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Written Question
Sovereignty: Northern Ireland
Wednesday 22nd May 2019

Asked by: Ross Thomson (Conservative - Aberdeen South)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

What recent assessment she has made of the benefits to Northern Ireland of being part of the UK.

Answered by Karen Bradley

This Government has made clear on many occasions that we will never be neutral in expressing our support for the Union.

Northern Ireland benefits hugely from the Union and my steadfast belief is that Northern Ireland’s future is best served within a stronger United Kingdom.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Apr 2019
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"3. What progress she has made on restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Apr 2019
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"Given that the Secretary of State has previously stated that she wishes to ensure the best chance of restoring devolution, is she concerned that no opportunity to successfully bring the parties together has yet presented itself?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Mar 2019
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"9. What progress has been made on restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Mar 2019
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"Does my right hon. Friend agree that, as in Scotland, it is vital for us to respect the need for devolution in Northern Ireland? Does she share my concern about the fact that four of the five parties in Northern Ireland want devolution to work, and only one party is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Mar 2019
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"Last week, MPs heard harrowing testimony from family members of a man who tragically committed suicide because he faced the loan charge, a 20-year retrospective tax facing thousands of families in my constituency and across the UK. On 9 January the Prime Minister said that the Government accepted the review …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Sep 2017
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"Following our successful Offshore Europe exhibition last week in Aberdeen, can the Prime Minister assure me and my constituents that support for the oil and gas industry will be at the heart of the industrial strategy so that we can maximise economic recovery in the North sea? Does she agree …..."
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