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HANSARDDebate on the AddressI am delighted that my hon. Friend is making such a robust speech in defence of Ashfield and our country. Is it not the truth that battles are not won, as he put it, on Twitter or…11 May 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021The hon. Lady has cited the hon. Member for Walthamstow (Stella Creasy) and what she said at the beginning of this process. At that time, she described the efforts that she was…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021Will my hon. Friend allow me to intervene?26 Apr 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillThat is precisely why I drew the Minister’s attention to the flexibility of the memorandum of understanding and asked him whether the Government stood by the terms of that…26 Apr 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021That is true, but I did not claim otherwise. I said this would be one of the biggest mistakes since then. As we sit under the gaze of Joseph Chamberlain, the radical who in the…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021Before I come to my exciting conclusion, of course I give way.26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021My right hon. Friend is right; the Government’s best course of action is to repeal the changes that were made when there was no devolution settlement. There is the prospect of…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021Before I give way to the Minister, I pay personal tribute to him, because he has been incredibly courteous throughout; I have had many exchanges with him on the matter. I know…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021I will. I am going to give my hon. Friend a short lecture on law in a minute, because he is confused about it, as he was the last time we met in this Committee. Before I give way,…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021I would never say that all MPs are completely stupid, as you know, Mr Hosie, but if my hon. Friend does not value as highly as he ought to the 1998 Act and the devolution…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021My hon. Friend is making an extremely contentious point, of course, with his usual style and elegance. He is saying that the Court took the view that it was better able to judge…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021But these regulations apply to Northern Ireland, and what I said was that the people in the Committee who are elected in Northern Ireland by the people of Northern Ireland have…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021I will come back to those matters in a moment; first, I happily give way to the hon. Lady.26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021That is true, and the Committee that considered this issue before this Committee said that it was unprecedented in respect not only of Northern Ireland, but of any of the devolved…26 Apr 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillOn those amendments, my hon. Friend will know that there are profound and continuing concerns about scrutiny associated with the provisions and powers that the Bill provides. He…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021It is a cause of regret when a confused Parliament does the wrong thing, but it is a cause of sorrow when a Government make that worse. The prevailing parliamentary confusion is…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021What my hon. Friend is saying is, frankly, shocking. She is saying that, far from the claim that we are bringing Northern Ireland into line with the rest of the United Kingdom,…26 Apr 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillTo be absolutely clear, that memorandum is, by definition, flexible. The Government have acknowledged that by history, by example and so on. That flexibility should allow the ISC…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021The Minister says that, but it is clear from reading the regulations that, in certain circumstances, abortion can take place up to birth and that the 1967 Act’s insistence on two…26 Apr 2021