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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Apr 2021
Northern Ireland

"As the hon. Member for North Antrim (Ian Paisley) said, the protocol is at the heart of this issue. The Secretary of State knows that there were only three options: all-UK alignment with the customs union and the single market, a land border between north and south, or a border …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"I thank the right hon. Member for that intervention. I would be interested to know his views on article 184 of the withdrawal agreement, which embraces the political declaration as the basis for securing our future relationship. On the intentions of both parties, I simply cite the Government’s response to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I think the answer was provided by the Northern Ireland Secretary when he spoke to the House on the issue and he said that—let us all think on these words—

“yes, this does break international law in a very specific and limited …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"That is certainly an additional answer...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"No. I have taken one intervention from the hon. Gentleman and, with respect for those wishing to speak, I will follow the injunction of the Chair and make progress.

The Government are sending a worrying message, too, about their attitude to accountability in Government amendments 64 and 65, limiting opportunities …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"I rise to speak to amendments 52 to 60, which I tabled with my hon. and right hon. Friends. Together, these amendments seek to provide a solution to the mess that the Government have got themselves into by removing the provisions in the Bill that put our country in conflict …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. He sums up well the seriousness of the decision before us today...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"I am happy to give way again. I am interested to know whether the hon. Gentleman will pursue his point about the Sheffield steel industry, on which he is usually wrong...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"The right hon. Gentleman came back at me on the quote I gave about trust. That quote was from the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, and it was about trust in relation to the Government’s actions. In terms of how we deal with the issues that the right hon. …..."
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Written Question
Northern Ireland Office: Brexit
Monday 27th February 2017

Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Department for Exiting the European Union on the contents of the White Paper entitled The United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union, Cm 9417, published in February 2017.

Answered by James Brokenshire

I and my officials have regular discussions with colleagues at the Department for Exiting the European Union on the impacts and opportunities for Northern Ireland arising from the decision to exit the European Union.