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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWill the Solicitor General give way?24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI agree with the hon. Gentleman’s reading that the amendment leads to withholding consent only in devolved areas, but somebody else could argue perfectly legitimately that it…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMay I begin by wishing my right hon. Friend a very happy birthday? I have a huge amount of sympathy, as I think most Members do, with the argument that a lot of that stuff could…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillEither I was not clear or my right hon. Friend is deliberately misinterpreting my point, because that was not the point I was making. It is not that it could not be done, but that…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillBromley and Chislehurst.24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Orpington (Gareth Bacon), who made a characteristically calm and thoughtful speech. I will endeavour to follow his…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI do not know who is going to sit down first out of shock, but I fundamentally agree with the right hon. Gentleman, and I have to say that that is possibly a first. He is…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThere is more that unites the hon. Lady with my right hon. Friend the Member for North East Somerset, because they are both tilting at windmills that do not exist. Any Government…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy hon. Friend— [ Interruption. ] . Yes, I will give him a tip. He makes a similar point to the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson). That is, in essence, which party…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIt might be hyperbolic, but it is not rude. I say to the hon. Lady and others—this is a point that Government Members must face up to—that, as I said in an intervention on my…24 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillWill my hon. Friend give way?10 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. Picking up on the point raised by the hon. Member for North Down (Stephen Farry) with regard to the role of civil servants, is the…10 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillLet me answer that point first. The hon. Gentleman makes a perfectly valid point, and I am grateful to him for being the genesis for the Committee’s current inquiry, which is…10 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillThe hon. Lady digs the most elegant of tiger traps, hoping I will jump into it, but I will swerve around it. She makes a point that most people in their heart of hearts would…10 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingMy hon. Friend will know that many groups in Northern Ireland provide advice to people to help with the cost of living and other challenges. Many of those organisations receive…10 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillI support this Bill as a necessity, without any particular enthusiasm, and I echo and endorse entirely what my hon. Friend the Minister said in exhorting political parties to get…10 May 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeIf we are serious about supporting and defending the independence and sagacity of our senior civil servants—I certainly am and I know my hon. Friend is—their advice on whether…24 Apr 2023HANSARD Belfast/Good Friday Agreement: 25th AnniversaryIs the hon. Gentleman suggesting we should have a debate to commemorate those years of service as well?30 Mar 2023HANSARD Belfast/Good Friday Agreement: 25th AnniversaryOn this important anniversary, we have heard two wonderfully warm and heartfelt speeches from the Front Benches. It is sometimes not said but, as anybody who knows a shadow…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Belfast/Good Friday Agreement: 25th AnniversaryIn the list that he is rightly setting out, will the Secretary of State recognise the particular contribution that very many women in Northern Ireland, across the communities,…30 Mar 2023