Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7

My understanding is that a number of councils in Northern Ireland have put in place measures to d...

I want to support the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris), whose campaign has been huge...

I agree with my hon. Friend’s summary of the work undertaken by the hon. Member for Swansea East ...

Normally there is another contingent in this House that is very interested in a one dimensional a...

If I can, I will come to my hon. Friend’s point slightly later in my remarks.

Since my appo...

Already, frustratingly, the Secretary of State has fallen into the trap that so many others have ...

I honestly do not think that it is productive for me to get involved in pointing any fingers. I t...

The Secretary of State must know that his words, as they are spoken from the Dispatch Box today, ...

I am happy to restate that I do not think that any one party or any particular issue has held thi...

Since the Prime Minister has refused to rule out proroguing Parliament again and seems hellbent o...

I will talk in my speech about how we hope to make progress.

On the Floor of the House in J...

Does the Secretary of State recognise the frustration and distress that victims will feel when th...

There are some complex issues that need debate. I know that my hon. Friend has stood up steadfast...

The Secretary of State has just said that he hopes the Bill will be introduced “in short order”. ...

I commit to introducing the Bill in the coming weeks, and I am confident that we can do that. I a...

I am grateful to the Secretary of State for his commitment to trying to move this forward. I enti...

My right hon. Friend knows that the Government, like the previous Government, view taking more de...

Can I gently remind the Secretary of State that periods of this abuse—between 1922 and 1995—were ...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. Again, we need to encourage Stormont to get up and runni...

I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way; he is being generous with his time. We want this leg...

I thank my predecessor for those remarks, and I will take this opportunity to pay tribute to her ...

I am grateful to the Secretary of State for allowing me to intervene once again. He mentioned Kin...

My hon. Friend speaks powerfully of the symbolism of the buildings, and it is important that we r...

May I begin by repeating what the Secretary of State has just said, because we can ask no more of...

We are here today because the Prime Minister prorogued Parliament illegally and tampered with our...

That puts into context the unfortunate remarks last week of the Attorney General, who told us tha...

I share the absolute commitment of the shadow Secretary of State—let us see the Assembly back up ...

I think that, regrettably, things are more complicated than that. I will say to the hon. Gentlema...

Does the hon. Gentleman share my disappointment at the tone and the content of what the Secretary...

The hon. Lady has made a powerful point. I share her regret—I suppose that that is the right word...

May I thank my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the tone he adopted in his opening re...

I thank the Chairman of the Select Committee on Northern Ireland Affairs for giving way. He makes...

I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for those observations. I made that point in a radio in...

Order. Quite a few colleagues want to get in. There is not enormous pressure on time, but if coll...

I will endeavour to be as pithy as I can be, Madam Deputy Speaker.

I thank the House for br...

As we all know, the inquiry looked into the abuse of children in 22 homes and institutions betwee...

Where are they, Madam Deputy Speaker? Why is the House empty? Where are they? Where is the choir ...

Order. I am sure the hon. Gentleman is aware that there has been a lot of discussion about the us...

I will bear it in mind, Madam Deputy Speaker—I will take your ruling—but I think people are right...

Order. There is a very specific subject of discussion here, which I am sure the hon. Gentleman wi...

I understand that we are speaking about the Northern Ireland Executive formation and the reports ...

I thank my hon. Friend for giving way on that important point. It is undoubtedly the case, when o...

I am more than happy with that. Indeed, I have spoken in this House in the past about that very p...

I will try to be as brief as possible so that other Members get the opportunity to speak in this ...

Will my right hon. Friend confirm that in all the discussions at the time of the inquiry—when we ...

My hon. Friend is quite right. Indeed, that was always the understanding. I note that the report ...

Order. There is pressure on time, and I want the Secretary of State to be able to speak for a cou...

I want to speak about this report for several reasons, so I thank you for calling me, Madam Deput...

This issue is a difficult one to speak about. It is heartbreaking when we hear of the scale of ab...

Order. Can I just bring the hon. Gentleman back to the issue of historical abuse? I am sure he is...

I think it is important that we have that issue on record, as that has been abuse as well.

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I thank the House for what has been an exceptionally moving debate. I pay specific tribute to the...

Will the Secretary of State reply to one specific question? For the victims of historical institu...

I think I have given an indication on timing. I am no longer a business manager. I am concerned, ...