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HANSARDCommunity Groups: Northern Ireland and Great BritainIn drawing upon the bonds of our country, the Minister will know while Northern Ireland has a greater than average growth rate compared with the rest of the United Kingdom, we…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Belfast South and Mid Down (Claire Hanna). We do work with each other on these issues, although we do not always agree. It is fair…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillI think it is appropriate that the Secretary of State opened his speech in the way that he did, but he should recognise that when he gave dates for when the troubles started and…18 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipTo interrogate honourably, the BBC needs to have a level of integrity, yet it has diminished itself in ignoring a report for six months that looked not just at one “Panorama”…11 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister has a deep understanding of policing in Northern Ireland and its importance. He knows about the ongoing national security threat and about the additional costs…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Family Farming in Northern Irelandrose—28 Oct 2025HANSARD Family Farming in Northern IrelandI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. It is quite right that she took the last two interventions because she was talking about cross-party support for Northern…28 Oct 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023Labour Members may cheer, but not one of those clauses refers to veterans. Those are not protections for veterans; they are protections for everyone—paragraph 20 of the…15 Oct 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023Yesterday, in an atypical fit of pique, the Secretary of State failed to answer my question as to whether the Attorney General, Lord Hermer, had been excluded from the legislation…15 Oct 2025HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I think it is appropriate that on behalf of the Democratic Unionist party, and indeed on behalf of all Northern Ireland…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland TroublesFirst, I welcome the Minister to his place and to the Department, and I welcome the new shadow spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats. I personally thank the hon. Member for…14 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDThrough the Secretary of State, may I thank the Minister for Digital Government and Data, who is sitting to her left? He was in Belfast last week and engaged with the Minister for…13 Oct 2025HANSARDTechnology Companies: AccountabilityOver the last 10 days in my constituency, there have been five of the most appalling and violent acts by self-styled vigilante groups. In each case, they livestream on Facebook…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Russian Drones: Violation of Polish AirspaceIn November 2022, the hon. Members for Widnes and Halewood (Derek Twigg) and for Angus and Perthshire Glens (Dave Doogan) and I were in Ukraine with the Defence Committee when…10 Sept 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionThank you for your chairmanship, Mr Mundell, and for the opportunity to speak in this important debate. I give thanks to the armed forces of our country: those who came and served…14 Jul 2025HANSARD PrivilegeI have had the privilege of sharing time on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee with the hon. Gentleman and the hon. Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi), in the names of whom…14 Jul 2025HANSARDSpending Review: Northern Ireland ExecutiveI commend the Secretary of State for at least answering a question yesterday. Despite it being a day when the Labour Government were prepared to take money out of the pockets of…02 Jul 2025HANSARDSpending Review: Northern Ireland ExecutiveThe Secretary of State knows that the blue book has a flat line for the next five years. Talking of economic growth, let me say he also knows that there is a commitment to an…02 Jul 2025HANSARDEngagementsMy colleagues and I identify with the comments around de-escalation in the middle east. I hope that the Deputy Prime Minister will condemn recent disorder on the streets of…25 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Sittingbourne and Sheppey (Kevin McKenna), though I will reach a slightly different conclusion from him. Although she is not in the…20 Jun 2025