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HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(2)What can this House do to strengthen the Secretary of State’s elbow in discussion with the business managers as to what is going to be included in the Queen’s Speech? I associate…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(2)It was William Gladstone who, in his diary, noted one day that he had “felled a lime” and pacified Ireland. I think that to many in this place, and indeed in the country, the…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(2)My hon. Friend says that it is a harsh comment. She may have read reports in the newspapers today of a senior adviser at No. 10 effectively saying that as far as he is concerned…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(2)I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her intervention and pay tribute to the enormous amount of work she did on that important issue; she knows that she had my support in that…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(2)I hear what the hon. Member for Belfast South (Emma Little Pengelly) says, and I have much agreement with her, but at some point the patience of the population is going to run out…09 Sept 2019HANSARDProrogation (Disclosure of Communications)I think I can say without peradventure that they were happier days, Mr Speaker. I will vote against the motion this evening for the very clear reason that Government must…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(2)I will not give way as I want to finish; I have already taken too much time. We have to find time—I urge those on the Front Bench to listen to this—to make sure that we legislate…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandI echo entirely the concerns of the shadow Secretary of State. My right hon. Friend’s commitment to Northern Ireland is not in question, but the impression coming out of some…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?04 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillWill the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?04 Sept 2019HANSARDEngagementsNorth Dorset is predominantly an agricultural constituency. Does my right hon. Friend agree that were we to leave on WTO terms, it is likely to be RIP for British agriculture?10 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bristol South (Karin Smyth). Having given a fairly lengthy speech on Second Reading last night, the House will be relieved to know…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI will not. Having given way many times yesterday, I just want to make my remarks today. The hon. Gentleman will, I am sure, forgive me. The amendments clearly deal with sensitive…09 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI want to deal with that point, because it was raised by the hon. Gentleman’s deputy leader, the right hon. Member for Belfast North (Nigel Dodds), with the shadow Secretary of…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend. He is from Swansea—I am a Cardiff boy—but nobody is perfect. The hon. Member for North Down (Lady Hermon) is right, because we will play…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIt is a pleasure to speak in the debate. If you will allow me this brief indulgence, Madam Deputy Speaker, this is an opportunity for me to thank Members from across the House for…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI will not go into the materials and whether it needs to be a physical gated fence but, in essence, my right hon. Friend is correct in his interpretation of what I said. The…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely on the money, and I do not think anybody in this House should in any way undervalue the difficulties and challenges of sealing the border.…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe hon. Lady is right on both counts, and I say this as a fellow Celt—as a Welshman—of a Unionist tradition.08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe hon. Gentleman may very well be convinced. I am also certain that, even if we were to prevail and that precious Union were to be maintained, it would open yet again, and one…08 Jul 2019