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HANSARD National ResilienceI begin by paying tribute to the hon. and gallant Member for Exmouth and Exeter East (David Reed) for his previous service, including in the special forces support group. I also…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI certainly agree with the framing of the hon. and learned Gentleman’s question, and with the point that he made about peaceful protest. I know he will understand that my remarks…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, not least because he provides me with the opportunity to make a point that I know he will agree with: Belfast is a truly great city. It is a…10 Jun 2026HANSARD National ResilienceI am happy to join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to the work done at the Crystal Palace transmitting station. As he knows better than I, it is an iconic feature of south…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI entirely agree with the right hon. Gentleman, who has made his point very powerfully. To those who would consider any kind of racist activity or any further criminality or…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise concerns—which I am sure will be shared throughout the House—about the attacks on health service workers, to whom we owe a huge debt of…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI am grateful to the hon. Member for his condemnation of the violence and the words he said in praise of those who acted with great courage. I understand his points about PSNI…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her condemnation of the violence. The Government absolutely understand the concerns and are working to address the underlying issues that…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI listened carefully to the points that the hon. Gentleman made, but there were a number of them. Let me reflect on them, and then I shall be happy to discuss them with him…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI am grateful for the condemnation of the violent behaviour that we saw. It is right that we all do that and do not allow any ambiguity in the words we use in that regard. The…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the sensible way in which he has brought his points forward. He is right to raise the resourcing of the PSNI. The Government recognise the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderThe hon. Member makes an important point, and I agree with his characterisation. He is right to reference the attack and the subsequent disorder, but also to reference concerns…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderThe hon. Lady describes with great clarity the impact of the scenes that we have seen in Northern Ireland over the past number of hours. Let me be absolutely clear: the scenes of…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderMy hon. Friend makes an important wider point. Many hon. Members who do not represent constituencies in Northern Ireland will have a long-standing affection for and knowledge of…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI have a huge amount of respect for the right hon. Gentleman, but his characterisation of the words I used in my opening remarks is unfair, not least because I was seeking to…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderThe hon. Gentleman makes his points powerfully, and with huge experience of these matters. I completely agree with his central point that we must not allow the violent criminality…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI am grateful for the opportunity to respond to this question, which I am answering on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who this morning…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI am grateful to the shadow Home Secretary for the points that he has raised and, in particular, for the clarity with which he made the point about violence never being justified.…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say that the scenes that we saw were appalling and unacceptable, and were in no way legitimate protest. I hope that I was crystal clear…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderThe right hon. Gentleman made an excellent point at the beginning of his remarks about the activities we have seen not being British. I completely agree with his analysis of the…10 Jun 2026