Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill

We have had significant debate on this matter on Second Reading and I do not wish to prolong proc...

I am grateful to you for calling me to speak in this stage of our proceedings, Sir Lindsay. The c...

In his closing remarks, the Minister, who I believe was trying to be helpful, talked about the fu...

It is always an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Lindsay.

I support the new cla...

I recognise the concern of Members and the spirit of this amendment, which seeks to provide for a...

On that point—I think this is critical and is probably subject to the judicial review at the pres...

The advice I have received is that the payments will stop, because there will be no legal basis o...

The Secretary of State says that we cannot go back to the original payments, but I do not think t...

I cannot continue with those, because the advice that I have is that to continue with them would ...

I appreciate the Secretary of State’s dilemma. She is having to act on the basis of advice that s...

I thank my hon. Friend for his questions, and I will come on specifically to those points in a mo...

In relation to the figures that are being presented, I have done a very simple back-of-the-envelo...

I hope that the scrutiny that the Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has offered wil...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

I thank everyone who has participa...

I reiterate to the Secretary of State that these proceedings are not satisfactory. Everyone recog...

I thank the Secretary of State for listening to the concerns expressed and articulated through my...

The shadow Secretary of State put his finger on it when he said that this is not a satisfactory p...