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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jun 2017
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"Surely the point is that, given the additional funding for Northern Ireland, the imperative will be on the Executive to reform and deliver for all people there, and to kick-start more private industry there to make the people of Northern Ireland less dependent on the state and to get better …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Apr 2017
Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Bill

"Given that we are trying to achieve consensus and talk about the issues seriously, the hon. Gentleman will no doubt wish to balance the examples he cites from one side with an acknowledgement that there are still many families in Northern Ireland who have never had a proper inquiry into—or, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Mar 2017
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"5. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the d’Hondt system in Northern Ireland. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Mar 2017
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"The priority must of course be to persuade all the parties back into government in Northern Ireland to avoid the prospect of direct rule. Given the recent instability, in the longer term is it worth having a discussion about a new form of government involving a Government and an Opposition?..."
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Written Question
Integrated Schools: Northern Ireland
Monday 6th February 2017

Asked by: Lord Swire (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education during preparation of the Government's Green Paper, Schools That Work For Everyone, published on 12 September 2016, on the work of the Integrated Education Fund; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by James Brokenshire

I am aware of the consultation on ‘Schools That Work For Everyone’ which was published by the Secretary of State for Education in September last year.

As this proposed policy only applies to schools in England, and education is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland, I had no discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the work of the Integrated Education Fund, during the preparation of the Government’s Green Paper.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Jul 2012
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"My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I have been in discussion with ministerial colleagues about this matter. The action plan announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor on Monday will drive up standards and bring much-needed and long overdue regulation to the sector...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Jul 2012
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"The hon. Gentleman makes a fair point, as was recognised in his exchange with the Chancellor on 28 June, when the Chancellor acknowledged that

“Northern Ireland has suffered enormously from the failure of banks in the UK and in the Republic, and it has paid perhaps a heavier price than …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Jul 2012
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"I understand that the right hon. Gentleman and some of this colleagues are meeting Ulster bank and RBS this afternoon to represent the views of their constituents, and rightly so. Let us not underestimate this. There are people in the Northern Ireland Office who cannot get money either, so this …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Jul 2012
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"The right hon. Gentleman will certainly have the support of the Secretary of State and myself in ensuring that no one loses out as a result of this IT failure. I was specific on that point to Sir Philip Hampton and I cannot do more than repeat the words he …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Jul 2012
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"I have a transcript of the shadow Secretary of State’s two interviews on the “Nolan” show, and I have read them carefully, but I am none the wiser as to what he is suggesting. When he was asked about the solvency of some businesses and about liquidity, he said that

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