Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Martin Docherty-Hughes and Chloe Smith

Wednesday 15th November 2017 Commons Chamber

[Chloe Smith]

The right hon. Gentleman raises important points that were debated at length in the Chamber on Monday night. The point is that we wish for political progress to be seen through the formation of an Executive, in which case accountability would be extremely clear. In the interim period, the House put in place measures on Monday to allow the Northern Ireland civil service to continue to spend as is required by the population of Northern Ireland, and it is under a duty to do so fairly and equally between communities.

[Martin Docherty-Hughes (West Dunbartonshire) (SNP)]

7. What assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the operation of the Ireland Act 1949.