
  30 signatures

• Prevent Government Proposals relating to NI trouble related deaths
  Open from Thursday 22nd July 2021 to Saturday 22nd January 2022
  20 signatures

• Do not protect British soldiers who served in NI from prosecution
  Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
  1,218 signatures

• Secretary of State for Northern Ireland To Call A Border Poll
  Open from Friday 12th February 2021 to Thursday 12th August 2021
  851 signatures

• Repeal Section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019.
  Open from Tuesday 9th June 2020 to Wednesday 9th December 2020
  96 signatures

• Call a Referendum on Irish Unity
  Open from Friday 20th March 2020 to Sunday 20th September 2020
  39 signatures

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