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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Billrose—20 Dec 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am grateful to the Prime Minister for taking my intervention—I almost thought we had fallen out. He knows that he now has the strength from the election to deliver Brexit. He…20 Dec 2019HANSARDConsular Support: UK Nationals OverseasIn Belfast, they might say, “Good on you, auld hand,” Mr Speaker, but we are delighted with your elevation. The Minister knows that I will not go into details about this case…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]The Secretary of State is right to indicate just how important that progress is today. In outlining the steps that victims will take—those from my constituency in Kincora boys’…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]On the points about process, the Secretary of State is injecting a bit of positivity and we hope that this will progress quickly. On 6 December, he is mandated to lay reports…05 Nov 2019HANSARDTributes to the Speaker’s ChaplainI am grateful for the opportunity to participate in this tribute, but I regret that I was not in my place to take part in the tributes to you, Mr Speaker. I should say that I was…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillThank you, Sir Lindsay. When the Bill to make restitution payments in some part to victims of HIA passed its Second Reading in the House of Lords, was there an associated…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillMy right hon. Friend is right to mention critical incidents. Although he did not refer specifically to cuts in my constituency, the Knock fire station is one of those that houses…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillI am grateful to the Secretary of State for allowing me to intervene so early in his speech, on the issues of public finance and the ability of our services to respond…30 Oct 2019HANSARDArmed Forces VeteransMay I, on behalf of my party, extend our best wishes to the hon. Member for Ealing North (Stephen Pound) and the Minister of State, to the right hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillI will be brief, given the need to move on to Third Reading. You mentioned, Sir Lindsay, that an amendment to the Bill had been tabled, and I want to place on record my thanks for…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget Billrose—30 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House has shown himself to be rather skilled at bringing forward impromptu business statements. Therefore, it would not be beyond his considerable grasp of his…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019My hon. Friend will recall that I made a number of these points a fortnight ago. During the passage of the report two weeks ago, the Under-Secretary of State undertook, on the…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019The Secretary of State will have to push that through in very quick order. Can he confirm that when he brings forward a budget Bill it will include that legislative fix he knows…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019I was encouraged to see that the right hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark) takes such an interest in Northern Ireland matters, but then I realised that he and my hon.…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Checks on Goods: Northern Ireland and Great BritainMay I say that it is frustrating, to put it mildly, to hear that black is white and to hear contradictory comments that do not reflect the text in the withdrawal agreement or its…24 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am very grateful to the Prime Minister for giving way. I have heard clearly not only what he has tried to do this afternoon to assure the House, but his answer to the right hon.…22 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Restoring DevolutionThese responses are calamitous. For the Secretary of State to hold up a copy of the Belfast agreement, yet not to have apprised himself of paragraph 12 of strand two or paragraph…21 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(5)rose —16 Oct 2019