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HANSARDDraft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023I was just giving way, Mr Pritchard, and then once I have, I will sit down.17 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023That is one of the reasons why I say this is dynamite, because it exposes the lie being peddled at present that the Windsor framework actually cements us into the United Kingdom.…17 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023The right hon. Gentleman is quite right: that is the problem. In the absence of detailed knowledge about what the new arrangements will be, businesses will simply turn their back…17 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023I am bemused by the Minister’s explanation. If she is concerned about hazardous substances, invasive species and the other things that are mentioned in the explanatory memorandum…17 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillAs the Secretary of State has said, tonight’s debate and the Bill are simply to allocate money, which we have already decided on in previous debates, to various Departments.…10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillThe promise actually was broken by the Secretary of State. It was a two-sided promise: that would not be raised by Ministers, who would be sensitive to the issue, knowing what our…10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillI think the point that I made was an indication of that. It is not just about getting money so that we can spend it willy-nilly and not care about how it is spent. It must be…10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillThat is the whole point. Ministers have had the Bengoa report, as the hon. Lady says, for years. They have never acted on it. Indeed, some of the health reforms that were acted on…10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that a financial allocation made on a purely needs basis would provide the resources to start addressing some of those needs? For example, if there were…10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillI know that the Secretary of State was not personally responsible, but he cannot wash his hands of the New Decade, New Approach agreement, which was between the parties in…10 Jul 2023HANSARDRoad Fuel PricesThere is no doubt that fuel costs are driving up inflation, especially in rural areas. I think the fuel price checker has had a dampening effect in Northern Ireland because the…03 Jul 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023First, the Secretary of State hit the nail on the head at the beginning of his speech: this is a sensitive issue. Yet he has trampled all over it like some kind of rogue,…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023It is going to get hotter! Here is the crux of the matter: if the Secretary of State insists on having valueless sexuality education—if that is the objective—then he is…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023The report said that outsourcing was one of the things that CEDAW complained about; it said that the outsourcers were bringing in the values as well.26 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023On the Court case, the judge’s comment was that education was not covered in the consultation on abortion, but there would be an opportunity for that to be covered when the…26 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsQuite rightly, this Question Time has been dominated by questions about inflation and the cost of living. One policy that has not been mentioned is the Government’s net zero…20 Jun 2023HANSARDUgandan School AttackI also congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing this urgent question. I know that he has been diligent in highlighting these issues, as have…20 Jun 2023HANSARD Public OrderI am a Protestant. I have sought to live up to that title throughout my political involvement. I have taken part in many protests, as Protestants should. That is why we got our…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Public OrderWell, let us take the Extinction Rebellion protests we had here. Stars were flying in from America to join them. They did not feel any qualms about it. They did not even see the…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Public OrderA number of Members have made the point that that leaves interpretation for the police. Has the community been affected? What has been the cumulative effect? Is the protest too…12 Jun 2023