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HANSARD 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 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketI draw the right hon. Member’s attention to a further element in the Command Paper that proposes a special investment zone for Northern Ireland, which will deliver an extra £150…01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketVery briefly, I draw the Minister’s attention to paragraph 146 of the Command Paper, which makes it very clear that where primary legislation carries implications for the internal…01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketI thank the right hon. Member for his work in trying to move things forward. On the very point he has just made, does he agree with me that it was due to the tenacity of my…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 United Kingdom Internal MarketNot on the Union!01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketWill the Minister give way?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 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 urge my right hon. Friend to read all the proposals. If he does, he will see that a new statutory duty will be introduced that will ensure that in circumstances where there is…01 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 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI thank the right hon. and learned Member for South Swindon (Sir Robert Buckland) for his comments, and I wish him well in his ongoing and important work as Chair of the Northern…24 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister will be aware of Unionist concerns about the need to remove the Irish sea border created by the protocol, which disrupts the UK’s internal market. Will he bring…13 Dec 2023HANSARDWindsor FrameworkFurther to that excellent question from the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis), our objective is to ensure that Northern Ireland’s place in our biggest market,…22 Nov 2023HANSARDWindsor FrameworkI thank the Secretary of State for the additional support that has been provided to businesses affected by flooding in Northern Ireland. Will he work with us to ensure that,…22 Nov 2023HANSARDEngagementsI associate my party with the comments made in relation to the deplorable loss of innocent human life in both Israel and Gaza. Having left the European Union, building links and…18 Oct 2023HANSARDPolice FundingI congratulate the Secretary of State on his first anniversary and welcome the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) to his new role as shadow Secretary of State. We…06 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice FundingI thank the Secretary of State for that response. In his earlier answer he referred to the PSNI’s senior leadership team. For the record, my party fully supports the PSNI in its…06 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Fundingindicated dissent.06 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection Breach(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the breach of security and data protection at the Police Service of Northern…04 Sept 2023