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HANSARDCustoms (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026I strongly support the points made by the Opposition. This is a rushed and ill-conceived piece of delegated legislation, and I have major concerns about its impact on Northern…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSteel TariffsFor Northern Ireland, there is both a key sovereignty question and a key economic question. Because of the iniquity of our being subject to EU law, we are already under EU tariffs…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillDoes the hon. Member agree that, given that Transport for London now has 500 Chinese buses ordered and on the streets of London, there is a glaring opportunity for huge…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillDoes the hon. Member agree that if we are to excel, we must excel on a UK-wide basis? Does he agree that it would be a very retrograde step to have part of this United Kingdom…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillI want to draw the Minister back to a point I raised with him at an earlier stage of the Bill, when he gave me what I would call a holding reply. When this legislation goes…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDThe Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I certainly welcome any strengthening of sanctions against Russia or, indeed, any other aggressor, but there is one point on which I seek clarification. It is rooted in paragraph…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sI greatly welcome the ban and the fact that it will apply across the United Kingdom. Is the Secretary of State satisfied that there are no cross-border loopholes such as virtual…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderAll that the perpetrators of last night’s dreadful violence did was terrorise the innocent, inflict harm on their own communities, and distract from the awfulness of the north…10 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.09 Jun 2026HANSARDNorth Belfast: Violent AttackWe are all shocked by the sheer savagery of this attack. Indeed, the only bright spot in this orgy of violence was the brave intervention of local citizens, whose courage we…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Police Service of Northern Ireland Training CollegeIt is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Sir Roger. I commend the hon. Member for North Down (Alex Easton) for securing this debate. I support both the concept of and the…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Police Service of Northern Ireland Training CollegeHas it come to this? The Labour party-sponsored Patten report recommended 7,500 police officers and a new training centre. Do this Labour Government feel no connection or…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Police Service of Northern Ireland Training CollegeI absolutely agree. I think that Saturday at Scarva was an object lesson in how not to do public order policing, because the mentality that seemed to infect all that was to…09 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentWhen the hon. Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson) introduced the debate, he said that it was not about the assisted dying Bill; he proceeded for the next 25 minutes to…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentWill the hon. Member give way?08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentWas it not so obvious that not a single royal society of experts supported this Bill, just as not a single Member of this House was elected on a manifesto to support it? Yet we…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentThank you for your protection, Mr Wishart. I was not certain that I needed it, but I am very glad to have it none the less. This was a Bill so eminently flawed that the Delegated…08 Jun 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon Judgment: Policy ImplicationsI welcome the rebuff in the Dillon judgment for the article 2 expansionist demands of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and of the Equality Commission for Northern…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakWhen the race card was played by his murderer, was Henry Nowak treated differently because of the colour of his skin, causing the innocent victim to be handcuffed and the murderer…02 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026Apart from the fact that, because we are in effect under the EU-controlled single electricity market, our prices are so much higher than those in GB, I am particularly intrigued…02 Jun 2026