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HANSARDLegacy Investigations: Cross-community SupportSome Members of this House want an amnesty for veterans who served in Northern Ireland. In 1976, Majella O’Hare, who was 12 years old, was walking with her friends to church. She…30 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI fully agree with the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie) that it is time to speak on behalf of our constituents. That is why I absolutely and totally reject the Bill.…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThank you, Dame Rosie, and I thank the hon. Member for Stone (Sir William Cash) for his intervention. Regardless of whether the amendment is moved, the principle is utterly…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is, of course, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Rosie. Did I get those words right? I think I did. In my view, this Bill is unfixable. It is probably…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. Member is absolutely right that there will be no trade deal if any damage is done to the Good Friday agreement or the protocol. It is also the case that the Houses of…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThere has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about consent. The hon. Member rightly says that the devolved Administrations were not spoken to at all about this Bill. With all the…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillCan the Minister explain how people in Northern Ireland can have any confidence that this Government, who said only the week before last that they would break international law,…21 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillWe want a trade deal. We want to be able to trade right around the world, but the warning is clear: if people mess about with the Good Friday agreement and all our political…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThis withdrawal agreement took a long time to negotiate. The British Government and this Prime Minister signed up to it, and it was called a fantastic deal. It was to protect us…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillCan I ask the right hon. Gentleman a simple question? How many seats did his party win in Northern Ireland?16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe right hon. Gentleman spoke a lot about the last election and about how many seats the Conservative party won. Can I just ask him how many seats the Conservative party won in…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI rise to speak to amendment 19, which stands in my name and those of my hon. Friends the Members for Belfast South (Claire Hanna) and for North Down (Stephen Farry). Before I get…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. The consensus across Congress is behind the Good Friday agreement. They have been our friends for many a decade. They have supported us…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMadam Deputy Speaker, “I believe that these arrangements are in the interests of Northern Ireland and the UK as a whole. It is a great deal for our whole country.” —[ Official…14 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsThe truth is that, whatever reassurances the Secretary of State gives today, the people in Northern Ireland simply cannot trust a word that comes out of this Tory Government’s…08 Sept 2020HANSARDEngagementsGiven the devastating impact of Brexit on my constituency and the decades of under-investment and neglect by successive British Governments, will the Prime Minister agree to work…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public SecurityOf course, keeping people safe in Northern Ireland should always be the priority. However, that has not always been the case. In 1981, Paul Whitters, aged 15, was killed in Derry,…24 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsIn Ireland, both jurisdictions are working hard to organise contact tracing on a north-south basis, but the Prime Minister’s obsession with avoiding a Brexit transition extension…20 May 2020HANSARDEU Office: BelfastWhat discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the EU’s request to establish an office in Belfast.13 May 2020