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HANSARD Northern IrelandI know from visiting hospitals and schools that my hon. Friend is absolutely right. For too long, public servants have been having to make decisions that should have been made by…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandI strongly believe that getting the talks up and running, and getting Stormont up and running, is in the best interests of Northern Ireland and is the best route for decision…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Irelandindicated dissent.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandIt is vital that this House continues to respect the dual citizenship components that the hon. Gentleman talks about and ensures that they are preserved. The review is taking…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the £400 million, but we need a political decision making body, the Executive, to ensure that it is directed in the best interests of…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandThose provisions remain.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandI meet the Irish Foreign Minister regularly, but I have not discussed the issue of Prorogation.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandAs I mentioned earlier, we have been having good discussions over the summer. I met the Irish Foreign Minister last Friday and we will be meeting again this Friday. I hope to push…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandWe have to focus on getting a deal for Northern Ireland. That is my priority in supporting the Prime Minister, and that is his priority. Let us get Stormont up and running. That…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions was in Northern Ireland last week. I continue to work with her and she is actively involved in looking at the…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandThe Cabinet was updated immediately before the decision; the hon. Gentleman will have to ask others about the first part of his question.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandAs my hon. Friend will have seen from the report we laid yesterday and from the comments the Prime Minister has made, there has been a new cross-Government effort to ensure that…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandThe PSNI and the security services have done an exceptional job over the summer. I pay tribute to them and their families, because people are trying to kill them—that is on the…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandI hope we will be introducing that in the coming weeks.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandAgain, the priority has to be getting Stormont up and running. I have been honest and open to the House about the need for powers, and clearly my right hon. Friend is right that…05 Sept 2019HANSARDNI (Executive Formation etc) Act: ReportsI am today formally laying in the House, under section 3 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019, reports on progress towards forming an Executive and other…04 Sept 2019HANSARDNI (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions Act): ReportThis statement is issued in accordance with section 4 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018 (“the Act”). Section 4 of the Act requires…04 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Just to confirm, no decision has been made along the lines of what the right hon. Lady has said. The Government will do everything they…10 Jan 2019