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HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Armorial Bearings, Ensigns and Flags)This is my final intervention. Does the Minister understand that tonight he is proposing a change to the flags order without going through that process?20 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Armorial Bearings, Ensigns and Flags)I said earlier, Mr Deputy Speaker, that the Minister was quickly becoming a considered vexillologist, and you will have understood from what he has been saying that he is gaining…20 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Northern IrelandI understand that the Attorney General’s conversations with the Cabinet are privileged, but has he turned his mind to the concerns that, should the backstop be indefinite, it is…07 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Billrose —06 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No-Deal PreparationsThe Secretary of State will have heard Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, yesterday in the Economic Affairs Committee in the other place downgrading his concerns…06 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillThe Secretary of State will recall that during the passage of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018, we raised an urgent issue that…06 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillI am very grateful for that response. I understand that the legislation is there and is ready to be brought forward. Will the Secretary of State confirm that subject to…06 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Billrose —06 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillThe Secretary of State talked about a 12% rate of return. She knows that participants in the scheme will be listening very carefully to what is being said today. According to…06 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillI am very grateful to the Secretary of State. She says that I am irresistible; how could I disagree? She is very kind to give way for a final time. I want to focus on the fact…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) BillI know that the hon. Gentleman wants to make an elaborate political point, but he is not a churlish individual and will have heard this afternoon that we do not have devolved…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) BillJust on that brief point, which I raised with the Secretary of State last week: in the interests of clarity, transparency and the scrutiny that the Chair of the Select Committee…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) Billrose —05 Mar 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) BillThe Secretary of State is right about the difficulty we are in because Stormont is not sitting, but that does not obviate the need for the process that this House should be…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) BillThe hon. Gentleman is making an important point. I want to give another example, which is the Belfast power plant. When the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismMay I build on that point? The Home Secretary will recognise the importance of the Five Eyes organisation. I know that the United States and Canada have already made the decision…26 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Restoring DevolutionOne consequence of not having a functioning Executive is that there has been no political oversight of the scandal of Muckamore Abbey. I have raised this personally with the…13 Feb 2019HANSARDCounter-Daesh UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for the statement he has made. He is right to highlight the importance of our efforts in the cyber-sphere, and to mention that we host the global…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Armed Forces Covenant (Duty of Public Authorities)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require public authorities to deliver services in accordance with the armed forces covenant; and for connected purposes.…06 Feb 2019HANSARDSoldiers and Veterans: Protection from ProsecutionThe writ of the Attorney General runs large, but it does not extend to Northern Ireland in criminal matters, where he features as the Advocate General. Will he give a commitment…31 Jan 2019