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HANSARDRelations with the EUWe appear, regrettably, to be witnessing the start of a global trade war. Over the past week, the United States has placed tariffs on some of its major trading partners, and they…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhy are the Government scared of allowing the National Security Adviser to give evidence to the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy?06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure the Committee will be delighted to hear that. However, there is a precedent in this area: David Frost, now Lord Frost, was an adviser when he gave evidence to the…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic ServicesMy question was about the liability that the Police Service of Northern Ireland might be under following the Secretary of State’s decision. Police numbers in Northern Ireland are…26 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic ServicesThe Government’s decision to repeal the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 will mean reopening many inquests and civil cases. Many of those cases will…26 Feb 2025HANSARDClonoe InquestThank you for granting this UQ, Mr Speaker. On a February night in 1992, four men—known terrorists—armed with semi-automatic weapons and a Dushka machine gun capable of firing 600…11 Feb 2025HANSARD UK-EU RelationsI thank the Paymaster General for advance sight of his statement, and I am grateful to him for coming to the House today to give us a rendition of the speech that he gave in…06 Feb 2025HANSARDRelations with the EUI would welcome that, too, Mr Speaker, because the right hon. Gentleman was not answering my question—just as he did not answer the question of my hon. Friend the Member for…23 Jan 2025HANSARDRelations with the EUYesterday in Davos, Mr Šefčovič suggested that the UK and the EU were talking about dynamic alignment. As the Paymaster General will be aware, that is, if true, a very significant…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven the news from Germany, will the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster update the House on the work the Cabinet Office is doing to prepare for the possibility of an outbreak…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his reply. Could he assure me that he is speaking to interested parties in Northern Ireland? Given that Northern Ireland is so closely…23 Jan 2025HANSARDLegacy DiscussionsLet us return to the matter of Gerry Adams. I am sorry to say that I must correct the Secretary of State. The High Court found that those provisions of the legacy Act were…15 Jan 2025HANSARDLegacy DiscussionsI would like to return to the question that has just been raised by the former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, my right hon. Friend the Member for Skipton and Ripon (Sir…15 Jan 2025HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2025May I welcome you to your place, Mr Mundell, and wish you and all hon. Members a happy new year? The Opposition do not intend to oppose the draft regulations, but we have some…07 Jan 2025HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI am very glad that the hon. Lady has had an opportunity to make that point. As I have said, we have seen that the Republic is carrying out checks on the other side of the border,…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillNo, I do not think I am being impatient, because this is an extremely important subject. We were all aware, when the Command Paper was published earlier this year, that this would…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI will not, actually. I have points to make and I want to leave the Minister time to make her speech and take interventions from Members in all parts of the House. One thing that…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillAs the hon. and learned Member for North Antrim says, if the Bill were to pass—as we know it will not, because it is being talked out—there would not be the same need for that…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillIt is a pleasure to be called in this debate—and nice to have an opportunity to stand up. It is also nice to see such enthusiasm for this subject from Labour Members, and I can…06 Dec 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Five MissionsIt is a pleasure to face the right hon. Gentleman across the Dispatch Box for what I believe is the first time. I am pleased to see three members of the Cabinet on the Front…05 Dec 2024