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HANSARD European Remembrance Day for Victims of TerrorismMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. At a summit last week, not one word on these issues emerged, save the Irish Government saying they are not yet quite ready to withdraw their…11 Mar 2025HANSARD European Remembrance Day for Victims of TerrorismThe right hon. Gentleman knows that I have high regard for him. We explored these issues at great length when he chaired the Defence Committee and I was but a lowly member of it.…11 Mar 2025HANSARD European Remembrance Day for Victims of TerrorismI am very grateful to the hon. and learned Member. I have two things to say to him on that. First, I am glad he organised—for 13 years, I think—an event at Stormont to mark…11 Mar 2025HANSARD European Remembrance Day for Victims of TerrorismIt was interesting to hear the reflections of some who said, “Why do I need to reconcile? I’ve been blown up. I’ve been shot. I’ve lost my father, my mother, my sister, my…11 Mar 2025HANSARD European Remembrance Day for Victims of TerrorismI appreciate the intervention because there is a task on the part of the Government, with the legislation they are considering at the moment, on storytelling, reconciliation and…11 Mar 2025HANSARD European Remembrance Day for Victims of TerrorismThrough you, Madam Deputy Speaker, may I thank Mr Speaker for selecting this Adjournment debate? Today is 11 March, and on every 11 March since the dreadful bombings in Madrid in…11 Mar 2025HANSARDCourts and Tribunals: Sitting DaysIn welcoming the statement, I reserve judgment on whether we need an additional court—an intermediate court—particularly if it will be resourced from the existing magistrates and…05 Mar 2025HANSARDClonoe InquestThe Secretary of State asked rhetorically whether the law around inquests needs to change. The coroner had to answer four questions: where, when, who and how. He had no role in…11 Feb 2025HANSARDClonoe InquestOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I do not believe that the Secretary of State would have intended to mislead the House, but I suspect that he may have misunderstood the point…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThe Home Secretary may recall that, when she was on the Opposition Benches, I cautioned the then Conservative Government that the actions they were going to take to have a uniform…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State will have heard the exchanges earlier about the grave injustice and slur that was delivered upon SAS personnel in the coroner’s judgment last week,…10 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster for their sterling support for Northern Ireland over the past few days in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn,…29 Jan 2025HANSARDAerospace SectorIt is welcome that the Secretary of State has visited the Spirit AeroSystems site a number of times. He will know of its importance to advanced manufacturing, and of its…15 Jan 2025HANSARDAerospace SectorThe Secretary of State will know that the facility would not be there had it not been for Government investment and support. Guarantees were given not just to the people of…15 Jan 2025HANSARDAerospace Sector1. What steps he is taking to support the aerospace sector in Northern Ireland.15 Jan 2025HANSARD BBC Charter ReviewMy hon. Friend mentions information that should be shared, and accountability. What about transparency in commissioning? He has raised this issue on a number of occasions over the…17 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillThis Bill does not take us back. If we are interested in building trust and resetting our relationship with the European Union, why is it not conceivable that we could get to a…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI agree with the right hon. Gentleman, and I am grateful to him for co-sponsoring the Bill and being present today. He is right: the people who say in this or other debates that…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI agree wholeheartedly with my hon. Friend. I want to give the hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake) another example. She will have heard colleagues in…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI had not intended to intervene on the hon. and learned Gentleman, but on that point, Invest Northern Ireland, the body charged with encouraging foreign direct investment into…06 Dec 2024