Irish Diaspora in Britain

Like all Members, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd) for securing this d...

I am grateful to be called, Leas-Cheann Comhairle—Madam Deputy Speaker—and I am grateful to the h...

I rise proudly to speak as the vice-chair of both the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly and th...

I am very grateful for this opportunity to take part in a debate to celebrate the contribution of...

Go raibh maith agat, Madam Deputy Speaker —thank you very much. I, too, wish all right hon. and h...

As the hon. Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (Steven Bonnar) said, we are all a bit ...

Happy St Patrick’s day to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, to colleagues across the Chamber and to frie...

I speak for many of those celebrating the feast of St Patrick today when I say that we share the ...

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd) on securing the debate and wis...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd) on securing the debate, which is an exce...

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd) for initiating the debate and I look ...

I call SNP spokesperson, Patricia Gibson.

3.26 pm

I begin by thanking and congratulating the hon. Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd) on bringing this...

I call the shadow Minister without Portfolio, Conor McGinn.

3.34 pm

Tá áthas agus bród orm páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht seo agus labhairt ar son pháirtí an Luch...

I apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker, that I could not be here for this debate because I had a debat...

I have a great deal of sympathy with what the hon. Gentleman says. He tempts me to stray into pol...

Does the hon. Member agree that the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is a direct challen...

The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. I recognise and acknowledge the incredibly challenging wor...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn), who is a friend as...

The Minister has the opportunity to answer the question I posed in my speech about the culture an...

I was going to touch on that, but I shall come to it now. The Government’s preference is that the...

This has been a great debate. It has been a celebration—not simply of people who are very proud o...

It has been a real pleasure to be in the Chair for this debate and to hear so many good friends s...

Before we come to the next Backbench Business debate, I reiterate that the statement from the Tra...