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HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and for the many, many hours of work that he personally has put into the talks we have been having. They are detailed talks and it is a…17 Jan 2024HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingI am acutely aware of the industrial action scheduled for tomorrow and the detrimental impact it will have on public services. I hear the call from the right hon. Gentleman and…17 Jan 2024HANSARDTroubles Permanent Disablement Payment SchemeLike the hon. Member, I too am quite surprised that he is that popular. [ Interruption. ] I am sorry; I misread the room again. The troubles permanent disablement payment scheme…17 Jan 2024HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and the way that he put it. As I mentioned earlier, public sector pay is devolved and is properly a matter for locally elected…17 Jan 2024HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question and for his affirmation of the work done on the Windsor framework. Obviously, I will be doing everything I can to ensure that it…17 Jan 2024HANSARDThe UnionAs we can see, all politics is local, and I congratulate my hon. Friend on the success of shared cross-border services in his constituency; he is absolutely right. I know he is a…17 Jan 2024HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and, indeed, for the way in which he and his party have conducted themselves in the talks to try to restore the Executive. The UK…17 Jan 2024HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingI cannot answer for the DUP, and would never seek to do so, but behind all this is the concern that it had about the Northern Ireland protocol as we left the European Union and…17 Jan 2024HANSARDTroubles Permanent Disablement Payment SchemeYes, that is actually part of the review and one of the questions we are looking at.17 Jan 2024HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingIt will not have escaped your notice, Mr Speaker, that four years ago, on 11 January, the Northern Ireland Assembly reformed. The First Minister effectively collapsed the…17 Jan 2024HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingMy right hon. Friend makes a very fair point, because in the midst of everything we are trying to do to get the Executive back up and running, the Republic of Ireland’s decision…17 Jan 2024HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for his question and welcome his election as Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, probably more than some other Members will—I…17 Jan 2024HANSARDTroubles Permanent Disablement Payment SchemeAs I said, having met Judge McAlinden, I am conducting a review of the operation of the scheme, which will report before August this year. The review is under way, and I very much…17 Jan 2024HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingYes, the hon. Lady is exactly right. There is a fair and generous £3.3 billion package on the table for a restored Executive to use for this purpose and many others. As everyone…17 Jan 2024HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingI thank the hon. Lady both for her interest and for the sentiment behind her question. A huge amount is happening, including meetings galore with all the political parties in…17 Jan 2024HANSARDIndependent Commission for Reconciliation and Information RecoveryFollowing the passage of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, I am today establishing the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information…14 Dec 2023HANSARDIndependent Reporting Commission: Sixth Substantive ReportI have received the sixth substantive report from the Independent Reporting Commission. The Commission was established following the fresh start agreement of November 2015 to…05 Dec 2023HANSARDIndependent Commission for Reconciliation and Information RecoveryAs you would expect, Mr Speaker, I meet all the political parties and their party leaders in Northern Ireland and here, where their party leaders exist. Everyone knows the views…22 Nov 2023HANSARDIndependent Commission for Reconciliation and Information RecoveryTo update the House, Sir Declan Morgan and Peter Sheridan have been identified as chief commissioner-designate and commissioner for investigations-designate, respectively. Sir…22 Nov 2023HANSARDWindsor FrameworkI would like to thank the local councils and the Northern Ireland civil service for the work they have done on this so far. The flooding, which I know we will talk about a bit…22 Nov 2023