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HANSARDTrade in the UKMay I take the opportunity to associate myself and my party with the Secretary of State’s remarks about the 35th anniversary of the bombing in Enniskillen? Our thoughts are with…09 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland ElectionsI, too, thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. I very much echo his sentiment that Northern Ireland is governed best when it is governed locally, but it…09 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryWill the hon. Member give way?08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryWhat a debate this is turning out to be on one side of the House. I cast my mind back to last week’s SNP Opposition day debate, and to other Opposition day debates. A single…08 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI start out in this debate on Scottish independence and the Scottish economy from the fundamental and irreducible point of principle that the best people to govern Scotland are…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyThat is the trouble—there is no support for it. I am willing to believe that the hon. Lady has not made a single speech or argument or delivered a single leaflet about that in any…02 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresCan the Home Secretary tell me how many places in alternative accommodation she approved in September? When was the first of those places signed off? When was the first person…31 Oct 2022HANSARDRwanda Partnership: Legal CompatibilityDoes the Minister not realise how embarrassingly abject it is to hear the Home Secretary accuse judges in Strasbourg of mission creep, when all they are doing, when it comes to…18 Oct 2022HANSARDRwanda Partnership: Legal Compatibility21. Whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the compatibility of the migration and economic development partnership with Rwanda with (a) domestic law and…18 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerThe Prime Minister has been in office for six weeks, but notoriously, even with the rigours of the Budget, has yet to find time to call the First Ministers of Scotland or Wales.…17 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]I am grateful for that, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I shall take care to ensure that the rest of my remarks are within the parameters of normal parliamentary debate. A language Act…12 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]How do I follow that word? I begin in all seriousness by echoing the sentiments expressed on both sides of the House about the appalling events in Creeslough. I send my personal…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) BillI am sorry to disappoint the hon. Gentleman, but I do not have any answers. From a Marxist perspective—a Groucho Marxist perspective—I would not want to be part of any club that…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) BillIt was a little over a year ago that the then Chief Secretary to the Treasury told the House that this health and social care levy “will enable the Government to tackle the…11 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanI wonder what it says about the Government that at the height of a cost of living crisis we appear to have a Chancellor putting pressure on the Governor of the Bank of England to…23 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to convey and share the sadness of my Gordon constituents at the passing of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth, and to express…10 Sept 2022HANSARD Coastal CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq, and I shall do my best to stick within the guidelines that you have given. I congratulate the hon. Member for Hastings…08 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: ExceptionsI take this opportunity to welcome the Secretary of State; I very much look forward to working with him. The protocol Bill is still to make its way through the House of Lords,…07 Sept 2022HANSARDCOP26 Outcomes1. What steps the Government plan to take to help ensure the long-term effectiveness of COP26 outcomes after the transition to (a) a new Prime Minister and (b) an Egyptian…20 Jul 2022HANSARDCOP26 OutcomesThe outgoing Prime Minister’s commitment to taking tangible climate change action has always seemed rather suspect, and, rather worryingly, the contenders to replace him seem to…20 Jul 2022