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HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillThe right hon. Member referred to digitalisation and Fujitsu. I can recall, as I am sure he can, that many on the DUP Bench kept referring during the passage of various bits of…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillYes, I do. At the end of the day, irrespective of which forum people are working in, that is taxpayers’ money. If one is prepared to do only a portion of the job, there should be…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the shadow Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Hove (Peter Kyle). May I begin by thanking Government Ministers, particularly my hon. Friend the…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillAs many Members have said, the Secretary of State is being very generous with his time. He said that he would run the risk of being judicially reviewed. All Ministers of the Crown…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillPrecisely—I agree.29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillClearly, the vast majority of MLAs want Stormont up and running. They want to do 100% of their jobs seven days a week, rather than the 50% that they are able to do at the moment.…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Billrose—29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillWhile there is probably never a good time to collapse Stormont, does my right hon. Friend agree that, at a time of pressing problems occasioned by a cost of living crisis and with…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillLet me rehearse the arguments. This is nothing to do with bullying, or whatever; it is about demonstrating a sense of fairness to taxpayers, so if people do only 50% of the work,…29 Nov 2022HANSARDPrivilegeI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, who on a personal level I like. Can I just give him some friendly advice? Put the spade down.29 Nov 2022HANSARDPrivilegerose —29 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillDoes the hon. Lady honestly think that there is something fundamentally wrong in a Government Department saying that it will have measures and targets, that it will review, and…23 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyDoes the Minister agree with me that the measures set out in the statement and under discussion over these last few days will mean that, when the international economy and our own…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend is also the Justice Secretary, and everybody in this House, irrespective of party, will know that for the reputation of this House standards are important. He…16 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland ElectionsI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. I welcome his proposals with regard to the pay cut, and I agree with him that now is the time for bravery, leadership and…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainWill the Minister also confirm that nobody on our side of the House urged that we should be robbing Peter to pay Paul? It was not a question of taking money away from urban and…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainIt is a pleasure to follow my friend and neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for South Dorset (Richard Drax), and I congratulate and thank my hon. Friend the Member for North…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainDoes my hon. Friend agree that we also have hanging over us the spectre of negative revenue support grant, whereby the Government might actually tell Dorset Council that it needs…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainMight I urge on my hon. Friend and Devon colleagues what we did in Dorset? Creating two unitaries has made decision making far more streamlined, and it has made the connection…09 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27The intervention and leadership of the Government is of course welcome, as is the focus on helping developing and climate change-vulnerable countries. What initiatives are being…09 Nov 2022