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HANSARD Northern IrelandI am most grateful to the right hon. Member. Of course I welcome these arrangements. I was very pleased to give instruction to my officials that the Assembly should be notified.…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandThe assurance was given on VAT, and I stand by that assurance. Before this moment, I was not aware of the particular circumstances that the hon. Member has just shared with me. I…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandI will give way once more, but I think I should then make a little more progress.26 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandIf my right hon. Friend will agree, I would like to have a meeting with him, because I am very clear that the scope of law that can apply in Northern Ireland is that which is…26 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2024
Draft Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling etc.) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I am glad to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray, and I am grateful to all members of the Committee for being here this morning to consider these substantial and important…21 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2024
Draft Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling etc.) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2024.21 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2024
Draft Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling etc.) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I am most grateful to the hon. Lady for her speech. We all completely share her commitment to free and fair elections and believe that every vote matters. That is certainly…21 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketWe understand that point and we are listening to the hon. Gentleman and others. We are resolute that of course Northern Ireland must have proper access to veterinary medicines,…01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketYes, I— [ Interruption. ] I do not quite hear the comment from the leader of the DUP.01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketIt has long been said that this is the Conservative and Unionist party and we have long been understood to be a Unionist party. This agreement is entirely consistent with both our…01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketBefore I give way to the hon. Gentleman, may I just say that I think, after the experience of the last eight years—perhaps the last 14—I need defer to no one in my vociferous…01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketI need to finish in one minute, but I will give way.01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketI readily concede that there can be changes to retained EU law and that divergence can happen, but we have set out the safeguards at some length. I also encourage the right hon.…01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention. Yes, that is the position. In closing, there are sensitivities on all sides, as we have heard over the course of…01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketI am extremely short of time but, out of respect, I will give way.01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketTime is short, but I will do my level best to answer as many questions as I can. It has been a very interesting debate. The right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) asked…01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketI will, but after I have given way to my right hon. and learned Friend, I will make progress and finish so that other colleagues can have their say.01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketYes. The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right in what he has just set out, and I do join him in that. It is a proud day for me, as it is for him, and I join other Members in…01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketI beg to move, That the draft Windsor Framework (UK Internal Market and Unfettered Access) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 31 January, be approved. It is…01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketI would not accept that. I am not in a position to set out the statistics, and I do not doubt that the statistics need some work applied to them. It pains me to say this, as I…01 Feb 2024