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HANSARDFracking: Local ConsentMy hon. Friend touches on the two key issues: the safety of any extraction process and local consent. Does he agree that if any extraction method, whatever it might be, falls on…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic StabilityI think people understand the difficult choices that they and their Chancellor face come Thursday, but will the Chancellor ensure that the small and medium-sized enterprises…15 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillHas the Secretary of State accepted the cold, hard fact that to have any legitimacy the final outcome of the legacy Bill needs the support of innocent victims and relatives of…09 Nov 2022HANSARDPancreatic Cancer Awareness MonthI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate and on the work that he is doing in the all-party parliamentary group. He is highlighting the importance of November being…08 Nov 2022HANSARDHuman RightsThe Minister will be aware of the tremendous work done by the charity Open Doors over a number of years. Will he ensure that when cases are brought to him about human rights…08 Nov 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, On a point of order, Mr Speaker. On a procedural matter, yesterday morning I was successful in securing a debate in Westminster Hall on the motion “That this…19 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Residents: British PassportsI accept what the Minister says, and it is the repeated mantra that we have got from the Home Office. However, he alluded to the unique circumstances that pertain to Northern…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Residents: British PassportsI beg to move, That this House has considered British passport ownership by Northern Ireland residents. I am thankful that this debate has been called and placed on the Order…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Residents: British PassportsMy hon. Friend’s comment is very appropriate and accurate. In fact, many draw on the contrast of how our Government treat those who want to break up the United Kingdom and…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Residents: British PassportsMy hon. Friend has hit the nail on the head in a succinct way, which I hope to elaborate on over the next few moments. The Irish Government took action because they regard…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy right hon. Friend is talking about misinterpretations of the protocol. There are those who repeatedly say that the protocol provides two-way trading access into the UK market…13 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for North Antrim (Ian Paisley). The issues surrounding this Bill, I suppose, can be traced back to 1994—rather than to 1998,…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe Minister quite rightly says that the proposals are contested, and he is accurate in that. Does he agree that the most important people in this equation—the innocent victims of…29 Jun 2022HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: International ConferenceDoes my hon. Friend agree that we—and Governments—need to put what people sometimes call feet to our prayers? I can think of one example a few miles from my constituency office,…28 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn the issue of the Northern Ireland protocol, can the Foreign Secretary give an assurance to businesses in Northern Ireland that are adversely affected by the east-west trade to…21 Jun 2022HANSARDReducing ReoffendingDoes the Secretary of State agree that more needs to be done to promote programmes that lead to reductions in reoffending rates, particularly in prisons such as Magilligan prison…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI thank my right hon. Friend and colleague and say that there is a substantial degree of accuracy in his observation. We have seen the outworking of that over the past five or six…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI rise, like many of my colleagues did, to explain my opposition to the Bill as it currently stands. As has been explained by several of them, the issue here is about justice and…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillHear, hear!24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillOn the OTR letters, some of us stated at the time, and have done since, that the only way that the people of Northern Ireland and across the UK will be able to understand and…24 May 2022