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HANSARDRecent DisorderYes, absolutely. I will also just say that the Northern Ireland Executive have been involved in the specialist committee, which feeds into the Joint Committee, through the work…21 Apr 2021HANSARDRecent DisorderI am afraid the hon. Gentleman betrayed a lack of understanding, in the sense that people of the whole community of Northern Ireland are affected by these problems and the…21 Apr 2021HANSARDRecent DisorderYes, absolutely, and I am very proud of the fact that we do. We have a Prime Minister who has been very much engaged. The hon. Gentleman should look at the Prime Minister’s…21 Apr 2021HANSARDRecent DisorderYes. I think the hon. Gentleman alludes to a wider issue that the previous questioner rightly raised in the statement last week. A multi-faceted set of issues came together over…21 Apr 2021HANSARDLeaving the EU: Peace in Northern IrelandIn the 23 years since the Belfast/Good Friday agreement was signed, there has been a transformative change in Northern Ireland. The hard-won peace has created the conditions for…21 Apr 2021HANSARDLeaving the EU: Peace in Northern IrelandThe hon. Gentleman makes a very important and powerful point, which I absolutely agree with. One of the things in the Belfast/Good Friday agreement that has not managed to be…21 Apr 2021HANSARDLeaving the EU: Peace in Northern IrelandThank you, Mr Speaker. As I said earlier, some of the tension that we have seen over the last few weeks is multi-faceted, with a number of issues involved. On the hon. Gentleman’s…21 Apr 2021HANSARDRecent DisorderI have been in close conversation with political and community leaders and the Police Service of Northern Ireland in response to recent events. Their unification in condemning the…21 Apr 2021HANSARDRecent DisorderThe British-Irish Council has never ceased to meet regularly and has always been chaired in the same way. The conversations are ongoing between ourselves and the Irish Government.…21 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern IrelandMy hon. Friend, who chairs the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, makes a very good point. He is absolutely right, not just in his admiration for cinema, but in his recognition…13 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern IrelandI welcome the hon. Lady’s condemnation of the violence and her support for the PSNI and others, as well as her words about the social fabric structure issues in Northern Ireland.…13 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern IrelandWith permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement to update the House on the recent disorder in Northern Ireland. The main areas of unrest have been specific…13 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern IrelandGiven that this was outlined earlier today, it is interesting that Opposition Members continue to want to talk about nothing else but leaving the EU. I think that highlights their…13 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern IrelandYes, I understand the point the hon. Gentleman was making. He referenced a few of the things I outlined in my opening remarks about the challenges, the straw that broke the…13 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern IrelandYes, I can give that assurance. I would go a little bit further: even in the conversations I was having in Belfast yesterday with community groups and political leaders, everybody…13 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern IrelandAs the right hon. Gentleman knows, we took unilateral action just a few weeks ago to ease some of these issues—issues that would have made matters even more difficult, as I…13 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern IrelandMy hon. Friend is right about the multifaceted situation. There is work that we have to do. We have touched on integrated education. We also have to ensure that there is a…13 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern IrelandMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Obviously, we need to understand all the issues that have come together to lead people to think that violence is the solution, completely…13 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern IrelandI am very happy to do that. In fact, we organised a meeting just recently for Executive Ministers and Ministers and officials from Government, including the Ministry of Housing,…13 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern IrelandThe hon. Gentleman has a long-held and strong passion for Northern Ireland and has always worked in a collegiate way to ensure that the people of Northern Ireland are well…13 Apr 2021