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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Sep 2019
Northern Ireland

"The Secretary of State’s former boss instigated a review into the Home Office forcing British identity on those who identify as Irish, such as Emma de Souza back in February. Can the Secretary of State advise the House whether his new boss has binned that review? If not, why not, …..."
Martin Docherty-Hughes - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Jul 2019
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill

"The right hon. and learned Member for Beaconsfield (Mr Grieve) has raised the issue of proroguing Parliament being unconstitutional, but is not the reality that it is very constitutional, as a rule of the present United Kingdom of Great Britain’s unwritten constitution, and that it was aped in Canada twice?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Apr 2019
Northern Ireland: Murder of Lyra McKee

"I thank the Secretary of State for her words and pass on my own condolences to Lyra’s partner and the rest of her family, but also, especially, to the cross-community LGBT community in Northern Ireland on the loss of such an important figure in their movement to equality in Northern …..."
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Written Question
Brexit: Northern Ireland
Monday 4th March 2019

Asked by: Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the effect on rights under the Good Friday Agreement of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

Answered by Karen Bradley

The Government is firmly committed to the Belfast Agreement, its successor agreements, the constitutional principles it upholds, the institutions established, and the rights it protects. Leaving the EU, regardless of the terms of our departure, does not change this position.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"5. When she plans next to meet the director of the taskforce on article 50 negotiations. ..."
Martin Docherty-Hughes - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"I am grateful to the Minister for that answer. Will the Minister therefore enlighten the House about the timetable for publishing the Government’s policy on the backstop for the Northern Ireland border, and as I say, with the discussions ongoing, will the Secretary of State discuss that with the chief …..."
Martin Docherty-Hughes - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Nov 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"7. What assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the operation of the Ireland Act 1949. ..."
Martin Docherty-Hughes - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Nov 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Along with the 1949 Act, the Good Friday agreement has been a pillar of progress, and it has also meant that the political funding rules in Northern Ireland were different from those in the rest of the United Kingdom. At the weekend, an openDemocracy investigation revealed that the Constitutional Research …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Sep 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Thank you, Mr Speaker. If the Secretary of State is so perturbed by a perceived lack of good governance in the province of Northern Ireland, perhaps he would like to tell his Back Benchers why he and his Government technically gave £1 billion to an unaccountable executive, led by the …..."
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Written Question
Political Parties: Northern Ireland
Monday 10th July 2017

Asked by: Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to bring transparency of political donations in Northern Ireland in line with that in the rest of the UK.

Answered by James Brokenshire

As I informed the House during my statement of 3 July 2017, and consistent with the commitment set out in the Government's Northern Ireland manifesto, I intend to bring forward legislation that will provide for the publication of all donations and loans received by Northern Ireland parties on or after 1 July 2017. This will bring Northern Ireland in line with the rest of the UK with regard to the publication of information relating to political donations and loans.