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HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Restoring DevolutionIt is rare these days that a decision made by the House provokes joy and hope, but it will today among thousands of people in Northern Ireland who love each other, are in a…21 Oct 2019HANSARD Imprisonment of Catalan LeadersAs other Members have said, this is not about the merits or otherwise of independence for Catalonia. It is about the subjugation of political and civic leaders for pursuing a…15 Oct 2019HANSARDConsumer ProtectionConsumers can sign up to long-term financial commitments for broadband, television and mobile phone services by clicking a few buttons online, but to cancel those services they…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillRegulations would come forward in the usual form, on the basis of a vote tonight approving the mechanism to do that. The Bill in fact makes specific provision for the Secretary of…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI pay tribute to all those colleagues who have taken part in the debate; it was characterised by strongly held, sincere views, articulated in an environment and atmosphere of…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMay I draw the right hon. Gentleman’s attention to his own new clauses 15 and 17, which propose the introduction of legislation relating to the armed forces covenant and the…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. I have always been clear that I am an MP from Northern Ireland, not for Northern Ireland. It is his job and the job of his colleagues…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI thank my hon. Friend for what he said and for the work he did as shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. This and other issues we will discuss today, on which I am sure…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillAbsolutely. I see that my hon. Friend the Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Ged Killen) is in his place. He is married to a Tyrone man. As an Armagh man, I make no further…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI appreciate the hon. Lady’s remarks and the work she has done in Scotland. I also appreciate her acknowledgment that this can and should be done, and that it does not impinge on…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIt is very important that we have a mechanism where sensitive, cultural or constitutional issues get support on a cross-party basis. I do not believe same-sex marriage was one of…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI think it is. That has always been my contention and I hope to speak on that in my closing remarks. Did the hon. Member for North Antrim (Ian Paisley) want to intervene? I will…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for what he has said and I will answer him very directly. Far from usurping the role of the Assembly, I am acting on a mandate given by the Assembly…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI thank the hon. Lady again for the direct way in which she puts the question. I was not old enough to vote for the Good Friday agreement, but everything I have done in my…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI thank the hon. and learned Lady for her intervention and pay tribute to her and her colleague the hon. Member for Livingston (Hannah Bardell) for the work that they have done to…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI think the hon. Gentleman is posing a question for his own party and other participants in the talks, because to my mind the idea that this measure would lead to a failure of…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI rise to speak to new clause 1 in my name and the names of many right hon. and hon. Friends and Members across the Chamber. I want to speak briefly about the purpose of the new…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI will give way to the hon. Lady and then to the right hon. Gentleman.09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI very much appreciate the sentiment, but let us get through today first and then we can have a conversation about that.09 Jul 2019