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HANSARDPromoting Business and GrowthWe look forward to a positive conclusion to those discussions next week. As the Minister knows, both representatives from the Mid South West region growth deal and the Causeway…23 Oct 2024HANSARDPromoting Business and GrowthI thank the Minister for her reply. She will know from discussions with her Cabinet colleagues that decisions have been taken to delay the agreement on parcels, to delay the…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillOn Friday, I attended an event hosted by the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It offers the Government no ill will and wants to engage positively and…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland Veterans CommissionerI congratulate the hon. Member on securing this debate. Having heard the comments of the former leaders of the DUP and the Ulster Unionists, it is important to place on record our…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland Veterans CommissionerI appreciate that the Minister is here today and speaks with a personal connection to this story. She will know that the commitments in NDNA were important and represented work…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland City DealsThe Secretary of State will know that city deals were talked of for a long time, but it was in 2017 that the Democratic Unionist party got a commitment from Government—a…09 Oct 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderOne of the things the Secretary of State did not outline in his statement was that the Supreme Court considered whether it was appropriate not to proceed with a public inquiry,…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Social SecurityI thank the right hon. Lady for giving way and allowing me the opportunity, at this late stage of the debate, to speak on behalf of the people of Northern Ireland. Not in our…10 Sept 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Prime Minister for visiting Northern Ireland within the past fortnight, and particularly for the time he spent with injured officers of the Police Service of Northern…04 Sept 2024HANSARDViolent DisorderWelcome to the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. I agree with the Home Secretary’s condemnation of violence. Indeed, I suspect her unwillingness to open up this statement is because…02 Sept 2024HANSARDPublic Services4. What steps he plans to take to support public services in Northern Ireland.24 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic ServicesI welcome the Minister of State and Secretary of State to their positions. I am delighted to see them in post, and I know they are committed to effective public services and…24 Jul 2024HANSARD Aerospace Industry: Northern IrelandI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. I congratulate her on her appointment and wish her incredibly well. May I encourage the Minister to access the Royal United Services…22 Jul 2024HANSARD Aerospace Industry: Northern IrelandMy hon. Friend makes an important point not only about trade unions but about job retention. It will be important in the days and weeks to come that the Minister of State,…22 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for that comment. Moving on to public services, over the last number of years we have been campaigning about the fact that public services in…17 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressMay I say what a privilege it is to follow the hon. Member for Preston (Sir Mark Hendrick) and to stand here not only as a returned representative, elected to continue my…17 Jul 2024HANSARDElection of SpeakerCongratulations, Mr Speaker-Elect. We are thrilled to see you back in the Chair. Some new Members of Parliament who have yet to understand just how this place works will learn…09 Jul 2024HANSARDIllegal Migration Act: Northern IrelandI am grateful for that response, and I thank the Minister of State in the Northern Ireland Office and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for being present today. But we…14 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Migration Act: Northern Ireland(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Home Department if he will make a statement on the High Court judgment in Belfast of 13 May 2024 disapplying the Illegal…14 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillLike others who have spoken, I indicate the Democratic Unionist party’s full support for the Bill at Third Reading. The Secretary of State was kind enough to thank the Minister.…29 Apr 2024