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Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill

Does the Secretary of State accept that while there may be some grandstanding today by Members who want to force into the Bill policies that they particularly want to be implemented in Northern Ireland, against the wishes of the people of Northern Ireland, the Bill will not enable any public official to pursue such policies, regardless of whether an amendment goes into the Bill, because the Bill is not designed to give the powers that would rest with politicians and public representatives to civil servants, and, indeed, it would be unfair to do so?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
648 c305 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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