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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe Prime Minister has claimed to the House today that the agreement does not rule out the interpretation that he has given to the House, but paragraph 8 of article 13 states…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI will not give way, because I have very little time. That is the issue of sovereignty. Northern Ireland will be left as a semi-detached part of the United Kingdom. In the long…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillPrime Minister, the central plank of the mechanisms for ensuring that both communities are protected in the Belfast agreement— I state this from the agreement—is “to ensure that…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsThe Democratic Unionist party has been supportive throughout the process of delivering on the result of the referendum of the British people, and we have defied and opposed the…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementThe Prime Minister has said there will be no border down the Irish sea, yet every good imported from GB to Northern Ireland will be subject to a customs declaration, a physical…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsThat is the irony. We have to avoid having an Assembly because the voting mechanism of the Belfast agreement must be adhered to, but when it comes to getting out of this…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsFirst of all, the hard border is there. I have made the argument. I defy anybody to tell me that if we have to fill in a customs declaration, we have to search lorries and vans…19 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressCan the Prime Minister give us an assurance that, in keeping with his one nation philosophy, the legislation that he intends to introduce to protect members of the armed forces…14 Oct 2019HANSARD Preparations for Leaving the EUThe intransigence of the Irish Government and the EU has resulted in the comprehensive proposals put forward by the Prime Minister and the compromises that were required being…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7Already, frustratingly, the Secretary of State has fallen into the trap that so many others have fallen into by spreading the blame for the non-existence of the Executive in…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7I will try to be as brief as possible so that other Members get the opportunity to speak in this debate. I welcome the fact that we are debating this issue today, although we have…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7My hon. Friend is quite right. Indeed, that was always the understanding. I note that the report says that research is being undertaken into how the issue has been handled…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6The important words, as the Minister says, are, “Those who have been injured through no fault of their own.” I have noticed a discrepancy between the explanatory notes to the Bill…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6Does the Minister accept that this is not a question of whether he, the Secretary of State or indeed Members of this House have confidence in the Victims Commissioner? The…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundDoes the Minister not find it ironic that the shadow Chancellor should be concerned about the future value of the pound and the impact on speculation, given that he and his party…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Wrightbus (Ballymena)May I first say to the Secretary of State that this is a terrible blow for workers across North Antrim, South Antrim, East Antrim and a number of other constituencies? Will he…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6Will the Minister give way?30 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateDoes the Minister accept that some of those who call for a second referendum have even made it clear that if it gave a result that they did not like, they would not accept it…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateIs the Minister aware that in Northern Ireland, as a result of the increase in proxy votes and postal votes, to which the Electoral Commission has turned a blind eye, and which is…26 Sept 2019HANSARDCompliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019The Prime Minister hit the nail on the head last night when he described the Act in the way he did, because the fact is that he has two choices: to go in all sincerity and…26 Sept 2019