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Debate between Jack Brereton and Ross Thomson
Wednesday 6th March 2019

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jack Brereton Portrait Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Con)
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1. What progress has been made on restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland.

Ross Thomson Portrait Ross Thomson (Aberdeen South) (Con)
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9. What progress has been made on restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland.

Karen Bradley Portrait The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Karen Bradley)
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On the first day of Lent, we continue our feast of Northern Ireland business.

I am working closely with the main Northern Ireland parties to restore devolved government.  I met the five main political parties on 15 February, and again—with the exception of one party—on 1 March. Northern Ireland needs a functioning Executive and Assembly, and that is what the Government are determined to achieve.