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HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]I will not retract what I have said. It is absolutely correct: you stood shoulder to shoulder during the time when the Executive were pulled down by Sinn Féin at the behest of its…26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]At a significant cost, no doubt, to the ratepayer. Ultimately, in the delivery of visible and frontline public services, the measure will mean substantive added cost. The new…26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]No, I will not.26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]You will know, Dame Eleanor, as we know, that Northern Ireland works best when our communities feel fairly treated. Our amendments are about offering that fairness to those with a…26 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillIn introducing new clause 11, the hon. Member for Walthamstow (Stella Creasy) is merely picking up the baton from amendments originally sponsored by the hon. Member for Ealing…18 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]Will the hon. Member give way?12 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman will have plenty of opportunity to speak later. Part 2 of the Bill is the very antithesis of cross-community consent. Specifically, clauses 6 and 7 provide…12 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman did not ask me to give way and I have taken many interventions from him in the past. No one can deny in this House that the issue has been weaponised. That has…12 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]Absolutely—kowtowing to the demands of Sinn Féin is often the way that it goes. For those reasons, we will vote against the Bill on Second Reading and table amendments. Should…12 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]On behalf of our party, I offer our deepest sympathies to the families who lost loved ones in the horrific incident in Creeslough—it is heartbreaking to see those scenes and the…12 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationThe Chief Secretary will be aware of the stress on mortgage holders as they have watched deals being withdrawn with the prospect of steep rises ahead. What assurances can he give…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessThe Secretary of State has mentioned Northern Ireland several times, highlighting the fact that he is aware that a large number of small businesses there rely on oil for heating…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenI join Members across the House in expressing my deepest sorrow and that of my constituents in Upper Bann on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. To His Majesty King…09 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillThe hon. Gentleman will share my fear that this trade deal will allow the import of food products produced in ways that would be illegal here—for instance, on land deforested for…06 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI agree wholeheartedly with the hon. Member. We welcome those comments, but we hope and trust that the incoming Prime Minister will not be bullied by the EU, but will bring…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI thank the hon. Member for that wonderful point. I genuinely thank every hon. Member who has put their trust in this Bill and supported it; the hon. Member for Aberconwy (Robin…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillYou will be glad to know, Madam Deputy Speaker, that I will also keep my remarks very brief. Tonight, we have reached a milestone and we can say that we are off to a good start in…20 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI thank my hon. Friend for giving way; he is certainly in full flow. It is important to strip this debate back to the businesses currently impacted by the protocol. We cannot look…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillToday in my constituency, more than 100,000 people will gather in the small, rural village of Scarva for what is the largest parade of the year and what many believe to be the…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. It is well made and has been noted. New clause 4 seeks to ensure that terrorists receiving immunity cannot proceed to laud their evil…04 Jul 2022