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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Is the Secretary of State aware of the abusive hate speech issued by Ken Mifsud-Bonnici, who works in the office of President Ursula von der Leyen, and his comments about…13 Dec 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolIs it not the case that there has not been one hour of actual negotiations, because the EU has not extended its mandate to allow for any changes whatsoever in the operation of the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol13. How many hours his Department has spent on negotiations with (a) EU member states and (b) the European Commission on the Northern Ireland protocol in the last month.13 Dec 2022HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayOrder.08 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI thank the hon. Member for jointly sponsoring my private Member’s Bill, the Digital Devices (Access for Next of Kin) Bill. Does he agree that the best way to make progress is to…05 Dec 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on how he has introduced the debate. Before he comes to the end of his peroration, may I say to him that one of the most significant threats to…05 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Why is there no right to appeal against decisions made by the executive complaints unit in the BBC? Does the Minister agree that it would strengthen confidence in the BBC if…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Economic Impact of LockdownsDoes my right hon. Friend accept that in Northern Ireland, the impact has been even greater? In a population of less than 1.9 million people, about 400,000 people are on waiting…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Economic Impact of LockdownsI have listened carefully to the hon. Lady. Some of us who turned up to Parliament during that terrible time voted against the Government’s proposals. I think I voted against…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillI thank the Secretary of State for giving way so quickly into his speech. He used the term “considerable alarm”. I wonder whether he is pondering what is taking place in the Hutch…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillIs the Secretary of State equally deeply angry about those abstentionist MPs from Northern Ireland who get allowances and run offices but do not take their seats in this House,…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillI want to give the hon. Gentleman time to outline issues that have alarmed him. Does what has happened in the criminal courts in Dublin, including the Hutch criminal gang trial,…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillDoes my hon. Friend think it important that those who want full implementation of the protocol take cognisance of a recent report from this House and the House of Lords, which…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillCan my hon. Friend explain how removing the salaries of some MLAs will suddenly make the Assembly work, when under the terms of the Belfast agreement, which the hon. Member for…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillWill my hon. Friend take the opportunity to reflect on the points that Front Benchers on both sides of the House have made about the Dublin criminal trial? Does he agree that if…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillCan the Minister update us on how the talks on veterinary medicines are going? Will we have a solution on that before 16 December? Can he also outline whether any more of my…29 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionOf course, the issue is that the hon. Member cannot say that there is no late termination, because she does not know; she cannot say that there is no sex selection, because she…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionMaybe the hon. Member does not want it right up to the point of birth, but she certainly wants the most liberal interpretation of the law that is possible. We will disagree on…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionI am sorry that the right hon. Gentleman feels it is a dialogue of the deaf; I do not think that is the case. It is important that we are, for the first time in a long time,…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionThat is an important point that I will come to later when I touch on the matter of decriminalisation. There were 214,869 abortions in 2021. I looked that up. That is about 40,000…28 Nov 2022