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HANSARDTransgender PrisonersOn 4 October, I announced reforms to our policy for the allocation of transgender prisoners. Under the reforms, transgender prisoners with male genitalia should no longer be held…11 Oct 2022HANSARDElectronic MonitoringWe set out in our beating crime plan how we will improve public protection and increase public confidence in the justice system. We are determined to empower the police and…11 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I mirror the comments of the Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office, my right hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth…04 Jul 2022HANSARDReport of the Independent Reviewer for National Security Arrangements 2021The role of the Independent Reviewer of National Security Arrangements (IRNSA) in Northern Ireland is to monitor compliance with annex E of the St Andrews agreement, reviewing the…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillMy right hon. Friend makes a fair point. He will know from attending oral questions to the Northern Ireland Office that I have regularly had to listen to the hon. Member for Hove…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI thank all Members who have spoken on Second Reading. I will attempt to respond to as many of the points raised as possible, perhaps leaving out the choice of sandwich that the…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillWe have delivered unfettered access from Northern Ireland to Great Britain. I appreciate that hon. Lady is talking about where we do have real challenges, with goods moving from…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillMy right hon. Friend is renowned for always speaking good sense, as he did in that intervention. I can go further; I was given an example not too long ago about the frustration of…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillAbsolutely, and I appreciate the opportunity that the hon. Gentleman gives me to talk about what I said back in January. This highlights exactly the behaviour we expected from the…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillAbsolutely, and that is why it was important to have that in the Bill—the right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Let us be clear: for just under a quarter of a century, the…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point, and it is absolutely our determination that the Bill will ensure a good, flexible free flow of products from Great Britain to Northern…27 Jun 2022HANSARDTrade between NI and rest of UKMy hon. Friend is always fired on rocket-powered fuel when asking direct questions like that—and I am afraid that, no, I cannot top that. My hon. Friend is absolutely right.…22 Jun 2022HANSARDTrade between NI and rest of UKAbsolutely. My hon. Friend is right. We want to see trade booming across the United Kingdom and for the United Kingdom. We will continue to work closely with businesses. The…22 Jun 2022HANSARDTrade between NI and rest of UKI am sure that the hon. Gentleman will appreciate that I cannot confirm the exact date at this point, but we have introduced the Bill and he can be reassured that the Government…22 Jun 2022HANSARDTrade between NI and rest of UKMy hon. Friend makes an important point on why the Bill matters. Freedom to move products within the UK’s internal market without impediment is critical. The proposed legislation…22 Jun 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol NegotiationsI have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues about issues affecting Northern Ireland more widely, including the Northern Ireland protocol.22 Jun 2022HANSARDTrade between NI and rest of UKMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We all want to see Stormont back up and running. It is important that we see all the Ministers back with their full powers. We have caretaker…22 Jun 2022HANSARDTrade between NI and rest of UKI am sure that if the hon. Gentleman does a bit of research, he will see that it is actually quite a complicated picture. It is good to see Northern Ireland growing back quickly:…22 Jun 2022HANSARDTrade between NI and rest of UKThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. It is important that we deliver and protect all aspects of the Belfast/Good Friday agreement; I have made the point several times at the…22 Jun 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol NegotiationsThe hon. Gentleman talks about the Belfast/Good Friday agreement, but his tweets in the last couple of weeks have highlighted that he has possibly not even read it; I suggest that…22 Jun 2022