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HANSARDTelecoms Supply Chain ReviewI welcome the publication of the Government’s telecoms supply chain review report today. I am very pleased to see that the report reflects many of the points that the Intelligence…22 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI have considerable sympathy with the right hon. Member for Belfast North (Nigel Dodds) and, indeed, with my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce), who both expressed…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesI welcome much of what my right hon. Friend has said, and the Intelligence and Security Committee greatly welcomes what he said about the consolidated guidance. It has said since…18 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillYes, I am entirely happy to make that assertion, because when I realised that it was an issue, I also realised that it was a threat to the good governance of this country and,…18 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillBefore I give way, let me just add that the House should be perfectly aware that I abstained on the amendments concerning abortion and same-sex marriage precisely for that reason,…18 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillYes, I do agree. That is certainly one of the reasons this should go to the other place. I slightly hesitate over the issue of scope, particularly because we have a ruling from…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIf we are seeking ways to find daisy chains, I can assure my hon. Friend that there are probably other ways in which they might be found. If the House wants do something by…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIf all the amendments, including new clause 14, were to be passed, yes, it would prevent this House from being prorogued, which is why I put them together as a package. I would…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThank you, Dame Rosie; it is a pleasure to participate in this debate and to raise with the Committee, at this stage, potential amendments to the legislation that I think are…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillYes, I do. I agree entirely, and we should try to avoid doing that, but for the reasons that I have just given—before we start worrying about court challenges—the amendments that…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI agree with the hon. Lady. The process of debate is the process by which we continuously moderate each other’s opinions, and by listening to each other, we grow in understanding…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillYes, and I will tell my hon. Friend exactly why. First, the amendments work in their own right, so if we agree to them, they will provide a structured mechanism, which, short of…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI find it very difficult to answer that question. I accept that, because of priorities in this House, it is often the case that insufficient attention is paid to Northern Ireland.…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillYes, I agree. It is perhaps, as lawyers would say, a moot point, but my view is that because it specifies in statute particular days on which things should be happening in this…09 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseI listened carefully to the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Gareth Snell), just as I listened to what my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Exiting the European…12 Jun 2019HANSARDUse of Torture OverseasI endorse what my right hon. Friend has said: the idea that this is some extraordinary leak displaying some novel policy is wholly erroneous. If anybody wishes to read the…20 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaI entirely agree with my right hon. Friend. My view has always been that Islamophobia—which I find quite easy to identify in my own mind—is a process whereby utterly law-abiding…16 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaIt is a pleasure to participate in the debate—well, I think it is—and it is certainly a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr (Mr Mahmood). I found myself…16 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaI often read in newspapers things about Islam that I know from my own experience—I am a trustee of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies—to be inaccurate. Of course, we must also…16 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaIf I may say so, I think the hon. Gentleman has entirely misunderstood the content of my foreword. My foreword was simply designed to make the point that my own experience—I will…16 May 2019