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HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI know the Secretary of State will have had a good reason for mentioning 3 Scots, but I hope that he recognises the contribution of the Irish Guards in the training. Over the…05 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI have listened to the hon. Member outline to the Committee that the majority of people in the Northern Ireland Assembly are against the Bill. We hear him say that he recognises…20 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillCivil aviation parts are tariff-free internationally anyway, and large manufacturers such as Spirit Aerosystems in my constituency have an agreed workaround and are exempt, but…19 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillNo, I would not agree at all with that, because the tariffs came long before the TCA and arise from the protocol. I heard the hon. Member’s suggestion that people were making a…19 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI heard your positive assent, Dame Eleanor, when the shadow Secretary of State sat down, and you were rather impressed when the usual channels inquired of us how long we would…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI think my right hon. Friend responded fairly to the former Attorney General, the right hon. and learned Member for Torridge and West Devon (Sir Geoffrey Cox), who has been a good…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe hon. Member knows that that prosecution collapsed, and rightly so. The court was hugely critical of how what was presented as new evidence had only a new cover letter on top…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe Minister will know that if a prosecutor has not made a decision on a file prior to the enactment of this law, the prosecutions will not proceed. That has caused huge concern…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Billrose—04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillWhile the Minister took issue with the comment from the hon. Member for Foyle (Colum Eastwood), it proved his salvation, because it allowed him to completely ignore the point that…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Billrose —04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Billrose —04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI would love to say that I am enjoying the hon. Member’s third Second Reading contribution. He knows full well—he sat on the Defence Committee, as did I—that the consequences and…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThey weren’t prosecuted.04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI am very pleased that I gave way to the right hon. and gallant Gentleman. I have appreciated all his contributions on Northern Ireland issues over the years. The amendments that…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI follow on from my right hon. Friend’s point about the frailties of the Bill. We have been consistent in our position that it is a corruption of justice. For me and my…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI am happy to give way—but I mean, really!04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI hope that the hon. Gentleman has listened to my contributions throughout these proceedings. We voted against the Bill on Second Reading because we believe that it is a…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillIt is not unfair; I think that it is absolutely appropriate. I do not say it as any criticism or to malign the hon. Gentleman. He and I take an interest in veterans’ issues: we…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI listened to the hon. Gentleman, and I hope that he heard what I had to say in response. If he wants to ask me the same question again, I will give him exactly the same response.…04 Jul 2022