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HANSARDDraft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2021We are very happy to support the SI, on the basis that, as the Minister outlined, it will bring greater transparency in relation to election material in Northern Ireland, and…05 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillI join the Secretary of State in congratulating the right hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson) on his appointment as leader of the DUP and I also look forward…22 Jun 2021HANSARDNegotiations: Lord Frost and the European CommissionI join the Secretary of State in sending all our love to Jo’s family on this very difficult day, and in paying tribute to the outgoing First Minister, Arlene Foster, for her many…16 Jun 2021HANSARDNegotiations: Lord Frost and the European CommissionWe need to see the details of that veterinary agreement in order to ensure that it really would eliminate the vast majority of those checks. A significant part of the problem is…16 Jun 2021HANSARDBallymurphy Inquest FindingsI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. As the Secretary of State has outlined, in five separate shootings across three days in August 1971 in the…13 May 2021HANSARDRecent DisorderI suggest that 11 June is not an urgent meeting and recommend that that meeting should be brought forward urgently to discuss these important issues. The Secretary of State will…21 Apr 2021HANSARDRecent DisorderMay I, too, associate myself with the comments about, and send our best wishes to, the serving police officer? As a former special constable, I know that the whole police family…21 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern IrelandI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. Twenty-three years ago this week, the Belfast/Good Friday agreement was signed. The violence in recent days,…13 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. In recent weeks, we have seen the threat of instability return to Northern Ireland. Without responsible leadership, the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the Government’s unilateral action on the Northern Ireland protocol.10 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: ImplementationAny extra time will of course be welcome and is important, but it is not the long-term solution that businesses and the people of Northern Ireland need. Can the Secretary of State…03 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: ImplementationMay I take this opportunity to thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol South (Karin Smyth) for her years of service on the Front Bench? I know that she will continue to…03 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Implementation(Urgent Question) : To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol.02 Feb 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: ImplementationMay I join the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in sending all our best wishes to Minister Edwin Poots for a speedy recovery? The European Commission’s actions on Friday night…02 Feb 2021HANSARDPayment Scheme for Victims of the TroublesMay I join the Secretary of State in sending the best wishes of the whole House to the former Secretary of State and to the Minister, Edwin Poots? Victims of the troubles have…20 Jan 2021HANSARDPayment Scheme for Victims of the TroublesI am sure the Justice Minister and other Ministers who have been pursuing a meeting with the Secretary of State on this issue for some time will be pleased to hear that he has now…20 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeThe disruption to trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland is serious and it is unacceptable. We have seen the empty supermarket shelves, the lorries from Northern Ireland…13 Jan 2021HANSARDGood Friday Agreement: ImplementationLast week alone, three journalists were issued with violent threats by loyalist paramilitaries. The BBC has seen evidence that loyalist paramilitary groups have over 12,500…02 Dec 2020HANSARDGood Friday Agreement: ImplementationOn Monday, the Secretary of State told the House that he had ceased engaging on legacy issues at the request of victims groups, but he knows that the largest cross-community…02 Dec 2020HANSARD Patrick Finucane: Supreme Court JudgmentI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. First, may I pay tribute, on behalf of my party, to the widow of Pat Finucane, Geraldine, and her whole family?…30 Nov 2020