The Minister has stolen my thunder. I was going to commend him for becoming an expert vexillologist. He has put us all to shame by saying he is only learning the trade. In Northern Ireland, it is something one has to learn incredibly quickly. He knows that we have supported this statutory instrument from its conception and that we understand the rationale behind it, but he also knows of our concerns about the continual deletion of flag-flying designated days under the Flags (Northern Ireland) Order 2000. Will he commit to engaging with us and others so that in future we get a replication of the decision taken by Belfast City Council and by the Assembly Commission itself to follow the guidelines from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and to make sure that there is a uniformity of approach when it comes to flying our national flag across our nation?
Exiting the European Union (Armorial Bearings, Ensigns and Flags)
Proceeding contribution from
Gavin Robinson
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 March 2019.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Exiting the European Union (Armorial Bearings, Ensigns and Flags).
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2017-19
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