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HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationI am grateful to the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. This is a very significant moment. It is our chance to restore to the people of Northern Ireland what…31 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe right hon. Gentleman links the pay question to his stance on the DUP’s difference of view on the Windsor framework and the protocol. I say to him in return that it is equally…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI agree 100% with the right hon. Gentleman. He anticipates a point that I am just about to make in my concluding remarks. Northern Ireland has come a long way since the…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am grateful for that intervention. I believe strongly in Northern Ireland’s place as part of the internal market of the United Kingdom. Since I took up this position, I have…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI will give way, and then I will finish.24 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe right hon. Gentleman asks a very pertinent question, but that is a consequence of a course of action that I personally did not think was a terribly good idea and he thought…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillNow I can see the relief on the faces of the Government Whips. I will keep my remarks extremely short. Once again, I thank the Secretary of State for being punctilious, in the…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI have indeed heard the unions making precisely that point. I have set out to the House that I understood why the Secretary of State took that approach initially, but I do not…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillAnother year, and another Bill to postpone the Northern Ireland Assembly elections. It is worth noting that the last time we did this, something quite significant happened five…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI agree with my hon. Friend that this is the moment to get the institutions back up and running. I wish the person he referred to all the best in their treatment. The civil…24 Jan 2024HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingI am grateful for that clarification. The absence of the Executive and the failure to sort out the urgent question of public sector pay is going to result in the biggest strike in…17 Jan 2024HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingNow that the talks have concluded, with the House having voted overwhelmingly to support the Windsor framework back in March, Labour Members stand by our commitment to implement…17 Jan 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FundingI thank the Minister for that answer. Traders will expect to see the money spent. There will have to be a review of what happened during the floods to learn lessons for the…22 Nov 2023HANSARDFlood Recovery FundingI join the Secretary of State in his remarks about all those who lost their lives in the terrible Birmingham pub bombings. We remember them. Last week, in Downpatrick, Newry and…22 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023I am grateful for that clarification—I understood that that was the case—but does it not illustrate a point that the right hon. Member for East Antrim made? I would have thought…11 Sept 2023HANSARDDraft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023The Minister has made an extremely helpful point, but did he also say that the trees would be ready in time for the 2023 planting season?11 Sept 2023HANSARDDraft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Nokes. I am grateful to the Minister for his explanation of the draft regulations. As he will know, I strongly support the…11 Sept 2023HANSARDDraft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023We are in 2023, so can I take it that the expediting process for the assessment will happen in very, very short order?11 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMay I take this opportunity to welcome my hon. Friend the Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) to the Front-Bench team, and to express my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for…06 Sept 2023HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingThe Windsor framework, which was agreed seven months ago, was a great achievement, but it was also intended to enable the restoration of power sharing in Northern Ireland. That…06 Sept 2023