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HANSARDCasement Park: RedevelopmentThe Government are committed to ensuring that Euro 2028 benefits the whole of the United Kingdom. We are working as quickly as possible with all partners to assess the options on…24 Jul 2024HANSARDFirst Minister and Deputy First MinisterIt is great to see the House so full for Northern Ireland questions, and I congratulate all colleagues recently elected in Northern Ireland. I met the First Minister and Deputy…24 Jul 2024HANSARDFirst Minister and Deputy First MinisterI can indeed give my hon. Friend that assurance, because the problem with the legacy Act is that it has almost no support in Northern Ireland among political parties and victims’…24 Jul 2024HANSARDBarnett FormulaThe interim fiscal framework agreed earlier this year introduced a needs-based funding formula set at 124% of spending per head in England, based on the advice of the Northern…24 Jul 2024HANSARDCasement Park: RedevelopmentI agree with my hon. Friend. The facts speak for themselves: a year and three quarters since we were awarded the wonderful opportunity to host the Euros, nothing has happened on…24 Jul 2024HANSARDFirst Minister and Deputy First MinisterI join the hon. Gentleman in expressing the House’s collective thanks to my predecessor, and congratulate him and his hon. Friend the Member for Hamble Valley (Paul Holmes) on…24 Jul 2024HANSARDBarnett FormulaThe Northern Ireland Fiscal Council was set up to help to answer the question about what the need is in Northern Ireland. It came up with a range of between 121% and 127%, and…24 Jul 2024HANSARDBarnett FormulaAs the hon. Gentleman will be well aware, decisions about pay in Northern Ireland are a matter for the Executive. Any additional spending in England will apply through the Barnett…24 Jul 2024HANSARDBarnett FormulaI certainly do agree. All Governments, including the Northern Ireland Executive, have the money they have coming in, the money they can raise in addition, and how they will…24 Jul 2024HANSARDBarnett FormulaI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his appointment. The reasons for the Government’s decision about Harland and Wolff were clearly set out in the written ministerial statement…24 Jul 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act: RepealI am happy to give the hon. Member that assurance about keeping the House informed and reporting to it on my plans. As far as the independent commission is concerned, the…24 Jul 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act: RepealI pay tribute to the work that veterans and members of the police and the security services did over many years during the troubles in trying to keep people safe from terrorism. I…24 Jul 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act: RepealI discussed the matter with Micheál Martin when I saw him early after my appointment, and he has expressed the hope that a way forward can be found that might lead to the…24 Jul 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework AgreementNo. We are committed to implementing the Windsor framework in good faith in partnership with the EU, and to taking all steps necessary to protect the UK internal market. We are…24 Jul 2024HANSARDRelations with IrelandA fortnight ago, the Minister and I met the Tánaiste Micheál Martin in Hillsborough, where we discussed strengthening relations between our two Governments, given the importance…24 Jul 2024HANSARDRelations with IrelandI can indeed give that assurance. My right hon. and learned Friend the Prime Minister has agreed there will be an annual summit.24 Jul 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework AgreementI already set out my answer to that in response to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Alex Burghart). We are taking forward those commitments, but we can make progress by…24 Jul 2024HANSARDRelations with IrelandI congratulate my hon. Friend on the company that she mentioned and the products that it produces. We are committed to protecting the integrity of the UK internal market, so that…24 Jul 2024HANSARDRelations with IrelandThere is no doubt that the change in our trading relationship with the European Union has brought additional costs and paperwork for businesses, whether they are selling to the EU…24 Jul 2024HANSARDRelations with IrelandI join the hon. Gentleman in that commitment to improving the lives of the people of Northern Ireland. As a Government, we are committed to working on that with him and all his…24 Jul 2024