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HANSARDEngagementsYesterday saw the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time in its history exercise its new veto powers to prevent the application of new EU law that would harm our ability to…20 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister will be aware that the Government’s proposals to deal with the legacy of our troubled past in Northern Ireland continue to be the subject of scrutiny, most…06 Mar 2024HANSARDThe UnionFurther to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), will the Secretary of State join me in welcoming the fact that the new UK East-West Council…28 Feb 2024HANSARDThe UnionThe Secretary of State referred earlier to the financial package that the Treasury has put in place to support our public services in Northern Ireland, but our commitments on…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandDoes the Minister of State join me in welcoming the fact that we currently have the first applicability motion being brought before the Assembly? It is a change to the previous…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandThe shadow Secretary of State is absolutely right. That is why, in our seven tests, we talked about fulfilling the Acts of Union, while others—those who had not bothered to read…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandI thank the Minister of State for leading this debate today and for his words. I also thank the Shadow Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn).…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandI thank the Chairman of the Select Committee for his comments. I believe the challenges we faced as a result of the measures imposed under the protocol are now being properly and…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandMy hon. Friend makes an important point, which I was coming on to but is worth mentioning now. Not only does the Command Paper set out the practical and legal changes that will…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandI thank the right hon. Lady for her intervention and for her ongoing interest in Northern Ireland, which is always great to see. She is right. Intertrade UK will cover not just…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandI thank my hon. Friend for making that powerful point. The beauty of Northern Ireland today is that each of us has the right to identify ourselves in whatever way we deem…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandMy hon. Friend has made a powerful point. I want to see that prosperity spread across Northern Ireland—to the constituency of the hon. Member for Foyle (Colum Eastwood), to West…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandWill my hon. Friend join me in also welcoming the communication that both the Secretary of State and myself have received from a very prominent nursery selling plants, trees and…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern Irelandindicated assent .26 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsMay I, on behalf of my party, extend our best wishes to His Majesty the King for a full recovery? I thank the Prime Minister for his dedication and leadership in helping us to…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandI need add nothing to the point made by my hon. Friend. We welcome the explicit reference in the Command Paper to Northern Ireland’s part in the economy of the United Kingdom,…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandThe hon. Member has made his point with fortitude and determination, but he will understand that I make no apology as a Unionist for having a focus on protecting, preserving,…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandI thank the hon. Member for his intervention, his continuing interest in Northern Ireland and his work in this place to strengthen and protect our Union. He makes a strong point,…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandFurther to the point made by the hon. Member for Foyle (Colum Eastwood), the difficulty was that in the eyes of Unionists the Northern Ireland protocol undermined the principle of…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandSome suggest that the Acts of Union should be as they were in 1801, but my hon. Friend the Member for North Antrim (Ian Paisley) would be perplexed to discover that a bottle of…01 Feb 2024