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HANSARDIran: Human Rights and Other International Obligations18. What diplomatic steps he is taking to encourage the Iranian Government to comply with its (a) human rights and (b) other obligations under international law.31 Jan 2023HANSARDIran: Human Rights and Other International ObligationsSince September, the Iranian regime has murdered 700 of its own citizens, gunning them down in the streets, arrested and imprisoned 30,000—many of them were tortured in…31 Jan 2023HANSARD Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillThe hon. Member is right. There is no evidence that such activity has led to the conservation and protection of animals. In fact, as a result of trophy hunting, elephant numbers…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI welcome the Bill and congratulate the hon. Member for Crawley on getting it to this stage. I hope the Government will support it to ensure its full passage through both the…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillYes, I do. There is an international battle to be had here. If we really believe that hunting is endangering animals, then we should encourage nations across the world to act—and…25 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillI am glad the Minister accepts that there is no magic wand, but does he also accept that, given the nature of the Executive, which is a mandatory coalition, we have had a Sinn…23 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget Billrose—23 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillFirst, I too join the Minister in expressing sympathy on behalf of my party to Alex Easton, one of the MLAs for North Down, whose parents died tragically in a house fire today.…23 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillI am thinking only of my own experience. Actually, the road was cut because the Irish Government said they were not going to make their contribution to it.23 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillI am sure that feeling will be widespread across the constituency, as Alex—a former member of my party—is well known and loved there. I share the Minister’s view on at least one…23 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillFor any problem to be resolved, as the hon. Gentleman knows full well, we need a Budget that Departments work from. The Northern Ireland Assembly has collapsed twice in the last…23 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillThe point I was making—the Minister knows this, because we have raised it here on a number of occasions—is that the responsibility did lie with the Northern Ireland Executive. The…23 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillUntil that situation is revolved, we are going to be faced with the kind of situation we are discussing today. What amazes me is that other parties in the Assembly, which equally…23 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillI am amazed at the hon. Gentleman’s intervention. As far as I know, he is a member of the Conservative and Unionist party, and as a Unionist, he should be interested in that sweet…23 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillThe hon. Gentleman continually raises this issue—sometimes taking a whining approach as well—but under the Executive I remember money going to the airport at Londonderry,…23 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillI do not want to get into history, but I would point out that in the first year I was Finance Minister, we had a 5% cut in the Budget in the middle of the financial year as a…23 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe Minister is right that the whole point of Brexit was to take control of our own laws. She is also right that there needs to be a single set of laws across the United Kingdom.…18 Jan 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicle Battery ProductionThe announcement today is a tragedy for those who have jobs in this company and those who were looking forward to having jobs there in future. It is also a hammer blow to the…18 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAn essential ingredient to levelling up is the ability to trade within a country to get the best prices and products. In Northern Ireland, that cannot happen because of the…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportI welcome this package, and I especially welcome the inclusion of charitable organisations, but the fact remains that even if energy prices stabilise, given Government policies on…09 Jan 2023