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HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillThe hon. Gentleman has just hit the nail on the head: a restored Executive could work in partnership with the Government. But I just emphasise to him that the sum available in…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillI am listening carefully, and I appreciate the tone in which the right hon. Gentleman is delivering his remarks, but I have stood here at least twice and said that we recognise…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I would like to place on record my thanks to all those involved in the passage of the Bill through the House. In…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillMy right hon. and learned Friend makes a very good case. I am conscious that his amendment was not selected, but if he would do me the honour, I would be glad to meet him and hear…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillWith the leave of the House, Mr Speaker, given that I made a number of interventions during the debate, and given the late hour and a desire not to repeat arguments that we…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillThankfully, the hon. Gentleman is not writing the speeches for the investment conference next week because, if he were, it would not be very successful. What he knows and I…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillThank you, Dame Rosie, and I am delighted to serve with you in the Chair today as we go through Committee stage of this vital Bill. In the absence of a functioning Executive, this…04 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point, and I shall come on to it in a moment, but I want there to be no mistake about this, either: as far as I can see from my vantage point,…10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillI say to the hon. Gentleman that the simple fact is that the reason we are not doing all stages today is that summer recess approaches and we would trigger the Parliament Act…10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillAt the risk of sounding like a stuck record, the best way to get those questions answered is to get the Executive back and the Executive making these decisions—10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillThat brings me on to a point I wanted to make. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I sat here throughout the debate listening to a number of Members imploring us to…10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillWe certainly do. The right hon. Gentleman and I have walked a long way together over the last seven years. As he well knows, I regret that we have had to part ways somewhat at…10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillLet me just check my notes to make sure I answer the hon. Lady properly on this point. What we have done is roll forward the budget. The recommendations of the Assembly’s Audit…10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillI will, as I referred to the hon. Gentleman.10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillI am likewise most grateful to hon. and right hon. Members for their contributions this evening. I am most grateful, too, that the House again recognises that a Bill such as this…10 Jul 2023HANSARDElectronic Travel Authorisation Scheme: TourismI am glad to tell my hon. Friend that the Department most recently met with Northern Ireland tourism organisations alongside the Home Office for discussions on how to communicate…21 Jun 2023HANSARDHealthcareMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State just said to me that the British-Irish Council did not discuss health this time, but it has in the past. That would be a good forum for…21 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Travel Authorisation Scheme: TourismMy hon. Friend is right, and that is the Government’s policy. We have engaged closely with not only the tourism sector but our friends in the Irish Government on this issue. I…21 Jun 2023HANSARDHealthcareYes. Without an Executive, local leaders are not able to deliver reforms to transform public services, and that is now being felt in the most uncomfortable, undesirable and…21 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Travel Authorisation Scheme: TourismI am most grateful to the hon. Member. We do recognise elements of what he said, and indeed we have had those conversations most recently with the Irish Government at the…21 Jun 2023