Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Northern Ireland Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Bob Blackman Excerpts
Wednesday 26th October 2016

(8 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Brokenshire Portrait James Brokenshire
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I set up the advisory group and am speaking to individual sectors within the Northern Ireland economy precisely to ensure that their voice is heard as we prepare for the negotiations ahead, and to ensure that, where there are specific issues and concerns, they are heard as part of those preparations and are reflected in the negotiations.

Bob Blackman Portrait Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con)
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Does my right hon. Friend not agree that leaving the European Union will enable the Northern Ireland economy to be rebalanced in favour of the private sector rather than the public sector? [Interruption.]

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. There are far too many noisy private conversations taking place in the Chamber. I could scarcely hear the dulcet tones of the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman), and I feel considerably disadvantaged.