Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point, for the way he has raised it, and indeed for the numero...

The Secretary of State says he cannot put himself in the shoes of the victims, but he could liste...

Very few have shown support for this legislation, but I have met many, as has my Lords Minister, ...

rose—

I happily give way. Please correct me.

Would the Minister acknowledge that it did have cross-party support—the Ulster Unionists deferred...

And it did not move forward because of the different political issues that came about.

The Minister made this very point at an event that I was at at the weekend, but it was Chatham Ho...

I am afraid I do not quite believe that that is the case. However, the British Government have co...

The Minister said that if families were to have a say on whether immunity should be granted, it w...

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his point. The many amendments to this Bill throughout the l...

This was never going to be an easy issue, or an easy Bill. If it was easy, it would have been don...

I thank the Chairman of the Select Committee for his point. He will know that other amendments I ...

This is understandably an emotional and difficult topic, and it is one that means a lot to me, ha...

I thank my hon. Friend for his point and for his committed work in my Department. I was not there...

We have recently had an example of a Roman Catholic priest who was involved in IRA activities. Wh...

Unbelievably evil things were done in the course of the troubles. Unbelievably hideous acts were ...

I am grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way again. The premise of his argument and som...

The hon. Gentleman characterises it completely incorrectly. There are no guarantees that the Bill...

This may well be our last chance to discuss the Bill in this Chamber. May I ask the Secretary of ...

I understand that point and, again, that is the purpose of all the amendments we have made. The h...

The Secretary of State was unhappy with the Bill he inherited, which is the context of the amendm...

I determined not to speak to the chief commissioner-designate, so that I could maintain his indep...

In several of the Secretary of State’s answers to questions from Opposition Members, he has said,...

Order. I am very conscious of time. You are down to speak, and you have made your speech already....

Forgive me, Mr Speaker; I was trying to take as many interventions as possible.

I know. We all know that Mr Shannon is very good, but it is the amount of time. Interventions hav...

I can assure the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) that I have been speaking to the Irish ...

I call the shadow Secretary of State.

May I take this opportunity to welcome my hon. Friend the Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) to t...

I call the Scottish National party spokesperson.

I am well aware that time is limited; you will be pleased to hear, Mr Speaker, that so too is my ...

I am grateful for the contributions made by Opposition Members thus far. A number of comments hav...

To start with the specific amendments before us, the Government’s approach, right to this elevent...

There are a lot of things that get me angry in this job, but this has got me more angry than anyt...

I wish to add a few words. I will not be labouring too long in the Chamber, but it is important t...

The Government of the Irish Republic, again interfering in the affairs of Northern Ireland and th...

I thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention. He has put on record very clearly his point of...

I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. As this was raised in an earlier intervention, it would be...

I thank my hon. Friend for raising that matter. He has clearly outlined an evidential base, which...

With the leave of the House, I will answer a couple of the points that have been raised. I am gra...

The Secretary of State is outlining the difficulty surrounding this entire process. Given the con...

I am afraid that I do not.

I was saying that a number of valiant attempts have been made to...