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HANSARD Animal WelfareMy constituents do not really care whether these issues are dealt with in one big Bill or a series of single-issue Bills; what they are concerned about is that the Government…25 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIn the unfortunate event that the hon. Lady’s party wins the next election, would Ministers from her party be prepared to hand all those powers back to Parliament, or would they…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillRegardless of the process of how these laws will be changed, does the hon. Member not accept that any Government who wanted to tear up all the protections of the environment and…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillAlthough there may be arguments for removing the sunset clause, there is a real fear that without it the Government could have, for various reasons, fallen back on the promises…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman not think that it is rather ironic—given that some people have argued against Ministers being given these powers, because they could, without scrutiny,…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillFor those of us who supported Brexit, it is important that we are able to tailor our own laws to suit the circumstances of our own country. Can the Solicitor General tell me,…24 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillIn my opening remarks, can I first thank the spokesman for the Opposition, the hon. Member for Hove (Peter Kyle), for what I regard—this is probably the death knell for him in his…10 May 2023HANSARDUK Internal Market AccessThe GB border operating model that has been recently published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs indicates that by October this year, there will be border…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesLeaving aside the scandal of the non-payment of compensation and the foot-dragging over the Horizon issue, Post Office executives surely cannot justify bonuses on the basis that…10 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman accept that while the Minister may say that he has built bridges with the EU and the Irish Government, he has built a bonfire on the bridge with the…10 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I was not going to go into the amendment in any detail—we can do that later—but I just wanted to refer to the fact that the Fiscal Council had made…10 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillI ask the Minister, whose party talks all the time in this House about choice in education, why he wishes to shoehorn education in Northern Ireland into one particular system.…10 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillIt is not just a case of asking the Government to embrace Unionism. This is about the Government standing up for the country they claim to govern, because through the protocol and…10 May 2023HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThe Minister is being generous in giving way. Does it not seem odd to her that at a time when we are talking about taking back sovereignty and having our independence, we are…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThe Minister appears to have anticipated my intervention. One aspect of VAT that could not apply to Northern Ireland was the relief on renewable items such as boilers and solar…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillDoes the Minister accept that, as a result of corporation tax increases, the amount of money taken out of firms will be more than double the amount of the allowance that she has…29 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Friday, hundreds of groups across Northern Ireland will face a situation where their funding finishes and they will have to close their doors. Will the Minister give us an…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandLet us be clear what we are debating here today: we are debating a lock, or a brake, that is necessary because the Government have allowed the EU to impose its law on part of the…22 Mar 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillThe Minister says that the Government will seek to do this using the CITES legislation. If that were the case, there would be no need for the Bill. The Bill is required because…17 Mar 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI hope that I made it clear that my concern is not only that Northern Ireland could become a backdoor, but that it would be exempt from the legislation so people who engage in…17 Mar 2023