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HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe right hon. Member is absolutely right. The families involved—we do have to be careful—in those investigations are largely very happy about the way in which Jon Boutcher’s team…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillCan I ask the hon. Gentleman to be very careful in his language? The last time that solicitors were named in this House, we ended up in a very bad and dangerous place. I would…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThat is an interesting take on the matter, given what I remember happening at the time. Yes, the Ulster Unionists had some reservations about the agreement, but all the other…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillCan the Secretary of State think of any time in history when a murderer lied?18 Jul 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillUnlike some of the people who have been involved in this debate more recently, who have left the Chamber of course, we care about the victims and we want to put the victims at the…18 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillI think we are really through the looking-glass now. It is great to hear real unity from those on these Benches about the problems that exist in Northern Ireland’s public sector…10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillWill the Minister give way?10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillIt was not me who suggested that that was a tactic. The Secretary of State outlined the tactic in his own speech: he said that the next stages of the Bill will not be introduced…10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillMy grandmother once told me that two wrongs do not make a right. Is the hon. Gentleman making the argument that just because Sinn Féin brought the Executive down for three and a…10 Jul 2023HANSARDEngagementsOne quarter of the population of Northern Ireland is on a health waiting list, our workers are on strike for fair pay, and our public finances are in a mess. Will the Prime…24 May 2023HANSARDPower Sharing11. What steps his Department is taking to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland.10 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. He has talked about revenue raising. It is possible that a new model for funding higher education will be looked at. Given that all…10 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillI have tried my best to understand the concerns of Unionism, and I think the European Union and the British Government have as well, to be fair. That is why we have the Windsor…10 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillIt is great to hear that the Democratic Unionist party now supports north-south co-operation. It would be good if we were to allow the north-south bodies to operate properly as…10 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillThat is a very interesting take on the fact that next year the Irish Government will have a budget surplus of €16 billion and we are squabbling over the crumbs from London’s…10 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillI thank the hon. Member for his intervention and his work on this issue. There was a short period when we did not have an MP for Foyle in this Chamber making these points. The…10 May 2023HANSARDPower SharingIt has been 15 months since we had an Executive at Stormont. Our health service has basically collapsed, and our economy is not taking up the opportunity provided by the Windsor…10 May 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandAnd, of course, the agreement that the right hon. Member did not support. We will vote for this motion, because it has been made very clear that this is a vote on the whole…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandIn the very short time I have, I will make a number of brief points. We do not like the Stormont brake, for a number of reasons. I would never have agreed the Stormont brake,…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandIf memory serves me right, the hon. Gentleman voted for the protocol, which did not have a Stormont brake and had far more checks in it. Can he explain why he is voting against…22 Mar 2023