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HANSARDEU Tariffs: United States and Northern Ireland EconomyAs Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, is the right hon. Gentleman not embarrassed that he and his Government have no control over the tariffs in respect of goods imported…08 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Industrial StrategyAn industrial strategy would be very welcome, but is not the reality that any assistance under an industrial strategy in Northern Ireland would be subject to EU state aid rules,…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]The right hon. Member is absolutely right. If one wanted to realign the United Kingdom with the EU, the easiest passage would be by statutory instruments. That is why that is the…01 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Council GuidelinesI certainly welcome the fact that the Sentencing Council has been forced to back down on its woke proposal. As the new legislation progresses, can the Lord Chancellor assure the…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]One critical thing about the Bill is that, under the Sewel convention, it does not extend to secondary legislation. It does not extend to statutory instruments. The Bill drives a…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]Forgive me for bringing the Commons back to the purpose of Parliament. Its historic purpose is to make laws for our constituents and to hold the Executive to account. That is the…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]Absolutely. If the Government are not—as many of us suspect—following a deliberate approach of circumventing debate in this House on key realignment issues, and is seeking rather…01 Apr 2025HANSARDDraft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025Surely the truth is that we are here to impose regulations that the EU thinks will be better for consumers, because it treats Northern Ireland as EU territory. These are not the…31 Mar 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceWhen the defending democracy taskforce was established, it was proclaimed that its primary focus was to protect the democratic integrity of the United Kingdom. What work,…31 Mar 2025HANSARDDraft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025The essence of these regulations is that a part of this United Kingdom should be subjected to regulation governing energy-related products, not by the laws made by this…31 Mar 2025HANSARDSt Patrick’s Day and Northern Irish AffairsThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Since this debate is not just about St Patrick’s day but about Northern Ireland affairs, I am surprised that I am the only Member of the House…27 Mar 2025HANSARDSt Patrick’s Day and Northern Irish AffairsThey did, but they did not get Brexit—that is the fundamental issue. The question on the ballot paper was, “Do you want the United Kingdom to leave?” It was not, “Do you want GB…27 Mar 2025HANSARDSt Patrick’s Day and Northern Irish AffairsI am aware that the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) is in residence at his second home. I am, however, the only Member present who represents a Northern Ireland…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a debate on the latest iteration of the crippling Irish sea border, namely the parcels border, which is due to become effective from 1 May? It will mean that every…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillOn Second Reading, the Government said that this is a four nations Bill. On the face of it, it is, but the legal reality is that it is not. The provisions applicable to Northern…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementWill the Chancellor better explain how the civil service cuts will translate into the devolved regions and the impact on future block grant allocations? Are there lessons to be…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillSince the tobacco directive applies to Northern Ireland under the protocol through section 7A of the 2018 Act and applies directly, and the directive forbids the type of…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: UK MembershipLet me give the hon. Member and others some rather uncomfortable facts. I am delighted to tell those Euro-fanatics who gather in this hallowed hall today that only 50 of my…24 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: UK MembershipIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I am afraid my contribution will jar with the cosy consensus of the debate, if we should call it a debate, because has…24 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: UK MembershipTwo things: the hon. Member is wrong that services fall under the Northern Ireland protocol and the Windsor framework. They are not. They are free from it, so she is simply wrong…24 Mar 2025