Northern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) Bill

Yes, of course. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I agree that it must involve all ...

It may just be the way in which the Minister phrased what he said, but this is important: our abi...

The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, and I apologise to him and to Northern Ireland Memb...

There is concern about the nature of the current civil service guidance. The Government believe t...

I do recognise those aspects. We have published today revised guidance and those relatively small...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

I will, and once I have done so I will try to press on.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. Picking up on the point raised by the hon. Member...

My hon. Friend makes a very sensible suggestion. I am sure it will be considered in due course, b...

I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. He has talked about revenue raising. It is possible...

As the hon. Gentleman knows, I cannot guarantee what a restored Executive will choose to do, but ...

I thank the Minister very much for what he has said so far. My constituents are concerned about t...

I have enormous empathy for what the hon. Gentleman says. He is right to say that without childca...

I thank the Minister for setting out the measures in the Bill. We will not oppose it, as it is ne...

Ah!

I am repeating what I said because I am not sure that the Secretary of State was paying as much a...

I call the Chairman of the Select Committee.

1.55 pm

I support this Bill as a necessity, without any particular enthusiasm, and I echo and endorse ent...

The Chairman of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee will remember that back in January, he and...

Let me answer that point first. The hon. Gentleman makes a perfectly valid point, and I am gratef...

This is an interesting discussion, and the hon. Member for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson) has, on ...

The hon. Lady digs the most elegant of tiger traps, hoping I will jump into it, but I will swerve...

I call the Scottish National party spokesman.

2.7 pm

Let me say at the outset that I wish we were not here once again discussing this issue, but we al...

In my opening remarks, can I first thank the spokesman for the Opposition, the hon. Member for Ho...

Order. I do not wish to interrupt the right hon. Gentleman, but Committee consideration will foll...

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I was not going to go into the amendment in any detail—we can do th...

It is great to hear that the Democratic Unionist party now supports north-south co-operation. It ...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. On the point he just made about investment into Northe...

That is a very interesting take on the fact that next year the Irish Government will have a budge...

The hon. Member is making a powerful speech, but he knows that his city is the only city on the i...

I thank the hon. Member for his intervention and his work on this issue. There was a short period...

The hon. Member is touching on a very important point, which I think is overlooked. The UK Govern...

I have tried my best to understand the concerns of Unionism, and I think the European Union and t...

I appreciate being called earlier than I had anticipated, Mr Deputy Speaker. We had a brief conve...

I agree with much of what the hon. Member is saying about the failure of the Northern Ireland Off...

I find it amazing that the hon. Gentleman has made that point. He knows it is the biggest falseho...

My hon. Friend is making an excellent contribution to the debate and I fully support what he has ...

The truth is that the shortfall from last year and the shortfall in this financial year need to b...

It is a pleasure to follow my neighbour, the hon. Member for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson). This ...

Thank you for calling me, Mr Deputy Speaker: as so often in this House— and there is nothing wron...

It is not just a case of asking the Government to embrace Unionism. This is about the Government ...

Those words are salient. I am sure the Minister is taking note, and hopefully he will give a posi...

On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Have you been notified of any change to the business, eit...

The straight answer is no. Mr Speaker has repeatedly made it plain that he expects information to...

I feel an enormous sense of déjà vu as I stand here once again to speak about Northern Ireland. A...

With the leave of the House, I rise to close the debate, and I thank all those who have participa...

Will the Minister give way?

I will, if the hon. Gentleman will let me finish my point.

We do need the Executive back, a...

Does the Minister accept that, within the next two years, the upward trajectory for the budget in...

I am confident that the hon. Gentleman has done his homework, but I hope he will forgive me for s...

I ask the Minister, whose party talks all the time in this House about choice in education, why h...

I absolutely do. Since the right hon. Gentleman mentions my constituents, I am happy to tell him ...

I welcome what the Minister says in relation to integrated schools, but I have two points for him...

The hon. Gentleman’s point is very well made; he knows that I hear it now and have heard it in th...