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HANSARD Pakistan: Freedom of ReligionWe are familiar with interventions from bodies such as Amnesty International and the United Nations even in our own country. Obviously there is a far more acute need for their…28 Nov 2024HANSARDSupporting InnovationMay I associate myself with the condolences to the widow and family of the late Ken Reid? The family are constituents of mine in North Antrim, and Ken was such a part of the…27 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillIt gives me no assurance if the Government’s commitment is to ensure compliance with the Windsor framework, because it is the Windsor framework that imposes EU law on Northern…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI will vote for this Bill. I admit that I am sceptical about the enforceability of the age escalator, but fundamentally the legislation addresses a huge problem in our society.…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThe previous Government told this House—and Government lawyers probably said the same—that the Rwanda Act would apply to Northern Ireland and that the legacy Act was…26 Nov 2024HANSARD“Get Britain Working” White PaperI note that the White Paper is called “Get Britain Working”, not “Get the United Kingdom Working”. I appreciate there are devolution issues, but when I listened to the Secretary…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Hotel AccommodationWe have heard today that more than 19,000 illegals have come in on small boats since the Government came into office. Does the Minister have any figures on the influx in the…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Windsor FrameworkI referred specifically to access from GB to Northern Ireland—the supply chain—because our manufacturing businesses depend on raw materials from GB. That has been fettered, and…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Windsor FrameworkI agree with that. Of course, the protocol contains an EU cap on the amount of funding that can be given to farming. All the things that the hon. Member says are correct. All that…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Windsor FrameworkThat is a model that I am more than familiar with. It has manys an application, and one such fitting application is here. Let me return to the issue of the 300 laws. Those are not…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Windsor FrameworkThe magical thinking originated within the European Commission. It was those in the European Commission who first postulated the idea of mutual enforcement, only to be shot down…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Windsor FrameworkI beg to move, That this House has considered the Windsor framework. When the Windsor framework was introduced, it was the original protocol by another name, because it made no…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Windsor FrameworkIt has infected every sector, and none more so than the farming sector, which is topical today. Northern Ireland’s veterinary medicines are now under the regime of the EU, and we…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Windsor FrameworkYes; for the first time in over 50 years, we are going to have a majoritarian vote on a key issue, which, of course, has immense constitutional significance. That is why the…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleI respectfully suggest that there is probably an unknown hidden degree of personation. If a certain number of people are prosecuted, it does not mean that only that number of…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleI very much welcome this proposal. I represent a constituency in Northern Ireland, where, as has been referenced, we have had voter ID for over 20 years. It works very well, and…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleWe should be doing anything that we can to diminish the opportunities for voter fraud. Why would we not? I do not understand the reticence.13 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleWe are protecting voters when we prevent voter fraud, which is precisely what voter ID does. It is the ordinary citizen who is being protected—the citizen who wants to play by the…13 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024Of itself, of course, there is nothing controversial about the type of USB charger that one might use, but there is something very controversial in Northern Ireland, quite…12 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024The Brexit referendum was a national vote, and it asked a simple question: “Do you want the United Kingdom to leave the EU?” It did not ask the question, “Do you want GB to leave,…12 Nov 2024