St Patrick’s Day: Irish Diaspora in the UK
Tuesday, 12 March 2024
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I call Rebecca Long Bailey to move this highly appropriate and fantastic motion.
I beg to move,
That this House has considered St Patrick’s Day and the contribution of the ...
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her kind words about the all-party group. At its meeting this...
I completely agree with my hon. Friend. I also place on record my thanks to the late, great Tony ...
My hon. Friend just mentioned The Irish Post. It is worth paying tribute to Breandán Mac Lua, who...
I completely agree with my right hon. Friend. The Irish Post was not only the voice of the Irish ...
Order. This may be redundant, but I remind hon. Members that they should bob if they wish to be c...
I think that this is probably the first time that I have served under your chairmanship, Dame Sio...
I thank my right hon. Friend for her kind remarks. I was proud to be the co-chair of the British-...
My hon. Friend is absolutely right to pay tribute to all the schools and churches that help to pr...
Go raibh maith agat, Cathaoirleach. Seo seachtain Lá Fhéile Pádraig agus fosta Seachtain na Gaeil...
I have not actually prepared a speech; I was just assuming that I would be the only Irish accent ...
You could do Ulster Scots.
I could do Ulster Scots, but—[Interruption.] Same thing! I am glad to see my hon. Friend the Mini...
My hon. Friend mentioned the incredible contribution that Irish people have made to Great Britain...
I thank my hon. Friend for his contribution. Indeed, he has been hiding his Irish ancestry over t...
Will my hon. Friend give way?
Not Romford! It could not possibly also be Romford.
My hon. Friend mentioned Wales. It was wonderful to see the flag of Wales flying from the flagpol...
I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and I absolutely agree; what a great way to finish....
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhan, in the fantastic debate that we hav...
It is a real pleasure to be here and to have you chairing this debate, Dame Siobhain. I complimen...
Tapadh leat, a Cathaoirleach. I am delighted to participate in this debate, which was secured by ...
The hon. Gentleman is making such important points about how progressive these islands have been....
The right hon. Lady has stolen a bit of my thunder. I totally agree, and for a specific reason: t...
How pleasurable it is to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain, and how apposite it is tha...
I apologise for intervening on the hon. Lady and am grateful to her for giving way. I have just r...
I am glad that the right hon. Lady has been able to set the record straight. A lot of work by Bri...
I am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. Alas, not every debate in the House i...
I beg the hon. Gentleman’s pardon?
West Dunbartonshire!
I am so sorry; I do beg the hon. Gentleman’s pardon. I have a temporary Parliamentary Private Sec...
Did I miss it? She mentioned that Kerrygold is packaged in her constituency in Staffordshire, and...
Very briefly, I want to thank the Minister and the shadow Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for...