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HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsI hope that this decision is indicative of a realisation that seems to be slowly dawning on the Government about the impact of the madness of their net zero policy, which has…13 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsHaving heard some of the speeches from Conservative Members, I suspect that, although they have given some welcome to this Budget, there is a great deal of disquiet about it. I am…06 Mar 2024HANSARDLevelling-up FundCommunities in Northern Ireland experienced no benefit from the last round of levelling-up funding, because of the Government’s flimsy excuse that the Assembly was not sitting.…04 Mar 2024HANSARD UkraineMay I, from the Democratic Unionist party Benches, thank the Government for their work in sending military aid, financial aid, and moral and political support to Ukraine, as well…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Situation in the Red SeaI assure the Minister that he has the full—not tentative—support of DUP Members for the actions he has taken, because as he has pointed out, what is happening will affect…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Horizon: Compensation and LegislationI thank the Minister for the urgency he has brought to trying to resolve this terrible injustice. It seems that this has been against resistance from within the Post Office, where…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandThe right hon. Gentleman has rightly identified one of the impacts of the Windsor framework and the Northern Ireland protocol: namely, that trade is now being diverted to the…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandI think many people in North Down, a Unionist constituency, will be wondering what kind of representative they have. The hon. Member for North Down (Stephen Farry) was probably a…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandIs the hon. Gentleman’s stance not amazing? He talks about the democratic deficit that existed for two years while the Assembly was not operating, but he is happy to have a…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandThat vote was made in this House on two grounds. First, the EU made its terms clear and we had a spineless Government that were prepared to bow to it, saying that if those…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandThe hon. Gentleman makes a very important point. When we agreed to the withdrawal agreement and legislation, the Act of Union was changed without Ministers even mentioning that…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandI thank my hon. Friend for that clarification. In all the discussions he has used his knowledge of the issues. If we have a Government who simply ignored the points that he made,…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?20 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillWas the hon. Member as confused as I was by the answer given by the hon. Member for Angus (Dave Doogan): that somehow or other there is no need for a licence to drill for oil to…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillMay I first say that we fully support the Bill and the objectives that have been set? As has been said time and again during the debate, we will require oil and gas for…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Governance and Horizon Compensation SchemesI think the public squabble at the weekend further undermines people’s confidence in what is going to happen and in the Government’s assurances about compensating the people…19 Feb 2024HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyThe whole House should be worried about developments such as those at the weekend with the murder of Navalny because the Russian state, now run by a bunch of criminals, seems…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSituation in the Red SeaThe Government are right to have this strong response for what may seem to many to be a faraway war or incident, but which could impact so much on people’s lives here in the…05 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandDoes the right hon. Member recognise the difference between a tariff being put on by this Parliament or the Assembly or a Parliament in Northern Ireland, where the people of the…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandThe Secretary of State is at odds in making that argument. That is one argument that the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries made in saying why Northern Ireland should be…01 Feb 2024