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HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillThe implementation is the problem. The negotiation, hopefully, will deliver the solution. Therefore, we cannot divorce the Assembly from the impact the protocol is having, and it…29 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillNot only would that be unreasonable, but those Assembly Members were elected on a mandate not to do so.29 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI am sure that the Deputy Prime Minister will join me in welcoming the comments made yesterday by the Foreign Secretary to the European Scrutiny Committee—that securing Northern…16 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland ElectionsThe Secretary of State is making a statement under provisions laid out in the New Decade, New Approach agreement, yet the only remaining part of that agreement that has not been…09 Nov 2022HANSARDBenefits of the UnionCan I also refer to the comments made by the shadow Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Hove (Peter Kyle), and raise the energy support scheme and the £400 that is to be…09 Nov 2022HANSARDBenefits of the UnionThe Minister rightly said that the Union is both a political and an economic union. In the High Court and the Court of Appeal, in respect of the Northern Ireland protocol and its…09 Nov 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]It is not just something that is contemporary. The view from the Glens of Antrim is beautiful, but the kingdom of Dalriada used to cover much of Scotland; it was both Ulster and…26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but I did not say that; I said that when the draft order was published last week, this was not on the Order Paper. I spoke to the…26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]With the greatest respect to the hon. Member, no DUP Member has said what he just suggested. We are saying that the Bill does not adequately protect our identity and culture. We…26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]It is the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill—identity, not culture.26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]The hon. Member touches on an important point. I am not prepared to have my aspiration determined and defined by the aspirations of others. If the key demand of nationalists is…26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]The reality is that under the office of identity there are a number of principles set out about how identity should be respected. The office can monitor how those principles are…26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]rose—26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]I agree that we want the political institutions to be up and running. We have often heard from others that agreements should be honoured. That is often the mantra of others. New…26 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Members for North Dorset (Simon Hoare), for Belfast South (Claire Hanna) and for North Down (Stephen Farry), my hon. Friends the Members for Strangford (Jim…26 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsMay I associate myself and my colleagues with the remarks made about the tragic events in Creeslough in County Donegal? Our prayers continue to be with that devastated community.…12 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]Will the hon. Lady give way?12 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]To those on the DUP Benches, it is evident from the Secretary of State’s explanation that there is a disparity between the power of the two commissioners. One has the power to…12 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]Well, I will try not to be thran about it. I welcome the approach that the hon. Lady is taking. In her, I see someone who lives the Irish language, who values it and sees it as an…12 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenOn behalf of my colleagues in the Democratic Unionist party and on behalf of many across Northern Ireland, I wish to offer our sincere sympathy to His Majesty the King and to…09 Sept 2022