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HANSARDDraft Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026Once more a Committee—and therefore this Parliament—has been asked to approve a regulation that has the effect of departing Northern Ireland from the UK legal framework governing…08 Jul 2026HANSARDManufacturing Supply ChainMinisters from the Northern Ireland Office talk rather glibly about these matters, but the lived reality of the supply chain is very different: a full international customs border…08 Jul 2026HANSARDDraft Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026I certainly recognise that, once again, Northern Ireland is being used in the reset as a cover to realign the whole United Kingdom with the EU. That, of course, is the gameplan of…08 Jul 2026HANSARDDraft Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026Will the Minister give way?08 Jul 2026HANSARDDraft Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026May I first correct the Minister? I am not a DUP Member, and I am surprised she does not know that. Secondly, she is also wrong to say that we are debating the merits of this law,…08 Jul 2026HANSARDPublic Office Disqualification: Terrorism OffencesIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dr Allin-Khan. I commend the petitioners who brought forward the important issue we are debating. I certainly endorse both the…06 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday the Department confirmed to me in a written answer that over the years 2018 and 2019, the Ministry of Defence paid almost £12,000 to Jeffrey Donaldson in respect of a…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPublic Office Disqualification: Terrorism OffencesDoes it come as a surprise to the hon. Gentleman, if he is correct about the purpose of the Belfast agreement in that regard, that former terrorists who were elected continue to…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPublic Office Disqualification: Terrorism OffencesWill the Minister give way?06 Jul 2026HANSARDPublic Office Disqualification: Terrorism OffencesThe Minister talks about standards in voting and public life. As I indicated in my speech, weekend after weekend, we have people in public life glorifying terrorism and saluting…06 Jul 2026HANSARDDraft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026The regulations are the latest example of the humiliation of this proclaimed sovereign United Kingdom Parliament in adopting laws that it did not make and laws it cannot…30 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026Will the Minister address my question about what impact, if any, there is on GB-Northern Ireland sales?30 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Tariffs: Northern Ireland(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to make a statement on steel tariffs in relation to Northern Ireland.30 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Tariffs: Northern IrelandI am grateful to the Minister for coming to the House. I have to say, there is an inherent absurdity, and indeed a constitutional offence, in having to come to the sovereign…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland OfficeIn introducing the debate, the hon. Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi), the Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, lamented the failure of the Northern Ireland…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseSurely the Minister must agree that sustaining and instilling confidence in victims is essential to securing and sustaining prosecutions, and therefore any indication that there…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationThe Minister said that the business of this Government was to secure the borders of this nation. In that context, can I therefore ask him how many of the buses travelling through…29 Jun 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland Officeindicated dissent.29 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationIs the hon. Lady surprised by the misrepresentation from the Secretary of State about what the common travel area means? It means simply that there is common travel for those who…23 Jun 2026HANSARDPathways Study: Puberty SuppressionThe Health Secretary told us that his bottom line was to protect children, but he also conceded that puberty blockers can affect adversely bone density and brain development, so…22 Jun 2026