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HANSARDVeterans: Protection from ProsecutionBefore we begin, I would like to make some brief remarks regarding the upcoming anniversary of Bloody Sunday. This Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. The killing…26 Jan 2022HANSARDVeterans: Protection from ProsecutionYes. Again, my hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Government are unequivocal in our commitment to deliver for all those most impacted by the troubles, including those who served…26 Jan 2022HANSARDVeterans: Protection from ProsecutionMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I agree with what he says. It is important that we find a way forward that works for the people of Northern Ireland and, as I say, delivers…26 Jan 2022HANSARDVeterans: Protection from ProsecutionThe right hon. Gentleman makes an important point. I can be very clear, and as a Government we are clear, that we will never accept any moral equivalence between those who upheld…26 Jan 2022HANSARDVeterans: Protection from ProsecutionMy right hon. Friend makes an important point, from the point of view of veterans. He is absolutely right: most people who went out there served their country to protect life, in…26 Jan 2022HANSARDVeterans: Protection from ProsecutionThe hon. Gentleman gives a powerful example. Ballymurphy, which I spoke about at the Dispatch Box not that long ago, is another powerful example of it taking far too long in these…26 Jan 2022HANSARDStabilityA stable Northern Ireland needs sustainable devolved institutions. We have progressed the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill to that end.…26 Jan 2022HANSARDStabilityWe have been making progress in this area. We work in partnership with and support the Northern Ireland Department of Justice in the devolved areas, as well as with the Police…26 Jan 2022HANSARDStabilityOn the cultural package, what we agreed to take forward is exactly what was agreed between the parties in New Decade, New Approach itself, and we will continue to look at that. It…26 Jan 2022HANSARDVeterans: Protection from ProsecutionAs I have outlined, as the Prime Minister said at the time and as I have said in responding to public inquiries recently, we as the Government must accept responsibility for what…26 Jan 2022HANSARDStabilityYes, absolutely. That is our focus, and we have been taking this through the House. As my hon. Friend the Minister of State said a short while ago, and no doubt he will be back…26 Jan 2022HANSARDBalance of Trade with Great Britain and the EUWe are committed to boosting trade in Northern Ireland with both the rest of the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. The Northern Ireland protocol has, as I just said,…26 Jan 2022HANSARDStabilityMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. The protocol is not working—that is clear. The feedback we get from businesses across Northern Ireland is that it is not sustainable…26 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagement with Businesses: Northern Ireland ProtocolMy engagement with the Northern Ireland business community is extensive. Just this week I have been in Northern Ireland engaging directly with businesses, as I do every week, to…26 Jan 2022HANSARDVeterans: Protection from ProsecutionThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. As we have said from the beginning, it is important that we engage with a wide range of stakeholders. I have done that myself, as…26 Jan 2022HANSARDStabilityI appreciate that the hon. Gentleman has been over to Northern Ireland once and so is basing his comments on some odd conversation. I find what he just said a bit rich, bearing in…26 Jan 2022HANSARDStabilityWe are committed to bringing that forward within the mandate of the period for Stormont, as we said at the time, and that remains our commitment.26 Jan 2022HANSARDPetition of Concern Mechanism: Northern Ireland AssemblyI am today laying before both Houses of Parliament the fourth report by the UK Government on the use of the petition of concern mechanism in the Northern Ireland Assembly. As part…20 Jan 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol NegotiationsThe UK Government have been very clear and transparent about our intentions all the way through, as we were when we launched the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill last year, as…08 Dec 2021HANSARDConsultations on Addressing Legacy of Northern Ireland's Past: Victims GroupsI do not recognise what my hon. Friend just outlined. I said that I would set out to Parliament our intended direction of travel and what we wanted to do before the summer recess,…08 Dec 2021