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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles BillI note that the Secretary of State was unable to give a single example. There is, I am afraid, an ostrich-like complacency in the Government’s approach to this legislation. Senior…07 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to make a statement on the draft Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial)…17 Dec 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationThank you very much, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question, which I have asked because I think there is a very real danger that the Government may be about to break the…17 Dec 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles: Operation KenovaThank you for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson) on asking it, and on his excellent contribution.…09 Dec 2025HANSARDEU RelationsI am sure people will be pleased to hear that the Labour party is going to honour some of its manifesto commitments. Last week, it was announced that the Government’s attempt to…04 Dec 2025HANSARDEU RelationsI admire the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster’s chutzpah in answering. He pretends that this was in some way not a defeat, but a victory—many more such victories, and we are…04 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsA few weeks ago I wrote to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster about Chinese ownership of critical national infrastructure, including the possible acquisition of Thames…04 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWell, someone was briefing in the right hon. Gentleman’s name. I thank him for his answer, but on the same theme, the electricity distribution network for London and much of the…04 Dec 2025HANSARDOfficial Secrets Act and EspionageYou never answered.03 Dec 2025HANSARDOfficial Secrets Act and EspionageI thank the Joint Committee for its work. Its report is a damning indictment of the Government’s handling of the China spy case. The investigation not only found “serious systemic…03 Dec 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeThank you for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker. I mean no offence to the Parliamentary Secretary, because I have been in his shoes, but when the Government send out a…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial Code(Urgent Question): To ask the Prime Minister to make a statement on the ministerial code.24 Nov 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023I thank the Secretary of State for his answer, and I am aware that the Republic is sharing the information with our inquiry, but he will be aware that the Omagh inquiry is only…19 Nov 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023On 15 August 1998 in Omagh, the Real IRA murdered 29 people, including a woman who was pregnant with twins. It was the deadliest attack of the troubles, and the most wicked.…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillThe right hon. Gentleman raises interesting and important points. We are concerned about the question of who will have access to sensitive national security information within the…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillI concur greatly with my hon. Friend’s remarks, and I will return to them in a few moments.18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillWith all due respect to the hon. Lady, who I enjoyed working opposite, the last Government did not offer delay and dithering; we offered firm legislation. What she outlines, I am…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillAs ever, my right hon. Friend is entirely correct. The courts have no power to strike down statute; they can advise this House to remove legislation.18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillI am going to make some progress. We will have plenty of time in Committee to discuss our particular concerns with this legislation, but I will raise a small number of them today.…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillIt was never given a chance because this Government dropped their appeal—something I will return to shortly.18 Nov 2025