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HANSARDEngagementsYesterday, BBC Northern Ireland announced cuts to programming and jobs at BBC Radio Foyle, which in my view will leave the station totally unsustainable. The BBC charter places an…30 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillDoes the Secretary of State agree that New Decade, New Approach contains many commitments, such as funding the Northlands Addiction Treatment Centre, the Magee university…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillFar be it from me to get involved in this conversation between the Alliance party and the DUP, but would the hon. Member like to tell us his understanding of what the DUP’s…29 Nov 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkOn the issue of the enhanced payment for patients with hepatitis C, stage 1, that scheme is backdated to 2019 in Northern Ireland, but in the rest of the UK it is backdated to…24 Nov 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkI am grateful for that commitment. Can the Minister bear in mind that we do not have a single Minister in Northern Ireland over any devolved area right now, and that people in…24 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionA former Member of Parliament for Cork City once said: “No man has the right to fix a boundary to the march of a nation. No man has the right to say to his country, ‘Thus far…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland ElectionsMay I say at the outset that I was never quiet when Sinn Féin kept the institutions of the Good Friday agreement down? I will challenge any party that tries to stop the wishes of…09 Nov 2022HANSARD Derry Addiction CentreI beg to move, That this House has considered delivering on New Decade, New Approach commitments to a Derry addiction centre. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…02 Nov 2022HANSARD Derry Addiction CentreThe hon. Member is absolutely right; one person every single week dies from alcohol-related disease in Northern Ireland. If we add in drug-related deaths, we are talking about 10…02 Nov 2022HANSARD Derry Addiction CentreI am grateful for the right hon. Member’s intervention and I want to put on record my gratitude to him for getting the commitment in writing in the agreement. He went to meet the…02 Nov 2022HANSARD Derry Addiction CentreThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say that the impact of the disease of addiction is felt keenly right across our constituencies. Of course, it is important to say that…02 Nov 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]I understand that, but I think that it is important to put this point on the record. We have heard talk about Sinn Féin this and Sinn Féin that, so will the Minister maybe take…26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]I congratulate the hon. Member on being called to speak early in the debate. Does he accept that it is not just Sinn Féin that cares about the Irish language or the protection of…26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]You do.26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Member for giving me a useful opportunity to make this point. The hon. Member for North Antrim (Ian Paisley) talked about embracing diversity. That is wonderful…26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]rose —26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the right hon. Member for giving way, but will he bring a little clarity to some of his remarks? He said that DUP Members would return to the issue. He is…26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]Who’s laughing?26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]This Bill is a very welcome development. It is not the Irish language Act that we would have liked to see, but it is an important step on the way to recognising that the Irish…26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]Will the hon. Lady give way?12 Oct 2022