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HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillLooking around the Chamber, it strikes me that there are a number of people present who were not here for yesterday’s debate, when we talked about a range of these issues.…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillYou have said many times, and it has caused distress, that a woman in Northern Ireland who is raped and seeks an abortion could face a longer jail sentence than her attacker. I…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIs it not the case that the way in which new clause 10 is drafted is very broad and covers all the recommendations? There are many technical issues in those recommendations and…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillWe have just had the conclusions of the legacy consultation and the release of a summary of the findings. Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that part of the confusion on a…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree that it is deeply frustrating that we have made these arguments time and again and yet they have been rebuffed by the Government and others as too…09 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. That issue is under discussion. In the talks process, we are talking about a whole range of policies that could go into a programme for…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn). We have possibly set a precedent in the House, in that he and I are both from south Armagh; I moved…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI think I raised this point in our previous debate. There is no barrier to the law changing in Northern Ireland. There has been some confusion on the idea that the law needs to…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI believe that the last Sinn Féin Finance Minister—I think it was perhaps the first Sinn Féin Finance Minister of our devolved Government—has the rather dubious title of being the…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI thank the hon. Member for that contribution. I do not see what happens in Sinn Féin constituency offices, but I can only imagine that the issues of health, education, poverty…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. I absolutely agree. I have worked very closely with government over the past 10 years and more of devolution—since 2007—and we…08 Jul 2019HANSARDCity Deals: ScopeThe Belfast city deal has huge potential to bring investment and economic growth to Belfast and the wider region. Will the Minister outline in a little more detail what…03 Jul 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sWill the hon. Gentleman give way?08 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sWhen we look back over the comments from the BBC at that time, it is clear—many people have referenced this—that many people welcomed it because it was getting concessions…08 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sI am proud to say that we are very supportive of the motion. The hon. Gentleman has outlined the characteristics of many people in the over-75 group. Despite all the things he has…08 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sI thank the hon. Lady for the very strong speech that she is making. As I said earlier, a lot of older people who have contacted me are deeply frustrated because they see this…08 May 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland ExecutiveAlthough the Minister has stated that this could become a political judgment in terms of civil servants, the reality is that the law is there. There are parameters around the…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland: Murder of Lyra McKeeThe outpouring of grief for Lyra from her friends and from right across the community stands as a testimony to the wonderful kind person that Lyra was. I had the privilege of…23 Apr 2019