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HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillWill the hon. Member give way?27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI am not suggesting that the Bill is perfect. It is rare for legislation that passes this House to be perfect in every sense and not to require subsequent amendment. The benefit…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI was very clear: I want to see progress being made in the passage of this Bill through the House of Commons. I want to see steps being taken that give us the certainty that we…27 Jun 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol NegotiationsThe Secretary of State will be aware that the former Prime Minister Tony Blair has stated that the protocol presents a real risk to the Good Friday agreement. Does he agree that…22 Jun 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol NegotiationsThe EU has threatened to remove access for Northern Ireland businesses to the single market. To police this, it would have to create a hard border on the island of Ireland; that…22 Jun 2022HANSARDEngagementsI was pleased to meet the Prime Minister last week in Royal Hillsborough in my constituency. We welcome his commitment to introduce legislation to deal with the protocol and the…25 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillA moment ago the Minister mentioned the word “consensus”. If in the Committee stage there is cross-party support from Northern Ireland on key changes to the Bill, will the…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI thank the hon. Member for giving way. I know that he speaks passionately on behalf of many veterans, and I understand that. He spoke of the Government responding to his…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillAgain, my hon. Friend makes a powerful point. Is he aware that the chief suspect for the murder of Airey Neave in the precincts of this House is currently operating a bar in…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful point. Does he agree that these provisions are not something remote in the sense that they apply only to incidents that occurred in Northern…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Billindicated assent .24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI really appreciate the contribution that the former Secretary of State is making, and I know that he is deeply invested in finding solutions from his time in Northern Ireland. We…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI thank the Secretary of State for giving way. My hon. Friend the Member for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson) will hone in and focus on this in more detail in his contribution, but…24 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolFrom the outset, the Democratic Unionist party warned this House of the consequences of the protocol, and that is why we opposed it from the beginning; we recognised the political…17 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressI really appreciate the intervention from my hon. Friend the Member for Upper Bann. I congratulate her colleagues in her constituency on their success in the Assembly elections.…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressThat is absolutely the case. We were told by the European Union, including the Irish Government—a co-guarantor of the Belfast agreement—that the protocol was necessary to protect…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressI say to the former Prime Minister, with the great respect in which I hold her, that surely what is more important here is the Good Friday/Belfast agreement and the need to…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressI can answer the hon. Gentleman clearly: the Prime Minister came to our party conference and told us that there would be an Irish sea border “over his dead body”. That is what he…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressOf course, the right hon. Member is correct: the EU is not doing so. I have listened to some Members of Congress, for example, lecture us on the need to abide by the protocol and…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis), and I thank him for the support he has given us over the years in the Northern Ireland in…10 May 2022