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HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI ask the Minister and the Secretary of State whether there is the slightest scintilla—the slightest glint—that Sinn Féin will come to an agreement in the next three months, or…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe elephant in the room is the fact that Sinn Féin just does not give a damn about the Northern Ireland Executive. A year and a half ago, we were talking about making moves very…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe hon. Lady is making a really good speech. What pressure is building up in Sinn Féin MLA areas? All the problems she outlines must be replicated there, so what pressure are…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman, who is a good friend, for giving way. Is it not ironic that if Stormont was to be reconstituted without Sinn Féin and we started passing a few…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy very good and hon. Friend is talking absolute sense. It is about time that we imposed option one, which means, despite our not having direct rule, making some laws that will…08 Jul 2019HANSARDUK Ambassador to USA: Leaked EmailsWhoever leaked these signals will have signed the Official Secrets Act, which means that they should not divulge anything “confidential”, “secret”, “top secret” or above. This is…08 Jul 2019HANSARDVeterans: RecognitionMay I ask my right hon. Friend to ensure that, all these years later, someone in the Ministry of Defence checks on veterans from Northern Ireland who were grievously hurt…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Assisted DyingMy hon. Friend says that her constituent had the resources to go to Switzerland and end her life. Does she know how much it costs to go to Dignitas? The whole package, plus…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Assisted DyingIt seems to me that the law is grossly unfair. If someone has the resources—we have talked about £10,000—they can go to an alien place and die, with a few family around, and their…04 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland CentenaryWould it not be a good idea for the Secretary of State to declare, or to get the relevant organisation to declare, a bank holiday on 5 May, which will be the exact date, 100 years…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Genetic HaemochromatosisFrom what I have heard today, which is the entire encyclopaedia of my knowledge, it seems to me that we could cover the issue pretty well if every blood test included a check,…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Genetic HaemochromatosisI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. As I am half-Scottish, have had my hip replaced and feel tired most of the time, I am worried, but not as worried as doctors…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Genetic HaemochromatosisI stand as an ignoramus on this matter, but I want to support my hon. Friend who is leading the debate, and I want to know more about the matter. Is this something that is in a…03 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingI suspect that the hon. Lady might be going on to say that those people were then blacklisted; they could not get another job in the health service afterwards, for some reason…03 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingI thank my very good friend for allowing me to intervene. It seems to me that the very best companies, corporations and organisations should include in their codes of ethics or…03 Jul 2019HANSARDSudanI intervene on my friend because if 100 civilians had been killed in a European country there would be one hell of a row about it. Although people here, such as my good friend, my…20 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanI thank my hon. Friend for letting me intervene. It is crucial that the International Criminal Court now takes more of an interest in what is happening in Sudan and South Sudan.…20 Jun 2019HANSARD Port Agents: Medical Duty of CareI believe the Minister is shortly to finish, but I wonder what the heck is going to happen to this so-called Dr Sparman. How can we allow this man to continue his work in…20 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanAll of them—not just June.20 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanI have an interest in Sudan, in so far as when I was a young boy living in Aden, my nurse came from there, and I have a great deal of affection for her still. In my experience,…20 Jun 2019