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HANSARD Northern Ireland ExecutiveThe right hon. Gentleman leads me on to my next point, which is a response to the several people who asked for a road map. Clearly, it will depend on the actions of the individual…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland ExecutiveI am sure everybody here would appreciate that the senior civil servants in the Northern Ireland civil service are faced with a very, very difficult position. They are being…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland ExecutiveI am delighted that everybody accepts, with a degree of reluctance and frustration, that the statutory instrument, while not wanted, is necessary. I thank everybody for saying,…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland ExecutiveI share the frustration on both sides about this issue. We need to be extremely careful. It may be clear to one person on one side of the House, or to another person on the other…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland ExecutiveI will give way very briefly and then try to answer one more question before sitting down.23 Apr 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland ExecutiveI bring the hon. Gentleman good news. My colleague the Secretary of State has many, many talents and powers but one of them is not to “call the Assembly”, to use this sort of…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland ExecutiveI beg to move, That the Northern Ireland (Extension of Period for Executive Formation) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 616), which were laid before this House on 21 March, be…23 Apr 2019HANSARDSecurity SituationI am happy to report that there has been a great deal of extra funding for the Police Service of Northern Ireland. There was £230 million of extra security funding over the 2010…10 Apr 2019HANSARDSecurity SituationThis matter has come up in the press recently and I know it is causing concern to all parts of the House and in all communities in Northern Ireland. We are tremendously…10 Apr 2019HANSARDOpen Championship 2019I am happy to meet Invest Northern Ireland and anyone else who wants to bring more investment into Northern Ireland.10 Apr 2019HANSARDUniversal CreditThe hon. Lady is right to raise that concern, which has been raised on previous occasions because of the depth of worry. I would just reassure her that in the 52 years since…10 Apr 2019HANSARDUniversal CreditBoth the Secretary of State and I were delighted by the recent announcement by the Work and Pensions Secretary that parents who had their third child before the two-child limit…10 Apr 2019HANSARDSecurity SituationMy right hon. Friend, as a former Secretary of State, will appreciate that that is predominantly a devolved matter and that many things would be on the plate of a restored…10 Apr 2019HANSARDSecurity SituationYes, I do. The Police Service of Northern Ireland does a terrific job of keeping everyone safe across the community in Northern Ireland. I am sure I speak for everybody here in…10 Apr 2019HANSARDSecurity SituationThere has been a great deal of speculation about this matter. I hope the hon. Lady will understand that all I can say in my response here is that policing is an operational…10 Apr 2019HANSARDSecurity SituationI do. As the Secretary of State rightly mentioned earlier, the Belfast agreement was a landmark moment for Northern Ireland and all its neighbours. The peace that it has helped…10 Apr 2019HANSARDOpen Championship 2019As a former tourism Minister, I am delighted that in July the Open championship is making an historic return to Northern Ireland after 68 years. Tourism Northern Ireland expects…10 Apr 2019HANSARDSecurity SituationThe threat from dissident republican terrorism continues to be severe in Northern Ireland. Our top priority is to keep people safe and secure. Vigilance against this continuing…10 Apr 2019HANSARDUniversal CreditI politely disagree with the hon. Gentleman, not least because unemployment in Northern Ireland has been falling steadily, which is one of the huge success stories of Northern…10 Apr 2019HANSARDOpen Championship 2019My hon. Friend will know that tourism is a devolved matter, which is yet another reason for the Stormont Executive to reform quickly. I also urge businesses to use the event as a…10 Apr 2019