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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe problem is that we do not know how many other Gerry Kellys are there, lurking in the background, who have not yet faced prosecution or got over the whole legal process, been…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillIn the interests of getting balance in this whole memorialisation process, does the Minister not accept that already in the Bill there is a clear indication that balance will…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillFirst of all, we understand how sensitive the whole issue of legacy is: we live with it every day in Northern Ireland. We get representations from our constituents about it and…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillDoes the Minister accept that those who are engaged in the Kenova process want not information recovery but prosecutions? They want an outcome that will ensure that those who…04 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillLet us be blunt about what the Minister has summarised so far. The best that anyone can hope for is to get, from the lips of the people who carried out the crimes, information…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillDoes my hon. Friend accept that the point he is raising is based on evidence that we already have of where, for example, members of Sinn Féin who engaged in a prison break-out in…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsI appreciate that it is sometimes necessary in the national interest to impose trade restrictions, but free trade is the way to increase competition, bring down prices and raise…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillDoes my hon. Friend not find it rather strange, given the debates in this House over the past week about the lack of response from the police and the courts on rape victims, the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Northern IrelandMany of the fiscal levers the Government could use to support Northern Ireland are not available, because we are under the EU VAT regime and still subject to EU state aid rules,…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillIf the hon. Gentleman were to examine the economic performance in Northern Ireland, he might find that, surprisingly, it is the service sector that has increased, by seven times…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI do not know whether “noble toffs” is acceptable, Mr Deputy Speaker. Members have argued that surely we can do this by negotiation, so let us look at the record. The EU has said…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI welcome this Bill, which is long overdue. It delivers on some of the promises that were made to get devolution restored in Northern Ireland but on which no action has been taken…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI am.27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThe people of Northern Ireland recently spoke in an election, and the Unionist population made it quite clear that they will not accept the protocol.27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Only the Social Democratic and Labour party has suggested tonight that there are no problems with the protocol. Every other party now…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThe shadow Secretary of State has made much of the Government abandoning their obligations, but surely the obligation in the protocol was designed from the EU’s point of view to…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol Billrose—27 Jun 2022HANSARD EU Retained LawAs someone who supported Brexit, I welcome the statement today and the fact that the Government are going to monitor and identify ways in which we can make our economy more…22 Jun 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI welcome Foreign Secretary’s commitment to address the issue, but I urge her not to give in to those who today in this House have shamelessly almost urged the EU to engage in a…17 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeDoes not the hon. Gentleman agree that stopping people blocking roads, sending criminals back to the country from which they come and ensuring that people are not enslaved to…11 May 2022