Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Oct 2018
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill
"No, I will continue, if I may.
New clause 7, which refers to the decriminalisation of sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, goes much further than even the obiter dicta statements of the Supreme Court judges. It goes much further than referring just to …..."Fiona Bruce - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Oct 2018
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill
"I have said no, and I am going to continue. I have taken many interventions, and many others want to speak.
Even in situations where there is a declaration of incompatibility, the Human Rights Act 1998 is clear that legislatures are not required to change the law. That is for …..."Fiona Bruce - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Oct 2018
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill
"I welcome what my right hon. Friend is saying, but may I ask her to address the question I put to her during my speech: if new clause 7 is passed, will she be vigilant in ensuring that civil servants do nothing that changes the law through her guidance?..."Fiona Bruce - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Oct 2018
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill
"Will the Secretary of State confirm that the Government’s purpose in bringing forward the Bill is limited to ensuring that administrative functions in Northern Ireland continue efficiently, and that it is not about deciding on key devolved policy issues, which are more properly decided on by the people of Northern …..."Fiona Bruce - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"Q4. Reports from the Health Foundation across our front pages this week conclude that millennials will face worse health problems than their parents and that a key cause of this is relationship challenges, yet only 31% of millennials say they had strong relationships and support networks while growing up. What …..."Fiona Bruce - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Offences Against the Person Act 1861
"At the heart of this debate are women who are placed in what is often the most difficult situation of their lives. It is important that whenever we discuss this issue, we do so with as much compassion and understanding for them as possible. With that in mind, I shall …..."Fiona Bruce - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 4th January 2018
Asked by:
Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to which legislation his Department has applied the Family Test, published in August 2014.
Answered by Chloe Smith
It is our assessment that no legislation taken forward by the Northern Ireland Office since August 2014 has required the application of the Family Test by the UK Government.
The Government is committed to supporting families. To achieve this, in 2014 we introduced the Family Test, which aims to ensure that impacts on family relationships and functioning are recognised early on during the process of policy development and help inform the policy decisions made by Ministers. The Family Test was not designed to be a ‘tick-box’ exercise, and as such there is no requirement for departments to publish the results of assessments made under the Family Test.
Written Question
Friday 22nd December 2017
Asked by:
Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2017 to Question HL3576, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen families.
Answered by Chloe Smith
Many of the policy areas linked to strengthening families in Northern Ireland are devolved matters. The UK Government is, though, helping families with the everyday cost of living by keeping taxes low, including taking 31,000 people in Northern Ireland out of paying income tax altogether (compared to 2015-16), freezing fuel duty for the eight successive year and increasing the National Living Wage again from April 2018, delivering a £600 annual pay-rise to full-time workers in Northern Ireland.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jul 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"5. What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on economic development in Northern Ireland...."Fiona Bruce - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jul 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"Will the Secretary of State reaffirm the Government’s commitment to the devolution of corporation tax powers as set out in the Stormont House agreement? Does he agree that a vital part of that is that the Executive demonstrate that their finances are on a stable and long-term footing?..."Fiona Bruce - View Speech
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