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HANSARDUkraineThe Home Secretary is right when she says that we do not know what is going to happen tomorrow or over the coming days, but one does not have to be an expert fortune teller to…01 Mar 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillThe hon. Member for Hove (Peter Kyle), in a fantastic speech, spoke about the importance of trust in all this. He is absolutely right, and my right hon. Friend the Minister will…07 Feb 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. I refer him to the exchanges among a number of us in the NIAC last summer on that very issue. When I say, “Do what the hell you…07 Feb 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillJust before the hon. Gentleman leaves the rise in national insurance contributions—a difficult decision for any Government, particularly given the backdrop of a manifesto…02 Feb 2022HANSARDStabilityMy right hon. Friend knows that the thuggery and criminality of the self-styled paramilitaries add nothing to stability anywhere in Northern Ireland. What further steps can his…26 Jan 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy hon. Friend is being characteristically generous with his time. We had this sort of debate about the water companies and sewage. Unless their toes are held to the fire, they…26 Jan 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillSports clubs, parish halls, village halls and the like have seen a real depreciation in their income because of non-use as a result of covid, so does my right hon. Friend agree…26 Jan 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillDoes my hon. Friend accept that the reverse seems to be happening and that the roll-out seems to be slowing down? Does he also accept that this is a rather mature market of…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelMy right hon. Friend’s statement is welcome and is likely to encourage more families to book trips abroad and the like. What assurance can he give me, following the question from…24 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe vast majority of people, and indeed the vast majority of politicians, across Northern Ireland believe that whatever the question, double-jobbing is not the answer. May I urge…19 Jan 2022HANSARDPublic HealthI am grateful to the shadow Secretary of State for giving way. May I endorse and welcome what he said at the start of his speech with regard to comments about the Nazis? I called…14 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthWill the hon. Gentleman give way?14 Dec 2021HANSARD Armed Forces BillI have been listening very carefully to what my hon. Friend has to say. He has talked about the need for transparency, and, clearly, that is demonstrable and welcome. On the…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Wine (Amendment) Regulations 2021Name them!13 Dec 2021HANSARD Armed Forces BillI tell my children that I keep a lot of things under review, knowing full well that I will never acquiesce in what they are asking for—I hope they are not listening this evening.…13 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe announcement made last week by my right hon. Friend regarding historical institutional abuse will have been greeted very warmly by those people who were abused in Northern…13 Dec 2021HANSARDConsultations on Addressing Legacy of Northern Ireland's Past: Victims GroupsMy right hon. Friend is right to say that the current position is not working, and I think we should all congratulate him on trying to grapple once again with an issue that has…08 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyI know that my right hon. Friend will need no persuading on this point, but will he set out his view on how the strategy will help those of us who represent rural constituencies…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Armed Forces BillWho chooses the jurisdiction in which such a case is heard? What grounds would they hear to inform that choice?06 Dec 2021HANSARD Armed Forces BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful argument and I certainly think that these issues are best dealt with in the civilian courts, but where I have a problem with the Lords…06 Dec 2021