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HANSARDWelfare Mitigation PaymentsThis is an incredibly serious issue. Thousands of people in Northern Ireland benefit from these mitigations, and there is a sunset provision for the end of March 2020. The hon.…30 Oct 2019HANSARDWelfare Mitigation PaymentsI understand the right hon. Gentleman’s point, and the Prime Minister has heard it directly.30 Oct 2019HANSARDPSNI Policy: Journalists’ Data Obtained under WarrantMy right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) joked about this being the latest in a series of hospital passes, but he is of course absolutely right that…23 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6I understand the point made by both the hon. Member for Belfast South (Emma Little Pengelly) and my hon. Friend, and I have a feeling—new as I am to this post—about the underlying…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6I am grateful for the opportunity to respond to this very interesting debate, and I thank my friend and parliamentary neighbour, the hon. Member for Ealing North (Stephen Pound),…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6I did not feel it needed to be said, because actions speak louder than words. The commissioner has been confirmed for another period of 12 months. I think the Secretary of State’s…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6I understand the right hon. Gentleman’s point, and it is possible that the hon. Member for Belfast South intended to make a similar one, but I was pressed to clarify the…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6To reach the coda will be welcome. I thought I addressed that point when I said that, as we finalise the architecture, a number of big issues—the biggest being eligibility, of…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6I give way to the right hon. Gentleman.30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6I beg to move, That this House takes note of and approves the Report pursuant to Section 3(13) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019—Victims’ Payments, which…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6It is more than a technical point; it is a point of fairness. Both of those lines of inquiry reflect the fact that what was discussed through the Stormont House agreement, as I…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6I understand the point that the right hon. Gentleman is making. I can assure him that, as we work towards the regulations and consult on their detail, the guiding…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6The word “compensation” has come up several times. I think I should clarify that we are not talking about a compensation scheme. The victims payment scheme was originally crafted…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6I can give the hon. Gentleman a commitment that the Government absolutely accept the case for victims’ pensions and payments and recognise, as I just said, that we need to do more…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6We are talking about innocent victims and a victims’ payment scheme which is not about restitution or compensation; it is about recognition and acknowledgment and doing more to…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6We are 100% genuine in our commitment to deliver on the moral and legal obligation to come forward with those regulations. Our intention at the moment is to come forward with…30 Sept 2019HANSARDIndependent Office for Police Conduct: Annual Report and AccountsI am today, along with the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, the Member for Hereford and South Herefordshire (Jesse Norman), publishing the 2018-19 annual report and accounts…24 Jul 2019HANSARDFirearms Licensing: Statutory GuidanceToday, I am publishing a public consultation on the introduction of statutory guidance to the police on firearms licensing. The proposed guidance aims to ensure that the highest…23 Jul 2019HANSARDPolice and Criminal Evidence Act Codes of PracticeI am today laying before the House an order under section 67(7A) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (‘PACE’) to amend PACE Codes C and H, which govern the detention,…23 Jul 2019HANSARDSecurity Industry Authority Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19The 2018-19 annual report and accounts for the Security Industry Authority (HC 2540) is being laid before the House today and published on www.gov.uk. Copies will be available in…18 Jul 2019