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HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketThe Minister says he supports the Good Friday agreement in all its parts. Does he support the bit that says that the Government should be rigorously impartial?01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Marketrose—01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandFrom listening to the Secretary of State and reading the Command Paper, we would perhaps think there is only the Democratic Unionist party in Northern Ireland and no people with…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandThere was a memorial service on Tuesday for somebody who I think never gets enough credit for his role in the peace process. Peter Brooke once said that Britain had “no selfish…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandMay I put it on record that I think the right hon. Gentleman has done a lot of good work over the past couple of weeks and he has been very brave? It is not easy for a Member to…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationIt is important to point out that the people of Ireland, north and south, will decide the constitutional future of Ireland—nobody else. This is a very good day for the people of…31 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsIn the week of the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, people in Derry are watching unarmed Palestinians being gunned down by Israeli soldiers. Over 25,000 people have now been…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe right hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson) and I have not agreed on much recently—in fact, he kind of drives me crazy—and we do not agree on much of what we…24 Jan 2024HANSARD Tributes to Sir Tony LloydWe have heard much about the many roles that Tony played during his time in politics, in the House, in the Labour party, as a police and crime commissioner, and as the interim…23 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineLast week the Israeli ambassador in London said the quiet bit out loud when she implied that the Israeli Government are trying to totally destroy the Gaza strip. Has the Foreign…08 Jan 2024HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelIsrael’s stated aim in this conflict is the destruction of Hamas, and the UK and US Governments have given it a blank cheque to achieve that aim. I have not met one serious expert…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: Israelrose—12 Dec 2023HANSARDViolence Reduction, Policing and Criminal JusticeI have been to Gaza. It was a hell on earth before this latest bombardment and it has been absolutely flattened over the last few weeks. The hon. Member will know that one of the…15 Nov 2023HANSARDEngagementsA few short months ago, the world came to Belfast to celebrate the Good Friday agreement. At the heart of that agreement was the realisation that we could not use violence as a…25 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI join the Prime Minister in strongly condemning the despicable, horrendous acts by Hamas last week. It was and is an ongoing war crime. Of course, though, one war crime does not…16 Oct 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe Secretary of State says he cannot put himself in the shoes of the victims, but he could listen to them. Can he tell us how many or what percentage of the victims he has met…06 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThere are a lot of things that get me angry in this job, but this has got me more angry than anything I have ever had to deal with. The people sitting on the Benches occupied by…06 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI am grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way again. The premise of his argument and some of the arguments we have heard from Members on those Benches, which are…06 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe Minister made this very point at an event that I was at at the weekend, but it was Chatham House rules so I am not allowed to talk about it. He puts forward the argument that…06 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachI think that Simon Byrne has made absolutely the right decision in resigning today, given everything that has happened in recent weeks. However, there is a much deeper and more…04 Sept 2023