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Speech in General Committees - Mon 26 Apr 2021
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021

"I would never say that all MPs are completely stupid, as you know, Mr Hosie, but if my hon. Friend does not value as highly as he ought to the 1998 Act and the devolution settlement that arose from the Good Friday agreement, perhaps he will recognise two other pieces …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Mon 26 Apr 2021
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021

"Before I give way to the Minister, I pay personal tribute to him, because he has been incredibly courteous throughout; I have had many exchanges with him on the matter. I know that his personal views on these matters are not a million miles from mine, but I do not …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Mon 26 Apr 2021
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021

"The Minister says that, but it is clear from reading the regulations that, in certain circumstances, abortion can take place up to birth and that the 1967 Act’s insistence on two medical practitioners authorising abortion will not necessarily apply in Northern Ireland. I regard both those things as a more …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Mon 26 Apr 2021
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021

"That is true, and the Committee that considered this issue before this Committee said that it was unprecedented in respect not only of Northern Ireland, but of any of the devolved nations. The decision that this Committee looks set to take—I will not put it more strongly than that—in supporting …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Mon 26 Apr 2021
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021

"My right hon. Friend is right; the Government’s best course of action is to repeal the changes that were made when there was no devolution settlement. There is the prospect of further legal challenge, which I would certainly strongly support given all the things I said earlier about the 1998 …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Mon 26 Apr 2021
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021

"Before I come to my exciting conclusion, of course I give way...."
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Speech in General Committees - Mon 26 Apr 2021
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021

"That is true, but I did not claim otherwise. I said this would be one of the biggest mistakes since then.

As we sit under the gaze of Joseph Chamberlain, the radical who in the end became allied to the Conservative Government, and who always put conviction above convenience, perhaps …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Mar 2021
Abortion in Northern Ireland

"Given what the Secretary of State has just said about people being misled, will he be clear that the assertion that Northern Ireland is violating human rights obligations is simply untrue? CEDAW reports are not binding in law and the CEDAW convention, which is, does not even mention abortion.

Surely …..."
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Written Question
Anniversaries: Northern Ireland
Monday 9th November 2020

Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to mark the 100-year anniversary of Northern Ireland.

Answered by Robin Walker

In the New Decade, New Approach deal, the Government committed to marking this important national anniversary, recognising that it offered an opportunity to reflect on the past as well as to build for the future, in Northern Ireland, across the UK and internationally.

In August, the Prime Minister announced the establishment of a Centenary Forum, and a Centenary Historical Advisory Panel, facilitating the inclusion of diverse perspectives in our planning for the centenary.

The programme of centenary events being developed allows for reflection on this profoundly significant moment in the history of the United Kingdom, while also celebrating Northern Ireland’s people, business, culture, arts, and young talent, looking forward to a positive future.

Speech in General Committees - Mon 08 Jun 2020
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

"I am grateful to the Minister, who has behaved with genuine courtesy throughout the whole of this process. Would he comment on whether, in the write-round that precedes these things, our Attorney General expressed any concerns in respect of the legal and constitutional implications of these regulations? I appreciate that …..."
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