Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Mar 2021
Northern Ireland Protocol
"Previously, it was “limited” and “specific” and now it is operational and pragmatic—different words, but the net result is still the same. The Secretary of State touched on this in an earlier answer, but let me press him: can he confirm whether anything that the Government have proposed in the …..."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 2nd December 2020
Asked by:
Christian Matheson (Independent - City of Chester)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
What steps the Government is taking to support the aerospace sector in Northern Ireland during the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Robin Walker
This is clearly an uncertain time for many businesses, including those in the aerospace industry, a sector valued at over £1.8bn in Northern Ireland.
As well as the Furlough Scheme, the Government is supporting the UK’s aerospace and aviation industries with over £8.5bn in grants, loans and export guarantees. UK Export Finance is supporting £3.5bn of sales in the next 18 months, and £2.1bn has been made available through the COVID Corporate Financing Facility.
Having met recently with both management and Unite union representatives, I am pleased that Spirit and Bombardier have completed a deal that will end uncertainty for some 3,000 employees. This is a major vote of confidence in Northern Ireland’s highly skilled aerospace workforce.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Sep 2020
Northern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal Obligations
"Hon. Members across the House have talked about the importance of trust and how this will damage the trust of our European Union partners in the trade negotiations that we are currently undertaking. The timing is strange, as we head towards the crunch point for those negotiations. Was it an …..."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" What steps the Government are taking to support the recovery of the Northern Ireland economy from the effects of the covid-19 outbreak. ..."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"My hon. Friend the shadow Secretary of State has already mentioned the severity of job losses at Bombardier, which drives a whole host of other supply-chain companies. What is the Minister doing to support capital investment in the supply chain to maintain jobs and skills at this particular time?..."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 3rd October 2019
Asked by:
Christian Matheson (Independent - City of Chester)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of the confidence and supply agreement between the Conservative Party and Democratic Unionist Party is allocated to each constituency.
Answered by Julian Smith
Alongside the Confidence and Supply Agreement, the UK Government committed to providing £1 billion of additional funding to the Northern Ireland Departments, which is released to the Northern Ireland Grant through the usual estimates process.
The Government has so far allocated £763 million to the Northern Ireland Block Grant, including £333m for the current financial year, through Parliament’s approval in the normal estimates process.
This funding is to the benefit of all communities across the whole of Northern Ireland and is not broken down into individual constituencies.
Written Question
Thursday 3rd October 2019
Asked by:
Christian Matheson (Independent - City of Chester)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to answer Question 287929, on Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland, tabled on 6 September 2019 by the hon. Member for the City of Chester.
Answered by Julian Smith
Alongside the Confidence and Supply Agreement, the UK Government committed to providing £1 billion of additional funding to the Northern Ireland Departments, which is released to the Northern Ireland Grant through the usual estimates process.
The Government has so far allocated £763 million to the Northern Ireland Block Grant, including £333m for the current financial year, through Parliament’s approval in the normal estimates process.
This funding is to the benefit of all communities across the whole of Northern Ireland and is not broken down into individual constituencies.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Sep 2019
Wrightbus (Ballymena)
"My friend the Member for North Antrim (Ian Paisley) and I were in discussions over the summer about how we could promote the manufacturing sector in buses and low-emission buses. That is his commitment to his constituency. What specific conversations has the Secretary of State had with the company, or …..."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2019
Investigation of Veterans
"Chester is a proud garrison city, and I am proud to represent ex-service and current service families, many of whom have raised their concerns with me. Their concerns are generally twofold. The first is that these seem to be arbitrary fishing investigations—and investigations are just as stressful as prosecutions. Secondly, …..."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"5. What progress has been made towards the re-establishment of the Northern Ireland Assembly. ..."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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