Contributions
418 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationI thank my right hon. Friend for his compliment. I was Chief Whip, but cannot remember people making those types of kind remarks. I would also like to point to the work that he…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationAs I said earlier, about £245 million is going into the transformation of public services and £550 million into resource support, of which £200 million will resolve the nurses’…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationMy hon. Friend is right about the need for reform and change. I pay tribute to David Sterling and his team at the Northern Ireland civil service who for three years have had to…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationThe hon. Gentleman is right to question some of Ulster University’s ongoing projects, but on the other hand, Northern Ireland universities are among the best in the country. We…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationFirst, I pay tribute to the UK service women and men who took part in Operation Banner for the work they did, the dedication they showed, and the commitment—them and their…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationI am glad that the hon. Gentleman is pleased with the work for which he campaigned so hard. The £45 million ring-fenced capital for Derry medical school is a great news story for…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for the work that he personally did on the talks process before he had a spell of very bad illness, for his continued commitment to Northern…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationGoing back to the financial package, there will be £2 billion up front and then, obviously, the usual Budget arrangements in March. It is not for me to comment on those Budget…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationI thank my right hon. Friend for that and I again pay tribute to her work; there were many, many references to specific meetings and engagements, and to a specific bottle of wine,…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationI thank my right hon. Friend for her remarks and comments. This deal, above all, guarantees the Executive a seat at the table as we implement our Brexit deal. It also underscores…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationI congratulate my right hon. Friend on his victory in the Democratic Unionist party leadership election and I look forward to working with him. I echo his comments on the…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationMy right hon. Friend is correct that the Bengoa report, which is in the process of being implemented, is key to the transformation of health services in Northern Ireland. By the…16 Jan 2020HANSARDGovernment's Legislative Programme (Northern Ireland)The Government’s legislative programme for the first Session was outlined by Her Majesty on Thursday 19 December. This statement provides a summary of the programme and its…20 Dec 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018: Section 4 ReportThis statement is issued in accordance with section 4 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018, “the NIEFEF Act”. Section 4 of the Act…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. That was, I think, one of the shortest Committee stages in this Parliament’s history. Having been Government Chief Whip, I…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]I will do whatever I can, within the constraints of the purdah period, to update right hon. and hon. Members and the public. My right hon. Friend the Member for Staffordshire…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]With the leave of the House, Madam Deputy Speaker, I just want to come back on a few points that I was asked about. Before I do, may I thank my ministerial colleagues in the…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]We have begun a project management team between the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland civil service. I know that David Sterling and the Executive Office have spent…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]I hope that one of the commissioner’s focuses will to be look at the services to support those who come forward. That will require money and organisation, but it will be a key…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]I will come on shortly to deal with that question. The second part of this Bill creates a statutory commissioner for survivors of institutional childhood abuse for Northern…05 Nov 2019