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HANSARDUnited Front Work DepartmentThe urgent question asked about the extent of the United Front Works Department’s operations in the United Kingdom. What is the Minister’s assessment of that department’s work…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Puberty-suppressing HormonesI thank the Secretary of State for his statement, which I welcome, both in its tone and the approach taken. I welcome that this indefinite ban will include Northern Ireland. I…11 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger, and I thank you for inviting me to speak on this statutory instrument. We will support the proposals, because any…10 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) Billrose—06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) Billrose—06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI thank the hon. and learned Gentleman for introducing this Bill, and I acknowledge his recognition of the strengths of those protections in the Belfast agreement, which were…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillOn that point—I see that Members are smiling; I am quite concerned about the attitude to the issue of some of those on the other Benches—a serious piece of work has been done with…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI thank the hon. and learned Member for introducing the Bill. At Prime Minister’s questions, I asked the Prime Minister about the general product safety regulation that will come…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillIt is not that I am unhappy, and I applaud the hon. Member for the tone he has brought to the debate in opposition to the Bill; it is that we want to see a resolution to these…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillWill the hon. Member give way?06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillThe hon. Member is countering what she said earlier about having read the Good Friday agreement. Obviously she has not understood it, because that cross-community consent has been…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI thank the hon. Member for making that point. It looks like I will not get to make a speech, but I want to put on the record that the Ulster Unionist party actually campaigned to…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillWill the hon. Member give way?06 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsFriday the 13th is a date associated with bad things happening. Next Friday, the European Union’s general product safety regulation will apply in Northern Ireland, creating more…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesIn this place on 11 September, the Secretary of State made a statement with regard to another inquiry. At that point, I asked him whether, for those families who had lost loved…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFuture of FarmingOn the bovine TB agenda, does the hon. Member agree that what the recent Minister in Northern Ireland brought forward was a disappointment? There were no concrete proposals as to…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFuture of FarmingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I thank the hon. Member for Upper Bann (Carla Lockhart) for securing the debate. I want to take exception to language…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxOn that point, will the hon. Lady give way?04 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. There are basically three questions for the Minister about the regulations, following her opening speech. The Minister…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland Assembly: BME RepresentationJay Basra is a 20-year-old Ulster Unionist candidate who ran in Mid Ulster at the last general election. Jay describes himself as Punjabi-British. When he announced his candidacy,…27 Nov 2024