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HANSARDUkraineUnder Putin, Russia has become a terrorist state and a terrorist sponsoring state, whether it is killing people in our own country whom it regards as dissidents, blowing up…11 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanI think many people will be astounded at the reaction to the Chancellor’s proposal to increase economic growth in the United Kingdom, which will increase standards of living,…23 Sept 2022HANSARD UK Energy CostsDoes the Prime Minister accept that with 150 years’ worth of gas under the ground in Great Britain it is absolute madness to turn our back on that resource at a time when people…08 Sept 2022HANSARDDevolved GovernmentI welcome the Secretary of State to his position and look forward to working with him. I hope that he will be successful in doing what is necessary to get Stormont restored,…07 Sept 2022HANSARDDevolved GovernmentDoes the Secretary of State understand that this is not just a Unionist concern? While Unionists are concerned about the constitutional impact of the protocol, the economic impact…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillTo give the hon. Gentleman a piece of good news, adjacent to my constituency there are already 150 new jobs making drilling machines for the mining industry exclusively in…06 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolCan the Minister assure us that in any of his discussions with his international counterparts he will robustly argue that the protocol cannot continue? Will he explain that it has…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman not accept that the reason we are now doing separate trade agreements, especially with the south-east Asian part of the world, a lot of developing…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Billrose—06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillThe hon. Gentleman has rightly said that there are tensions between producers in the UK, who may well find themselves with greater competition as a result of trade deals, but that…06 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateI thank the Minister, his officials and Treasury Ministers and officials for ensuring that the discount on electricity bills will be paid directly to consumers in Northern Ireland…05 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillDoes my right hon. Friend accept that in no other trade agreement would one side be able to adjudicate on whether the terms were to be accepted? However, in this case, the EU,…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillDoes the Minister share my bafflement at the intervention that he has just had to respond to? On the one hand, SDLP amendment 49 requires the Government to ensure “the principle…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillCan my right hon. Friend understand why nationalists will not accept this Bill? I cannot, because first, it will ensure their primary consideration, which is that there be no…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillDoes the Minister accept that in fact this Bill makes all the provision necessary for firms in Northern Ireland that wish to access the single market to be able to do so by opting…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillAlthough the right hon. Gentleman makes a valid point about EU law being retained for the rest of the United Kingdom, the vital difference is that the 82 pages of EU law contained…20 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseI also congratulate the emergency services on their excellent work, but is it not a fact that while we have been pursuing a policy of decarbonisation and spending huge amounts of…20 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThe hon. Member has to be very careful in listening to bodies that claim to be representative of an industry; those at the top of the body very often have their own agenda. Let us…19 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillFirst, as the Opposition spokesman, the hon. Member for Hove (Peter Kyle), seems to be very sensitive about any comments I make about his past voting behaviour, may I confirm that…19 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThat brings me to my next point—that introducing reserved matters to the North South Ministerial Council would mean that the controversies that have currently stopped it working,…19 Jul 2022