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HANSARDDraft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024I said that what type of USB is used is not particularly controversial. But how it is made and imposed could not be more controversial, because it is imposed through the avenue of…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024I urge the Committee to reject these regulations. I take issue with the Minister saying that this is an improvement. The original propositions of the protocol were never…06 Nov 2024HANSARDStrengthening the UnionCould the Secretary of State explain how it is possible to strengthen the Union while maintaining a partitioning border in the Irish sea at the behest of a foreign jurisdiction…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Police FundingThere is no doubt that policing is in pretty dire straits in Northern Ireland, but it would be a mistake simply to say that it is all the fault of Westminster. Policing has been…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Flight CancellationsWhat conclusion does the Minister draw from the fact that dubious cancellations such as those we saw yesterday are far more prevalent where there is a commercial monopoly on the…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)When the Chancellor introduced her Budget, one thing she said was that change must be felt. This Budget will be felt, but, in many instances, not in a good way. My constituency is…04 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)That illustrates my point. It shows how impossible and unfair it is to say to family farms—and it does not take a lot of acreage to be worth £1 million—“You may have the assets,…04 Nov 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant and Animal Health) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 have been laid before the House. They impose EU obligations on not just…31 Oct 2024HANSARDEconomic ProductivityWe in Northern Ireland were told that, as a result of having dual access to the EU market and the United Kingdom market, we would see an increase in inward investment and economic…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Remembrance and VeteransI join in the tributes to our gallant security forces who, through their sacrifice, have brought us all the liberty that we enjoy. When our soldiers fall in foreign fields, we…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Fiscal RulesThis statement speaks of giving the private sector the confidence to invest. Can the Minister explain to the small businesses in my constituency how it will give them confidence…28 Oct 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework: Travel with Pets3. What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 on people…23 Oct 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework: Travel with PetsWhen the grip of EU law controls even the movement of our pets within the United Kingdom, is it not clear that we have gone far too far in regarding Northern Ireland as EU…23 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIs there no etiquette in the House about somebody who has sat through the entirety of the debate being gazumped in the calling list by somebody who has recently arrived?15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWe have had a lively debate and some wonderful maiden speeches. I noted some telling and impressive phrases—phrases that I think very few in this House could disagree with. Yet…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland Veterans CommissionerSurely the greatest deficiency is the fact that there is no statutory basis for the Veterans Commissioner? If we are going to secure the long-term future of the essential…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland Veterans CommissionerWill the Minister give way?15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.15 Oct 2024HANSARD Gibraltar-Spain Border ChecksThe Minister said that the Spanish authorities had assured the Government that the aggressive actions taken at the border were not centrally approved. Do the Government accept…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI support Martyn’s law without reservation. It is important that we salute the campaigning and the courage of Martyn’s family, and it is appropriate that colloquially the Bill is…14 Oct 2024