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HANSARDIMF Economic OutlookThe UK’s economic decline, which was started by Brexit but exacerbated by the mini-Budget, is genuinely sad, and it hurts millions of ordinary, blameless people. At the moment in…31 Jan 2023HANSARDUnaccompanied Asylum-seeking ChildrenOur focus today is the acute child protection issues flowing from the chaos that the Home Office has allowed to develop in the asylum system. Many children in my constituency, and…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillLike other Members, I regret that we are considering this Bill in this place in this way. I regret the lack of scrutiny, innovation and imagination that can come from Budgets…23 Jan 2023HANSARDElectronic Travel Authorisation: Impact on Travel4. What discussions he has had with organisations and businesses in Northern Ireland on the potential impact of electronic travel authorisation on travel on the island of Ireland.14 Dec 2022HANSARDElectronic Travel Authorisation: Impact on TravelLast week I asked the Prime Minister about the impact of electronic travel authorisation on Northern Irish tourism, and his answer indicated that he did not understand the topic…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaThis is a backwards step and hon. Friends have rightly laid out the regressive environmental impact and what that says about the Government’s seriousness on net zero. My party…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Seasonal Worker Visas: Sponsorship CertificatesNorthern Ireland’s fishing industry, in places such as Kilkeel and Ardglass, is at risk of decimation because seasonal workers have not been included on the exemption list so far.…08 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ15. Over 70% of Northern Ireland’s international tourists arrive in Dublin and travel across the land border, and the UK Government’s proposed electronic travel authorisation is…07 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceI thank the hon. Gentleman for being so generous in giving way. Does he agree that keeping the working environment safe is core to workforce planning, retaining the people who are…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Energy Bills Support Scheme: Northern IrelandDespite this scheme having been announced in May, we will hit December tomorrow without households being supported. As far back as the spring, my party was proposing a taskforce…30 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillI am pleased to be called to speak in the debate, but I am disappointed that it is on another Bill that is a manifestation of political failure. It is the latest in the diet of…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillWill the right hon. Gentleman outline where he saw these price differentials? Through my work, I spend half the week in London and half the week in Belfast, and I am not seeing…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillIs the hon. Member’s point that he would like the salaries of his party colleagues’ staff stopped as well? That seems to be the logical extension of what he is saying. I think we…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillYou are doing a great job yourself. We began that work by tabling amendments to the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Act 2022 to introduce an…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillI appreciate that, Mr Deputy Speaker, and my focus is exclusively on the restoration of the Executive and restoring government to the people of Northern Ireland. I am outlining…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillDoes the Member acknowledge that only three or four days ago I stood shoulder to shoulder, so to speak, with a member of her party when addressing provision by the education…29 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillDoes that mandate extend to the former Minister at the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs who, while government was being withheld from people, was writing…29 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Contingency Accommodation: BelfastI beg to move, That this House has considered the use of contingency accommodation for asylum seekers in Belfast. It is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Sir Robert I…22 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Contingency Accommodation: BelfastI appreciate the Minister setting out the context for the pressure on public services, but I draw attention to the years of inadequate investment in those public services and I…22 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Contingency Accommodation: BelfastThere is no doubt that the public housing stock in Northern Ireland is inadequate and has been under-resourced for many decades. The hotels and dispersal accommodation are in many…22 Nov 2022