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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillThe hon. Member has quoted some of the comments that were made in this House, but does he accept that of the two people who negotiated the very things that he is referring to, and…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillDuring the early stages of the negotiations, the permanent secretary of the then Brexit Department told the Select Committee that the Irish Government, before Leo Varadkar took…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillDoes the hon. Member not accept that trust in the United Kingdom is important? The Belfast agreement makes it clear that a promise was made to the people of Northern Ireland that…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillThe hon. Member mentions whether the other side has ever broken the treaty. Of course it did: the EU did so in a fit of pique, rage and vengeance against the United Kingdom during…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillOn the issue of a hard border, will the Minister give way?06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillFirst, will the Minister accept that the arrangements referred to in the Belfast agreement were security arrangements—army watchtowers and Army posts along the border? Secondly,…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI know that the hon. Member and others on the Government Benches have tried to make light of the use of the words “subjugation”, “colonisation” and everything else, but almost…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillDoes my right hon. Friend not find it even stranger that for products moving from the Republic of Ireland into GB, the Government rushed to find an accommodation? Only last week,…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillMy right hon. Friend says that even when solutions are found, they are not implemented. We have heard examples of things that people never imagined would be problems becoming…06 Dec 2024HANSARDFuture of FarmingDoes my hon. Friend not find it really angering that the Government justify this policy by saying that a few big landowners buy up land as a way of escaping inheritance tax? Yet,…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesI welcome the fact that the Government, as part of their appeal, will appeal the way in which the scope of article 2 has been extended, even to include overreach into national…04 Dec 2024HANSARDBusiness Rates: High Street RetailersThe heavy burden of business rates and the national insurance contributions that the Government are going to impose on small businesses is taxing businesses to death. Does the…03 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024The move towards the border control operating model started under the last Government. As several hon. Members have already indicated, it was chaotic: no one could give any…03 Dec 2024HANSARDUkraineMany of the Ukrainian refugees living in my constituency have expressed relief and gratitude that there has been continuity of policy in still supporting Ukraine with the change…03 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024First, may I make it clear why these regulations are required? The only reason for introducing them is that the previous Government, supported by the present Government when they…03 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024Since those checks do not cover the goods when they come into Northern Ireland, but only when they go into GB, what assurances can the Minister give to people in Northern Ireland…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThe Bill represents a major breach of the promises made by the Government when they stood for election. The previous speaker, the hon. Member for Chipping Barnet (Dan Tomlinson),…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillIs not the fact of the matter, despite what the Chancellor has said, that businesses have been abandoned? There is no safety net for them. To use the words of the Chancellor,…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillWill the Minister give way?03 Dec 2024HANSARDPoint of Order: Rectification ProcedureOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wish to apologise to the House for my failure to declare an interest when tabling a parliamentary question to the Secretary of State…02 Dec 2024