Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Bill

Naturally enough, any sanctions relating to the actions of MLAs are matters for the Assembly, rat...

I am terribly sorry to intervene on the Secretary of State again, but if I may say so that was a ...

I am very sorry. I did not mean for my answer to sound flippant or not serious. It remains the ca...

Before the Secretary of State moves on to that more detailed point, does she agree that the provi...

I am very much aware of the concerns the hon. Gentleman and his party have on such matters. Issue...

Just to take a step back in relation to the cross-border task force, I understand a meeting was h...

I think we need to distinguish between the ministerial meeting, which was a one-off, and the agen...

Does the Secretary of State agree that cross-border co-operation on a whole range of issues, not ...

I was wondering when that subject would come up. I can assure the hon. Gentleman that there are a...

There is one area that is not in the Bill. Will the Secretary of State inform the House when the ...

The hon. Lady raises a very important issue, which I was about to come on to. Sadly, I am not abl...

Given that the welfare reform legislation was microwaved through here and that this Bill will be ...

I need to reflect on that, but I definitely agree with the hon. Gentleman that the legacy Bill wi...

Does the Secretary of State agree that one element of the legacy issue that is paramount in the m...

I entirely agree. We on the Government side would never accept a rewriting of history. I think we...

I welcome the Secretary of State to the debate, and I hope she stays in.

The Bill delivers ...

Does my hon. Friend agree—as I do—with the First Minister of Northern Ireland, who has said that ...

I very much agree with my hon. Friend, and with the First Minister and others in Northern Ireland...

May I intervene briefly to offer some assistance? The fresh start agreement makes it clear that t...

That is a helpful response. I think that everyone in the House—and, indeed, in Northern Ireland—w...

Will Her Majesty’s Opposition be tabling amendments to clause 8 to make it absolutely clear that ...

I will say something about pledges later in my speech, but, whether we table amendments or not, I...

Given the principle that the hon. Gentleman has accepted this evening, does he also accept the pr...

As the Secretary of State has said, that is House business, but we expect all Members of this Hou...

If the hon. Gentleman accepts that principle, will he—through the usual channels, and with the su...

As I have said, that is House business and I therefore cannot commit myself, but the hon. Gentlem...

I just want to make a fairly brief intervention in this debate. Before I do so, Mr Deputy Speaker...

I appreciate the point the hon. Gentleman is making. Sometimes we do have to stop and pinch ourse...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making that point, which emphasises far more strongly tha...

The hon. Gentleman refers to issues on which consensus and agreement were reached. Does he agree ...

The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point and I would make two points in response. When the Sele...

Order. May I just reassure the hon. Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson): there is always Thursda...

Indeed there is, Mr Deputy Speaker.

I was saying that I accept that petitions of concern ha...

I shall be brief to allow time for other Members to make substantive contributions to the debate,...

I welcome the debate on this Bill, and the DUP supports the Bill as well as the proposal to fast-...

In light of the recent controversy surrounding the scrutiny of MLAs’ expenses, and—unfortunately—...

IPSA is a whole other area of debate, and I am sure it will evoke much argument and discussion in...

The story that will appear in tomorrow’s newspaper—we might as well settle up for them—will be a ...

On such issues, I always think that quality, not quantity, is what matters. I apply that to all M...

I want to speak briefly about a number of faults or flaws in the Bill, which we certainly hope to...

I want to provide reassurance that, like the Northern Ireland Executive, the UK Government are ab...

I thank the Secretary of State for that, and I am reassured, but I look forward to further stages...

May I start by not only giving our sympathy to the hon. Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson) for ...

I pay tribute to the Secretary of State and the Minister for all the work that they and their tea...

The right hon. Gentleman condemns paramilitarism, whatever shape or form it takes—loyalist parami...

The hon. Lady speaks of the individual, personal and family suffering of the victims of paramilit...

I agree with my right hon. Friend on the 90% versus the 10%, but it now appears that in some inst...

My hon. Friend is right. We constantly hear the Sinn Féin mantra that it is not just a case of 90...

The audacity of Sinn Féin and the IRA in this matter needs to be highlighted. It affects not only...

My hon. Friend is right. We apply the same standard to republican-related murders and loyalist-re...

Like others, I welcome progress on the Bill. There are two aspects on which the Ulster Unionist p...

The hon. Gentleman is outlining the case that Sinn Féin and the IRA are one and the same. Does he...

I do not disagree with the hon. Gentleman. That has been the case for some time now, and it will ...

The hon. Gentleman should be personally congratulated for the legal case he brought, where sancti...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. Obviously, that is still rumbling on, but we got a s...

I am delighted to participate in this Second Reading debate. I offer my condolences to the hon. M...

I am listening carefully to the hon. Lady’s comments, and I have huge regard for her. I would jus...

I thank the hon. Lady for that intervention. We were always opposed to the murder of members of t...

I join my right hon. and hon. Friends and colleagues in acknowledging the presence of the hon. Me...

The hon. Gentleman has made a strong point about the principles that should be in play in public ...

My colleagues have signed a petition of concern against a current proposal. [Interruption.] It is...

Before the hon. Gentleman concludes his remarks—[Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] Despite the noises ...

I thank the hon. Lady for her kind condolences, which I will certainly pass on. I accept them in ...

Second Reading debates are often described as timely, well-informed and apposite, and occasionall...

It is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ealing North (Stephen Pound), who in every ...

Does the Minister agree that when investigating the past, the police ombudsman has always respect...

Everyone is entrusted with the powers that they are granted. National security does not just cove...

On that basis, given that these organisations need to be rightly blamed and indicted for what the...

If memory serves me right, the UDA was proscribed in 1992. I was not in this House and I was not ...

May I just press the Minister once more on this issue? He mentions dealing with the legacy of the...

Absolutely, we will support any measures that deal with the legacy, as my right hon. Friend the S...

I referred to the split of moneys between the National Crime Agency and the PSNI. Would it be pos...

I thank the hon. Lady for reminding me of something: £28 million has been allocated for tackling ...