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HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his comments. The fact is with this will end up in Northern Ireland Operation Banner officers being a trade-off between what the NIO finds…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillI am sure the right hon. Gentleman will agree that the officers who served under Operation Banner have been completely jettisoned and abandoned. That is the bottom line, and that…03 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Today, my mother celebrated her 89th birthday. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] Thank you. She is well supported, like many octogenarians in Northern Ireland, in a social bubble…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19I applaud the congratulations that the Secretary of State has already extended to NHS workers. What message does he have for my constituent, Faye McDonnell, a student nurse? Will…02 Nov 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]Does the hon. Lady agree that one of the important things we must do to sustain our fishing communities is ensure that our ports and landing areas are improved? There should be…13 Oct 2020HANSARDNo Recourse to Public FundsIn order to allow the safe exit of hon. Members and the entry of those participating in the next item of business, I will suspend the sitting for two minutes.08 Oct 2020HANSARD Mental Health Support: Frontline StaffI thought I was going to be calling Jim Shannon to speak today, but he is not here, as we know, so I call Owen Thompson.08 Oct 2020HANSARDExport Finance Guarantee SchemeWhat recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the export finance guarantee scheme.08 Oct 2020HANSARDExport Finance Guarantee SchemeI thank the Minister for that helpful answer. Does he agree that the take-up of the scheme among companies in Northern Ireland is not as high as it should be, and there needs to…08 Oct 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: 100-Year AnniversaryThe Minister will be aware that I put a written proposal to the Treasury about a commemorative celebratory coin for Northern Ireland in its 100th anniversary year. Perhaps the…30 Sept 2020HANSARDBritish Library Board (Power to Borrow) Bill (First sitting)It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I want to speak in support of the Bill. It is absolutely essential that we support libraries, library services, and…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19Tonight’s debate has been characterised by the frustration of Members across the House and their constituents at the poor messaging around the covid virus and how it should be…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Times recently reported that the Prime Minister is “energised” by a “hydrogen-fuelled future”. It is not often, Mr Speaker, that you will hear this Unionist calling for the…24 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. Member give way?21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillCan my hon. Friend tell the Committee whether he believes predatory actions from the Republic of Ireland could in fact prevent Northern Ireland from having a freeport in his…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIs the hon. Lady telling us that she and her party believed the Prime Minister then?21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI am delighted that the hon. Member has given way. She casts a considerable aspersion on the Members of her party who were here for several years, but who obviously did not do as…21 Sept 2020HANSARDArmed Forces Capability: Future Security ThreatsOperation Arbacia has exposed international terror links running from Iran to Ireland and from Hezbollah to the Real IRA. When will the Government be in a position to proscribe…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillAbsolute clarity and certainty are required on this state aid issue. For example, will traders in Northern Ireland be able to benefit from subsidy paid by the EU, will they be…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I must say at the outset that I agree with the thrust of the points made by the hon. Member for North East…15 Sept 2020