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HANSARD Irish Border: Customs ArrangementsDespite the fact that border checks or infrastructure are not mentioned in the Belfast/Good Friday agreement, this Government have committed to avoiding a hard border, which this…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4I thank the hon. Lady for giving way. One particular challenge in Northern Ireland —[Interruption.] Had she finished?30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 5rose —30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6I thank my hon. Friend for that valuable contribution. One of the interesting aspects of the proposal is that it has been so long in gestation that the debate, knowledge and…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 5I note from the report that the immigration status of those who have been rescued and entered the system is not held. I want to echo the point made by my hon. Friend the Member…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6Will the Minister give way?30 Sept 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanI welcome today’s statement and the benefit it will bring to Northern Ireland by way of the Barnett consequentials. I also welcome the reference to NHS workforce investment. The…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4I thank the hon. Lady for giving way, and I apologise to the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris). I thought she had given way, but it was clear from her demeanour that…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7I will endeavour to be as pithy as I can be, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank the House for bringing this debate forward today. I expressed my concern just before the break—the…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4Although some aspects of the legislation in Northern Ireland are perhaps positive, many aspects require reform. Does my hon. Friend agree that, although there is no gambling in…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7I thank my hon. Friend for giving way on that important point. It is undoubtedly the case, when one reads that report, that there is a direct rule implication—an implication for…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7Will my right hon. Friend confirm that in all the discussions at the time of the inquiry—when we looked at the inquiry in the Republic of Ireland and inquiries elsewhere, where…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4I had the pleasure to attend that event to raise awareness. Does my hon. Friend agree that what was really striking was what a slippery slope there is? It very often started with…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 5I do not intend to speak for long because I follow a hugely comprehensive, detailed and valuable speech from the hon. Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce). Many extremely detailed…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I say that with some trepidation because I may have called you Madam Deputy Secretary on the last occasion and now it is constantly in my head…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4Does my hon. Friend agree that this is at the heart of the difficulty in Northern Ireland, particularly for young people? These online websites advertise around sport, which many…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6I thank the Minister for giving way on that point. Although the amendment puts an obligation on the Government to bring forward regulations, I suspect that such a change in the…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6I thank the hon. Lady for that very valuable contribution and I absolutely agree. This is so difficult to explain to victims and survivors. I know that the Minister will have…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6Regarding the earlier point, I emphasise again that my personal opinion does not matter; I was articulating the opinion of victims and survivors and that is why I said the…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(2)If the hon. Gentleman has a discussion with his right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, his right hon. Friend will inform him that the Democratic Unionist party has put…09 Sept 2019