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HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayWell—17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayThank you, Mr Speaker. First—17 Mar 2020HANSARDAlcohol HarmI urge the Minister to contact each of the regional devolved Administrations, in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. It would be a good idea for interaction with those three…17 Mar 2020HANSARDAlcohol HarmIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley, and to debate this matter with the hon. Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce). I am always inspired by her…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayMay I invite the Minister to visit my constituency of Strangford? We would be more than happy to have him there, and I could give him a guided tour, so that he can see some of the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayMy right hon. Friend and colleague has suggested something that perhaps the Minister of State could respond to in a positive fashion. I know that he will do so if he gets the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayThe hon. Gentleman is right. The Irish Guards have drawn their numbers from the north and the south, and they have done so over many years. The colonel of the Irish Guards is…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayI certainly do, and I thank the hon. Lady for her question. It is very important that we recognise that point. There cannot be a Member in this House who does not have the same…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayI certainly will, and I will be saying that if I ever get the chance to do so.17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayHe certainly was. This is my first Adjournment debate for many, many years, but I have intervened in a great many Adjournment debates held by other Members and I have been pleased…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but every day is St Patrick’s Day for us and we are very pleased to celebrate it on St David’s Day.17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayI believe it is. When I asked for this Adjournment debate—Mr Speaker kindly agreed—I felt there was a need to tell the history of St Patrick and how St Patrick’s Day came about,…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSyria: Ceasefire2. What steps he is taking to support a ceasefire in Syria.17 Mar 2020HANSARDSyria: CeasefireFirst, may I wish you, Mr Speaker, and all right hon. and hon. Members a happy St Patrick’s day from everyone in Northern Ireland? The crisis in Syria means that Lebanon is in the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayIt is a pleasure to be here to speak in this debate. May I wish you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and all right hon. and hon. Members, a very happy St Patrick’s Day?17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayI am very happy to give way on that point.17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayYes, I noticed that today. Indeed, I said to my hon. Friend the Member for East Londonderry (Mr Campbell)—who intervened as soon as I got three words into my contribution—that it…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayI am very happy to let people celebrate in whatever way they wish, and I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. It is all about moderation, so let us celebrate in moderation.17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayI am very pleased to do so. It is good to know that, across all four regions today, young and old are celebrating the story of St Patrick.17 Mar 2020HANSARDSt Patrick’s DayI am happy to support the use of music. I love music; I love all sorts of music. I love Elvis Presley, who was an Ulster Scot, as we all know. He brought hillbilly music to the…17 Mar 2020