Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
"Yes, and my party and I are fully pledged to doing that. Nobody worked harder to create the principles and the precepts of the agreement and to get those institutions established and up and running—and we did so, I have to tell the right hon. Member for North Shropshire, with …..."Mark Durkan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
"I point out to the hon. Gentleman that it was his party that said, “If we are going to go ahead and agree these implementation bodies, the cover has to be that the way in which we can show that they meet our test of mutual benefit is that they …..."Mark Durkan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 31 Jan 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
"In following the hon. Member for South Dorset (Richard Drax), I have to say that I will not be one of those who will be patronised into the confidence and comfort that he thinks awaits us in this somewhere-over-the-rainbow picture that we are being painted of where the Brexit course …..."Mark Durkan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Jan 2017
Article 50
"The judgment’s terms tell us that we should not rely on mere political convention for legal adherence or political confirmation on key matters. That being so, Sewel will be meaningless in the context of the great repeal Bill. Does the Secretary of State recognise that the key constitutional precept of …..."Mark Durkan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jan 2017
New Partnership with the EU
"Brexit is a bigger factor in the political discoloration in Northern Ireland at the moment, partly because common membership of the EU and its institutions was absolutely germane to the Good Friday agreement. The Secretary of State needs to recognise that any negotiations that follow these elections and precede the …..."Mark Durkan - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 16th December 2016
Asked by:
Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Foyle)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will take steps in the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU to maintain labour mobility for EU nationals who contribute to dementia research after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Robin Walker
As a government we recognise the contribution that our world-class research base makes to our economy and wellbeing. We will always welcome those with the skills, the drive and the expertise to make a positive contribution. If we are to win in the global marketplace, we must win the global battle for talent.
We place huge value on maintaining the UK’s unique arrangements with Ireland and the friendly, cooperative relationship we have built of recent years. The open border for people and businesses has served us well and no-one wants to see a return to the borders of the past. There is a very strong commitment from the Irish Government, the Northern Ireland Executive as well as ourselves to see that this does not happen.
Written Question
Friday 16th December 2016
Asked by:
Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Foyle)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if the Government will support free movement for EU nationals who contribute to dementia research in the UK when the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Robin Walker
As a government we recognise the contribution that our world-class research base makes to our economy and wellbeing. We will always welcome those with the skills, the drive and the expertise to make a positive contribution. If we are to win in the global marketplace, we must win the global battle for talent.
We place huge value on maintaining the UK’s unique arrangements with Ireland and the friendly, cooperative relationship we have built of recent years. The open border for people and businesses has served us well and no-one wants to see a return to the borders of the past. There is a very strong commitment from the Irish Government, the Northern Ireland Executive as well as ourselves to see that this does not happen.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Dec 2016
The Government's Plan for Brexit
"Those who have spoken most strongly in favour of the Prime Minister’s amendment have generally taken some time to ridicule and carp at the Opposition’s motion. They have questioned the wording, asking what “plan” means, for example, and they have even criticised the language for its split infinitives and the …..."Mark Durkan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Dec 2016
The Government's Plan for Brexit
"I am not one of the British people; I am here as an Irish person, proudly carrying an Irish passport. However, I fully respect the terms on which other hon. Members come to this House. I come to the debate in circumstances in which the people of Northern Ireland voted …..."Mark Durkan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Dec 2016
The Government's Plan for Brexit
"She said—..."Mark Durkan - View Speech
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