Written Question
Wednesday 17th January 2024
Asked by:
Laurence Robertson (Conservative - Tewkesbury)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to help grow Northern Ireland's economy.
Answered by Steve Baker
The Government is committed to supporting Northern Ireland’s economy. The Northern Ireland Investment Summit in September 2023 welcomed 180 investors, and generous funding packages are creating jobs, developing skills, supporting businesses and attracting FDI, including through the £617m UK Government investment into the four City and Growth Deals in Northern Ireland and the British Business Bank’s £70m Investment Fund. Northern Ireland is now positioned for an era of transformational success with a financial package worth in excess of £3bn to a returning Executive, plus unique arrangements for trade across the UK, the EU and the world, together with a range of government packages of support.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Nov 2022
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill
"My right hon. Friend is right to introduce this Bill, which I am happy to support, but with the time that he is buying with the Bill, will he make sure that the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill is taken through the Lords rather more quickly than it is presently? That …..."Laurence Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Nov 2022
Northern Ireland Elections
"I am glad the Secretary of State appears to agree with me that elections will not solve anything, because they are not the problem. The problem is that we need fundamental change to the Northern Ireland protocol, not least because the protocol challenges the very principles of fairness and of …..."Laurence Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 May 2022
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill
"Will my right hon. Friend give way?..."Laurence Robertson - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 14th March 2022
Asked by:
Laurence Robertson (Conservative - Tewkesbury)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the impact of the spend local voucher scheme on footfall on high streets in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Conor Burns
The Spend Local Voucher Scheme was designed and introduced by the Northern Ireland Executive and was made possible through the £5 billion additional Covid funding that the Government provided to the Executive since the start of the pandemic.
Assessment of the take up and impact of the Spend Local Voucher Scheme is a matter for the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, however, I look forward to discussing the matter with the Executive in due course as part of our regular engagement.
Written Question
Monday 14th March 2022
Asked by:
Laurence Robertson (Conservative - Tewkesbury)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the level of take up of the spend local voucher scheme in Northern Ireland in each month since that scheme has been active; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Conor Burns
The Spend Local Voucher Scheme was designed and introduced by the Northern Ireland Executive and was made possible through the £5 billion additional Covid funding that the Government provided to the Executive since the start of the pandemic.
Assessment of the take up and impact of the Spend Local Voucher Scheme is a matter for the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, however, I look forward to discussing the matter with the Executive in due course as part of our regular engagement.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Mar 2021
Northern Ireland Protocol
"I welcome these measures. Does the Secretary of State agree that it is incumbent on him and the Government to make sure that certain foods and indeed medicines reach citizens in every part of the United Kingdom, whether they be in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland and that to …..."Laurence Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting the tourism industry in Northern Ireland. ..."Laurence Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"I thank the Minister for that response. Indeed, the lower VAT is helpful, but will he discuss with Treasury colleagues the potential benefit to Northern Ireland of extending that lower rate even further?..."Laurence Robertson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
"It is a pleasure, as always, to follow the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson). He may well have gone over his five minutes, but every word was well worth listening to. I will make sure that I stick to five minutes.
I had the pleasure and honour …..."Laurence Robertson - View Speech
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