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HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIs it not even more grotesque that these former soldiers can be summoned to an inquest or some legal process and receive no legal back-up from the Army, while those who are…09 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy hon. Friend makes a very important point about Sinn Féin refusing to bring forward a budget before collapsing the Assembly. The reason for that was that it could not face up to…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIf that is what the shadow Secretary of State really does believe and he is not just being selective for his own interests, would he not then agree that, in the absence of…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe hon. Gentleman is being very generous in giving way. He says that he can remember the time when gates were left open and animals wandered across the border. He suggests that…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am sure the hon. Gentleman did not intend it, but does he realise that the comment he just made about a border poll and the likelihood of winning it is exactly the kind of…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillRegardless of how the hon. Gentleman tries to twist and turn on the issue, the one thing he cannot deny is that the amendment and the path he has taken actually does impinge on…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy right hon. Friend has given us a long list of issues that need to be addressed and that could be addressed if an Assembly was up and running. Despite the fact that the shadow…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIf, for the convenience of the people of Northern Ireland, we were to give in, does my hon. Friend accept that in future months, when another impasse was reached, or when Sinn…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe hon. Gentleman’s belief that the Irish Government would give in to any demand from the EU that disadvantages their own country is not founded on any fact. The EU has been…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman not accept that the only party in Northern Ireland that is out of step and, indeed, tips the balance in these circumstances is Sinn Féin, which has…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation BillWill the hon. Lady give way?25 Jun 2019HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation BillWhether we view marriage through the prism of faith or simply as an arrangement in which people come together because they wish to be together, does the hon. Lady agree that, with…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Businesses: Late PaymentsI welcome this statement from the Minister and I know that she is committed to ensuring that small businesses are dealt with fairly. The project bank accounts introduced by the…19 Jun 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences: Over-75sThe BBC was very happy to grab a contract that gave it an increase in the licence fee when it was offered that contract by the Government, in the full understanding that it would…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Political Process in Northern IrelandThe Secretary of State, when questioned by the press, has talked of the need not to jeopardise the talks, but does she accept that, by refusing to answer questions and giving that…04 Jun 2019HANSARD BombardierI bet you wish you had chosen me the first time, Mr Speaker. The people of Northern Ireland appreciate the political and financial commitments that Governments of all shades in…07 May 2019HANSARD Bombardierrose—07 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ7. I do not think I could run the London marathon, Mr Speaker, so you need not include me in that. While the McKee family today bury their daughter, who was murdered by IRA…24 Apr 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland: Murder of Lyra McKeeThere has been a typically selfish, self-centred and “we’re the only people who matter” response from the republicans who have tried to justify the murder this weekend, describing…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland ExecutiveOne way of avoiding this legislation would be for the Secretary of State to put it up to the parties in Northern Ireland. If they wish to go into the Assembly, as they all say…23 Apr 2019