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HANSARDSpending Review: Northern Ireland ExecutiveThe Government have just had a spending review, so they must know how much they intend to spend. There will be a line in the Treasury accounts set aside for the Finucane inquiry.…02 Jul 2025HANSARDSpending Review: Northern Ireland ExecutiveThe spending review settlement for the Northern Ireland Office explicitly covers the Finucane inquiry, but so far the Government have refused to say how much money has been set…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Green-belt Development: Rayleigh and Wickfordindicated assent .20 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2025By when does the Minister hope to see that independent expert appointed—by the summer, the autumn or the end of the year? Can she give us a sense of how long the process will take?09 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2025It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. The Conservative party remains wholeheartedly committed to trial by jury, a right that was first recorded in our laws…09 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster very skilfully talked about the future, rather than the past year. I will let him know that during the past year, the number of roles in…05 Jun 2025HANSARDCyber-securityThe Government’s own cyber experts Innovate UK have warned the Government that the proposed Chinese embassy at the Royal Mint threatens to compromise the telephone and internet…05 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has already told the House about plans for a reduction in civil service numbers. Since he came into office, how many civil service roles…05 Jun 2025HANSARDCyber-securityThe previous Government did not engage—sorry, they did not disengage. At the heart of this are two simple facts. First, the Government already know that this site is a security…05 Jun 2025HANSARDInterim Custody Orders: CompensationThe whole House will have heard the Secretary of State not give a reason why the Government did not continue the appeal. Government lawyers told the last Government that there…21 May 2025HANSARDInterim Custody Orders: CompensationIn his opening remarks, the Secretary of State left out one crucial detail: the truth is that the last Government did legislate with cross-party support to prevent people like…21 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitMy hon. Friend’s experience in these matters speaks volumes. The truth is that we must be absolutely certain that this will not be just another scheme for funnelling money into…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitAin’t that the truth! Here is an opportunity for the Government to give guarantees and securities to our fishermen.13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitIt is freedom of movement for young people, is it not? What we are asking for today is for the Labour party to set out what its clear position is. In a moment, I will explain why…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI would say that if the terms of the deal are that the UK must pay to have access to that fund, we must ask very serious questions of our European allies about why we should have…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI am glad to be the one to break it to the hon. Lady that we already co-operate with Europe on defence, and have done so for a very long time. She will know that the cornerstone…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThe hon. Gentleman has made a very good point. It is one that he has made often in the House, and I look forward to his making it to the Minister in a few moments’ time. On the…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI fully agree with my hon. Friend. The fact is that the UK has made a disproportionate, but necessary, contribution to European defence for many decades. I think that we were…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitWe are the party that took fishermen out of the common fisheries policy, which is something that fishing communities wanted. We very much hope that this Government will not…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitWhen I first arrived in the House, the leader of the hon. Gentleman’s party was advocating leaving NATO and giving up Trident, so I will take no lectures from those on his side of…13 May 2025