Democratic Unionist PartyMP for Strangford
“Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Can I thank the Minister for his answers? As always. He's positive and he gives us some encouragement. I very much welcome the steps been taken to secure our wider British steel industry. But if I may press…”
“I will focus on the decarbonisation of the transport sector. I thank the Secretary of State for that answer. She will know that we in Northern Ireland want to be part of decarbonisation; Wrightbus in Ballymena is an example of that. What ha…”
“First of all, can I welcome the minister to this place? It's the first time I've had an opportunity to do that. I want to put it on record. and I thank him for all his contributions and in the form of life that he did, which brings expertis…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can I thank the minister, as always, for his answers and for his solution based responses as well? My constituents in Strangford, what's the development with absolute dread when everyday families and vulnera…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can I thank the Minister very much for his statement? There is strong commitments to all of the United Kingdom, and can I, in particular, welcome the focus and indeed the bonus for the high tech industries i…”
“Never intimidation, Mr Speaker; I am not strong enough for that. My colleague and friend, the honourable Member for Runcorn and Helsby (Sarah Pochin), has kindly let me ask this question. As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on res…”
“Can I thank the Secretary of State very much for her statement and for the the vast portions of of positivity and good news that there is in it. What was the 70 billion Ukraine package in the 5% spending target by 2035? Does sound impressiv…”
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can I thank the Minister very much for his answers as well. They're always well chosen words, and I think they encapsulates the the energy and opinion of this House, and for that the IRGC continued to wage war agains…”
“I do not know how to respond to that, Mr Speaker, but I will take it that it was meant in a good way. I echo what the honourable Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Torcuil Crichton) said and I ask the Minister to focus on Northern Ireland. Wh…”
“On that point, please. Oh of course. Madam Deputy Speaker, first of all, can I commend the honourable gentleman for West Dorset? I spoke to him today about this issue, and I congratulate him on highlighting the environmental issues. Does th…”
“First of all, can I thank the Minister very much always for his positivity in the in his answers, he usually and always is fairly successfully tries to cameras when it comes to these questions, While the Home Office scrambles to put chaos i…”
“Owing to the severe financial impact of the restricted skilled worker visas, family-owned trawlers in Portavogie, Ardglass and Kilkeel face a perfect storm, alongside fuel costs and the newly imposed Isle of Man transit barriers. The Minist…”
“Thank you for giving way. And again, congratulate the the opposition and the and the honourable member for bringing this forward. I can well remember my first job. It wasn't just a bit of pocket money, because it wasn't very much in those d…”
“I will ask the Minister for outlining the case incredibly well, and I have a request to the minister, if I can please, in relation to the vital lessons learned, will there be data collection? Will there be streamlined complaints? Will there…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can I also thank the Prime Minister very much for his statement, for his very careful and soft spoken words, and also for the apology. An apology, while vital for healing, is only a first step that must be f…”
“I thank the Minister very much for his answer. As the Member of Parliament for Strangford, I am particularly concerned about the problems that the Windsor framework has created for those trading across our borders and between our ports—he h…”
“Madam Deputy Speaker, I thank the Minister very much for his statement, and no one doubts the Minister's commitment to bringing about change. Those of us who have consistently stood up as a firm friend and ally of Israel recognise this abso…”
“I thank the Minister for her answer to the question put forward by the honourable Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Johanna Baxter). Some companies are already setting aside a number of places—a quota—for ladies for the jobs they h…”
“I commend the honourable Lady on the speech she is making. It is really important that we talk about the disadvantages of this deal, and there is a clear disadvantage to Northern Ireland. Access to everyday medicines in rural communities in…”
“I thank the Minister for his answers and his endeavours to find solutions for Northern Ireland. Strangford is home to a robust network of engineering and construction firms that rely on global supply chains to remain competitive and fulfil …”
“I welcome the honourable Member for Leeds North East (Fabian Hamilton) back after his operation. It is good to see him again, and I wish him a speedy recovery. I thank the Minister for her answer. What steps is her Department taking to ensu…”
“I commend the honourable Member for Bournemouth West (Jessica Toale) for securing the debate. I spoke to her beforehand to obtain her permission to intervene. As she rightly says, over 300,000 women in the UK were prescribed DES in one of t…”
“Does the honourable Gentleman agree that when prisoners are engaged in retraining or rehabilitation, they can then return to the community they were brought up in, but that is often where their problems started? The report might be able to …”
“I commend the Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee for all that she does, but this issue of course goes beyond what she is setting out. The Northern Ireland Office is tasked with co-ordinating the local growth fund across the Pro…”
“I commend the honourable Member for his introduction and his wise words, ever mindful of modern warfare and the way it is going, and the changes that the Government and we as a nation need to be prepared for. When it comes to resilience and…”
“I thank the Minister very much for his statement and for his clear commitment to addressing these issues. That cannot be in doubt. This continues to be a massive issue in my constituency of Strangford and, indeed, across all of Northern Ire…”
“I thank the Minister for his answers to the questions. My constituents are horrified by the early release of rapists and child groomers. If a criminal is sentenced to 15 years for destroying a child’s life or committing a horrific rape, the…”
“I thank the Minister very much for his answers, as always. In Northern Ireland, care leavers are really untold heroes in the work that they do. Many of us, in all our communities, understand the delivery of care that is provided. In relatio…”
“I thank the Minister for his statement, and his clear commitment to defining the issues and making things better for us. It is a real pleasure to hear a statement with so much positivity. I want to ask a question about Northern Ireland. Wil…”
“I thank the Leader of the House for all his answers. Will he ask the Foreign Secretary to make a statement on the protection of recognised and unrecognised religious minority communities in the Gulf region? Following reports from Human Righ…”
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