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HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThat is indeed correct. I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his intervention, although it was not the permanent under-secretary at the Northern Ireland Office but the head…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe right hon. Gentleman has outlined a history of events that is not correct. The Northern Ireland Assembly voted against the introduction of same-sex marriage on a straight…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI agree absolutely, and Members who have followed my contributions on this issue over the past number of years will recall time and again that I have shared correspondence that…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman. I appreciate him taking this intervention. I hope he recognises that the comments I made last night about the unsatisfactory way in which…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Plymouth, Moor View (Johnny Mercer), and I hope he and his colleagues the right hon. Members for New Forest East (Dr…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI agree with my right hon. Friend, although in fairness, the comments that we were talking about attached to the amendment on victims definition, and the shadow Secretary of State…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Billindicated assent .09 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bury South (Mr Lewis). When I intervened on him, I reflected on his tenure as shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillFor the avoidance of doubt, let me assuage the hon. Gentleman’s concerns—although in the context of this exchange, I am not sure “affection” was the appropriate word, but I will…08 Jul 2019HANSARDVeterans: RecognitionThe Secretary of State will know that one way to honour our veterans population is by fully implementing the armed forces covenant in Northern Ireland. She will also know that the…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI know that when the hon. Gentleman was the shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, he earnestly engaged with and sincerely considered the views of all parties in Northern…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI think I heard the Minister say the hon. Member for Belfast East goes on and on, but he knows the issue I want to raise. It is specific and discrete and concerns co-ownership.…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillUnlike the rest of your speech!08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillOf course, if there is a finding of incompatibility, a declaration will be issued to that effect and the requirement will lie on the United Kingdom Government to consider that…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation BillThe hon. Lady has been incredibly generous with her time. She, like I, views marriage through the prism of our faith, but I hope that she recognises that not everyone who engages…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Political Process in Northern IrelandI thank the Secretary of State, the shadow Secretary of State and all colleagues who mentioned the outrageous attempted murder of my constituent in my constituency on Saturday.…04 Jun 2019HANSARDProsecution of VeteransIt was with regret that yesterday we got the revelation from the Government—through a written ministerial statement, rather than an oral statement—about the proposals for the way…22 May 2019HANSARDImmunity for SoldiersWill the Minister give way?20 May 2019HANSARDImmunity for SoldiersI am grateful to the Minister, because he conceptualises the challenge well: is he up for it?20 May 2019