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HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillOn a point of order, Dame Eleanor, the hon. Member for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson) has raised an important question in regard to who can move an amendment. Clearly it does not…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Billrose —29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy right hon. and gallant Friend makes a perfectly respectable point that is sustainable under scrutiny. I do not seek to challenge him on it. Let me set out to the Committee the…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I have an amendment to that effect: amendment 74, which is about bringing in one or two people with international experience, an international…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillPerhaps that was due to turning 53 yesterday or perhaps it was because I was referred to as “senior” and “esteemed”—it shows that being senior also has some other callings. I am…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThere may be a third way, which is for the Government to accept amendment 115 today without a Division, but with the caveat that the two Front Benches will work on the wording to…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI absolutely concur with the shadow Secretary of State. He points to the weakness that, while Ministers have asserted one thing, too many people for comfort have got a concern…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMay I echo what my right hon. Friend the Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Murrison) said? No one doubts the sincerity of the Minister. I would say to the shadow Secretary of…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillIt was my understanding, Dame Rosie, that the usual channels could alter the programme motion, but could you also confirm that when we reached the stage of what we normally…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI was going to say that the imprimatur of a pre-appointment hearing by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and/or the Justice Committee, along with, possibly, the scope for an…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceIn 1829, the Metropolitan police was formed and London had a population of 1.8 million. Now it has a population of about 9.5 million. Is the Met police either too big to fail or…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend. The hon. Member for North Antrim (Ian Paisley) is right to point to the cross-party nature of proposals. Amendment 85, in my name, addresses…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI am very grateful. Let us be absolutely clear: nobody is doubting the sincerity on this issue of either the Minister or the Secretary of State—both are on the Front Bench today.…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillFurther to that point of order, Dame Rosie.29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI think it is probably a failure of both sides, but a presumption of, “If I don’t get my own way on everything, I’m going to take my ball off the pitch; I’m going to act…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThat is a point with which I have much sympathy, and which Committee members discussed with the Commission when we were there last December. The Commission is aware of that.…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI am going to make some progress, if I may. I suggest that we have to be the party of the rule of law, or we are nothing. It is sad that we have to be reminded of that. This a…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI will not, but I know the hon. Gentleman will understand why. The argument of necessity is clearly not made. The Prime Minister himself wants to see this done by negotiation, and…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThe right hon. Gentleman has not said anything up to now that is any way factually challengeable. On the presumption that the Bill secures its Second Reading this evening and…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol Billindicated dissent .27 Jun 2022