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HANSARDEconomic GrowthThere have already been discussions with businesses in Northern Ireland about the part they can play in the industrial strategy. Cyber-security is a really good example of the…15 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthI have had a number of discussions with the Executive on that subject, and I am pleased to see that the draft budget for next year contains a plan to raise further revenue to meet…15 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthI certainly do, and I have been greatly impressed by the commitment of those involved in developing the growth deals to investing in boosting economic growth in their areas.15 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthIt certainly does. My hon. Friend alludes to a number of the great strengths of the Northern Ireland economy. The deal with Harland and Wolff, which I mentioned earlier, is…15 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthThe Government’s mission is to encourage growth in Northern Ireland through increased investment, job creation and higher living standards. The Government are working closely with…15 Jan 2025HANSARDLegacy DiscussionsNobody wants to see that. The Supreme Court judgment that ruled that the interim custody orders following internment were not lawfully put in place, in which the Carltona…15 Jan 2025HANSARDLegacy DiscussionsThe courts have found those clauses to be unlawful. The last Government passed legislation to enable terrorists to get immunity. The last Government passed legislation to deny…15 Jan 2025HANSARDLegacy DiscussionsI have indeed seen that report. The problem is that the approach set out in the legacy Act has been found, in that respect and many others, to be unlawful. Of course we will…15 Jan 2025HANSARDLegacy DiscussionsMy hon. Friend raises a really important point. Enabling families who have suffered for so long and who have not found answers to what happened is a fundamental part of…15 Jan 2025HANSARDLegacy DiscussionsAs I said a moment ago, the process of reconciliation and coming to terms with the past is a difficult and itself a troubled process. Lots of people have been on a journey and we…15 Jan 2025HANSARDLegacy DiscussionsI have met both the Brown family and Alan Black, the sole survivor of the Kingsmill massacre. The trauma they have been through is hard for anyone else to appreciate. We all look…15 Jan 2025HANSARDLegacy DiscussionsAs I set out on 4 December, the Government have now begun the process of repealing and replacing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 through a…15 Jan 2025HANSARDAerospace SectorThe fact that Airbus wants to acquire the A220 wing production and wants more A220 wings to be built in Belfast is, I think, a sign of its willingness to invest and to see that…15 Jan 2025HANSARDAerospace SectorThe administration announcement, which involves the other side of the runway, is part of a process to ensure that the takeover by Navantia goes ahead, because it is very good…15 Jan 2025HANSARDAerospace SectorI agree with everything the right hon. Gentleman has said about the importance of the site and its history, but in the end there will be a commercial outcome. Airbus wants to buy…15 Jan 2025HANSARDAerospace SectorI understand my hon. Friend’s concern. We will know the answers to these questions when the commercial negotiations are concluded, but I will draw the attention of my right hon.…15 Jan 2025HANSARDAerospace SectorThe Government are working with the Northern Ireland Executive to help to ensure the best outcome for Spirit’s aerospace production and its skilled and hard-working staff in the…15 Jan 2025HANSARDIndependent Review of the Windsor FrameworkOn 10 December, the Northern Ireland Assembly held a vote on the continued application of articles 5 to 10 of the Windsor framework. On 12 December, the Speaker of the Assembly…09 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Act 1998: Consent Process OutcomeFollowing my written ministerial statement of 2 December (HCWS277), I can confirm that the Northern Ireland Assembly held a vote on the continued application of articles 5 to 10…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesI can indeed give my hon. Friend that assurance. It is absolutely what we should do when we are thinking, in this particular case, of those who served in the armed forces—the…04 Dec 2024