"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec.
I concur with my right hon. Friend the Member for East Antrim and the hon. and learned Member for North Antrim. This instrument has been presented as a technical one, but there is nothing insignificant about creating new criminal …..." Carla Lockhart - View Speech
"Last week, the High Court delivered a killer blow to the Parades Commission in Northern Ireland, uncovering unlawful decision making. For 28 years, the commission has denied Portadown District the right to return home from its annual church parade. All Unionists and grassroots loyalists have said that they have no …..." Carla Lockhart - View Speech
"Does the Secretary of State accept that while there can never be any excuse for criminal disorder, there is equally no excuse for a border policy that leaves Northern Ireland exposed? How many more incidents will it take before he and this Government deal with the open border with the …..." Carla Lockhart - View Speech
"Yesterday, in a session of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Mr Eddy Montgomery—a senior Home Office official—revealed to my right hon. Friend the Member for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson) that this Government are focusing purely on the ports. A senior official has confirmed that this Government are concerned only about …..." Carla Lockhart - View Speech
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8 Jul 2026 Tabled by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)
That this House congratulates the 2nd Banbridge Beaver Scout Colony, based at Holy Trinity Church, Banbridge, on the celebration of its 55th anniversary; notes that the Colony was established in September 1970, making it one of the earliest Beaver Scout Colonies in Northern Ireland; recognises the vision and dedication of …
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jul 2026 Early Release of Prisoners
"I thank the right hon. Member for giving way; he is speaking very eloquently. The British people believe in a simple principle: if you do the crime, you should do the time. We in Northern Ireland, unfortunately, have witnessed the early release of prisoners under the Good Friday agreement, the …..." Carla Lockhart - View Speech