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HANSARDRwanda Relocation PolicyBy convention, whether the Law Officers have been asked to provide advice, and the contents of any such advice, is not disclosed outside Government.20 Oct 2022HANSARDProsecution Rates for Blocking Public Rights of WayOf course, the sentencing of such individuals is a matter for our independent criminal justice system, but we have an offence of nuisance on the statute books, as well as offences…20 Oct 2022HANSARDDisclosure of EvidenceI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. We are always looking and willing to look at how other jurisdictions practise in this sphere. Of course, it is a problem across…20 Oct 2022HANSARDDisclosure of EvidenceMy hon. Friend is quite right: disclosure is a very important issue, whether in Northumberland or any other part of this jurisdiction. Updated principles on accessing third-party…20 Oct 2022HANSARDDisclosure of EvidenceIt is an honour to serve as Attorney General for the second time, and to lead a legal profession that is the envy of the world and a Government Legal Department whose integrity is…20 Oct 2022HANSARDInfected Blood: Interim CompensationThe infected blood inquiry has heard first-hand details of the terrible suffering experienced by the victims of infected blood over many years, and the urgent need to address the…05 Sept 2022HANSARDUK Commission on Covid CommemorationMy noble Friend the Minister of State, Lord True CBE, has made the following written statement: Today, I am establishing a UK Commission on Covid Commemoration to secure a broad…21 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillIf the hon. Member would not mind, I will give way to him when I come on to his amendment specifically. I would be very grateful if he would give me that indulgence. Clause 20 is…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillAllow me, Dame Eleanor, for I think the penultimate time, to thank hon. Members who have spoken in Committee. I would like to turn to the clauses under discussion in this debate.…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI do not accept that characterisation. This is very important to the whole community in Northern Ireland and it is very important that we have cross-community consensus in the…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThe hon. Lady is shouting from a sedentary position, but I think I have made the position clear. [Interruption.]20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThe right hon. Gentleman makes his point with his usual eloquence, and the citation he makes from the agreement is irrefutable; it is simply on the face of the document.20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillAs I think the hon. Lady knows, this cannot be about majoritarianism, and by the way I note a poll in December 2021 that indicated there was 78% agreement in Northern Ireland that…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI thank hon. Members, who have all spoken passionately. I will try very briefly to address some of their points. The hon. Member for North Down (Stephen Farry) asked about the…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThank you, Dame Eleanor. I simply reiterate to the hon. Lady and the whole Committee that our overriding priority is preserving peace and stability in Northern Ireland, and I make…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. While the debates in Committee have been heated—literally, given the ambient temperature—the exchanges have been…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillYes, indeed. Subsection (6) provides that a Minister can facilitate other powers under this Bill to be exercisable exclusively, concurrently or jointly with devolved…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThe hon. Gentleman is being mischievous in the best possible sense of that word; he is very familiar with the agreement and does not need me to cite the passages in question. I am…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillLet me, for the last time, thank hon. Members who have spoken in the previous Committee stage debates. I remind hon. Members that, although the Northern Ireland protocol was…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThe right hon. Gentleman is certainly right about the dual regulatory regime, as the Committee discussed at some length yesterday; I agree with his contention.20 Jul 2022