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HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldDoes my hon. Friend welcome the fact that, next week, Northern Ireland will benefit from a visit by the Australian high commissioner? There will be talks with Invest Northern…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldWill the Minister give way on that point?15 Oct 2019HANSARDUS Tariffs: Scotch WhiskyBushmills is, of course, the only Irish whiskey made in the United Kingdom, and therefore the only British whiskey with an “e” in it, making it the most excellent whiskey in the…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7Where are they, Madam Deputy Speaker? Why is the House empty? Where are they? Where is the choir of people who are normally so interested in Northern Ireland and who wish to…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7I understand that we are speaking about the Northern Ireland Executive formation and the reports flowing from that. The Secretary of State introduced his comments tonight by…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7I share the absolute commitment of the shadow Secretary of State—let us see the Assembly back up and running. Would he therefore make a request on behalf of Her Majesty’s…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7I will bear it in mind, Madam Deputy Speaker—I will take your ruling—but I think people are right to be angry. People are right to be angry on behalf of the unborn and on behalf…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7The Secretary of State must know that his words, as they are spoken from the Dispatch Box today, sound like a punishment to every single party in Northern Ireland except Sinn…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7I am more than happy with that. Indeed, I have spoken in this House in the past about that very point. One of the ways that this could be addressed expeditiously is by the…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7Normally there is another contingent in this House that is very interested in a one dimensional aspect of things to do with Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State must be aware…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Of course, as I have said, the hon. Lady—my hon. Friend—has a particular and well-known interest in this, but the Members who brought forward the…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4Once again, we have to ask the question: where are they? The House is silent. There are hardly any Members here who called for these reports to be issued. The Labour Benches are…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Wrightbus (Ballymena)I thank the Secretary of State for what he has said. To put this matter in perspective, the loss of those jobs is the equivalent of about 30,000 to 40,000 jobs being lost on…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4Of course I will give way—to a Member who does care.30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4Yes. I will come back to that point, because it is very important that we change the law in that way. I turn to the matter of FOBTs. It has been said in the House…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4The Minister is making some very relevant points. He was to be in Northern Ireland last week for a walkabout—I was looking forward to welcoming him to Ballymena. I would encourage…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Wrightbus (Ballymena)(Urgent Question ) : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the situation at Wrightbus in Ballymena in County Antrim.30 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday was an excellent day for burying awkward news, and the awkward news that emerged way down on the bulletins was that the National Crime Agency had decided that there is…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationDoes the Attorney General believe that the judgment has left 17.5 million people feeling more disfranchised than ever? How should the Government and the House repair that damage?25 Sept 2019HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)I believe the right hon. Gentleman says what he says with total sincerity. In that spirit, is he ashamed that, when the Prime Minister was on his feet, a Member from the SNP…09 Sept 2019