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HANSARDNorthern Ireland SecurityThe threat level to Northern Ireland from Northern Ireland-related terrorism is constantly monitored and is subject to a regular, formal review. This is a systematic,…28 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandYes, I do believe that, and I thank my hon. Friend for making the point.22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandIt is less than 3%. This preserves access for Northern Ireland businesses to the single market, and yesterday I listed a whole host of different areas in which these EU laws are…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, which I did not hear completely. The green lane will be open for goods travelling into Northern Ireland for consumption in Northern…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandOne, it is a veto; two, it is a route to arbitration; and three, it removes any element of the European Court of Justice being relevant in this decision. So I think we have…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandI am afraid I have not seen that letter; I know nothing of it. I believe that the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill will do a good job of work for the whole of the…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandI will continue for a bit, if I may. I will give way in a moment. We all believe, as democrats here, that in a democracy people should have a say over any change in the laws under…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandIt is, without doubt, statecraft emanating from No. 10, and I pay tribute to the Prime Minister for everything that he does in that respect.22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandI would say to the hon. Gentleman that I think I am right.22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandThose vehicles will be using the trusted trader service. There will be 21 fields of information, mostly auto-populated, which will mean no certificates will be needed from vets or…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I was also told that this would be an impossible ask. Throughout my time in the European Parliament and, indeed, as chairman of an…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandI gave the majority of that list in the course of those proceedings, and I said that I would write to my right hon. Friend, which I will do. The old protocol had some measures…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandI think I should now continue with my speech, so that I can explain all this to the House. The brake is triggered if 30 Members of the Legislative Assembly from two parties object…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandI have to agree with my right hon. Friend.22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandI very much look forward to having that conversation with a fully functioning Assembly and Executive. Some have described this as a consultative role for MLAs, but it is not. It…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandWe are maintaining that 3% of EU law. My right hon. Friend has helped to answer the question that my hon. Friend the Member for Lichfield (Michael Fabricant) posed. There will be…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandThe brake cannot even start to be a thing until Stormont goes back and the Executive function.22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandI have made it perfectly clear that we are maintaining 3% of EU law in Northern Ireland. This is the bare minimum to maintain Northern Ireland’s access to the single market, which…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandI thought we already had it, but I will come back to the hon. Gentleman if that is not the case.22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandIf the Assembly is sitting and he is sitting in it, which he would be as a fully elected member of his political party, I am absolutely sure that he could do that.22 Mar 2023