It was this House that decided that Northern Ireland should have devolved responsibility for abortion and marriage. It was this House that decided to give to the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive the power to legislate on these areas of life. That is the reality. The hon. Member for Walthamstow talked about the decisions of this House—
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Jeffrey M Donaldson
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 24 October 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill.
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