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HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketI am glad that I allowed my hon. Friend to make that intervention even though the hon. Member for Aberconwy had brought his contribution to a conclusion, because that is an…01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketIt is always good to hear from the hon. Gentleman, but he knowingly confuses my point. He knows that Coca-Cola being situated in Northern Ireland and sending its products…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandIt is worth making the point that while the Secretary of State is right in his response on the review, which was the subject of the rightful concern raised by my hon. Friend the…01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Intertrade UK, a body about which Members will read in The Command Paper, will have an important job of work to do in that regard. Back in…01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for the conversations we have had on this specific point. She is right to highlight her concerns and to seek assurances from the Government,…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandThe Chairman of the European Scrutiny Committee, who is my friend, has outlined his concern about the constitutional future of Northern Ireland. He will know that, legislatively,…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationOn occasions such as this, it is courteous to thank the Minister or Secretary of State for the statement, but may I, on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Member for Lagan Valley…31 Jan 2024HANSARD British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman—my hon. Friend—for what he has said. I agree with him entirely, and I hope to draw on his point about our historic connections, which remain to…26 Jan 2024HANSARDShared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) BillI am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the debate and to support the hon. Member for Ogmore (Chris Elmore). The only thing I wrestled with before making this contribution…26 Jan 2024HANSARDShared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Billindicated dissent.26 Jan 2024HANSARD British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. As a Back Bencher, the opportunity to table legislation of my own—to be able to proceed in this way with the leave of the…26 Jan 2024HANSARD High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) BillIt is a pleasure not only to follow the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Jack Brereton), but to support him in his endeavours with his private Member’s Bill. I appreciate his…26 Jan 2024HANSARD High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) BillI do. First we need pride, commitment, passion and knowledge of what went before and what we want to achieve in the future. I want to share the beauty of the partnership in…26 Jan 2024HANSARD High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) BillI thank the hon. Lady for that contribution because it allows me to move from CS Lewis Square, up the Holywood Road towards St Mark’s Church in Dundela, Bunker Hill. That was C.…26 Jan 2024HANSARD British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) BillI appreciate all the contributions to the debate. Just to reflect on the private Member’s Bill ballot, not only did I sign up nine years in a row, but I signed the same number…26 Jan 2024HANSARD International Freedom of Religion or Belief BillIn the Book of St Matthew 7:16, it says, “By their fruits you shall know them.” Across this House, every one of us represents constituents, but some of us represent much more than…26 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am grateful, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I certainly do not take those comments personally, because it is a trait among those of us who are of Ulster-Scots lineage that we sometimes…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillWithout encroaching on the advice that you have just given, Mr Deputy Speaker, am I right to assume that there are three Back Benchers still waiting to speak? If that is the case,…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThis is not intended to spoil the mood, but the trade unions would be quite upset if we did not take the opportunity to say that they are not asking the Northern Ireland Office to…24 Jan 2024HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingThe Secretary of State will know that Northern Ireland can benefit from power sharing arrangements only when those institutions enjoy the support and confidence of both the…17 Jan 2024