I know this is a debate on the budget, so I will try to be very brief. I know the right hon. Gentleman does not need me to give him a lecture on the Belfast/Good Friday agreement, but Northern Ireland has had particular problems and a particular status that do not exist in my constituency or anywhere else in Great Britain. We have to face up to the reality of where we are. This Government believe in the Union, but we also respect the Belfast/Good Friday agreement in all its dimensions, and that includes devolution. I implore him to make the Union work.
Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Steve Baker
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 4 September 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill.
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