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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Apr 2017
Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Bill

"It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend—I will call him my hon. Friend—the Member for Blaydon (Mr Anderson), and I am pleased that we have the full support of Her Majesty’s Opposition today. I have had the pleasure of knowing him since 2010, when we served together on …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Apr 2017
Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Bill

"I could give a diplomatic answer to a lot of that. My first ever point of order asked why Sinn Féin gets paid when it does not come here, so I will not contradict myself on that issue. The hon. Lady knows my view on this and, in talking about …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Apr 2017
Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Bill

"I have a sentence and a bit to go, but I will give way...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Apr 2017
Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Bill

"I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I appreciate that this is about putting stuff on the record. I have a service record, and I have spoken to many councils during my time in Northern Ireland about the delivery of this issue. I will never shy away from …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Ballydugan Four

"I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing this important debate. As has been mentioned, he is a former member of the UDR, as are the right hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson) and the hon. Member for Fermanagh and South Tyrone (Tom Elliott). …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Ballydugan Four

"My hon. Friend went back to Cheshire. The point is that we went back to our homes, to a safe place, while lots of people who served in the UDR and the RUC still lived in fear every moment of the day. I would like to express my condolences and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Ballydugan Four

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I give him my reassurance that the route that I have just suggested will address that and give people confidence. I am a former soldier and I played by the rules. Many people played by the rules. Occasionally, there were individuals who …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Ballydugan Four

"I understand the passion with which the hon. Gentleman talks. It is important that our response and the state’s response is balanced and proportionate...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Ballydugan Four

"My hon. and gallant Friend is right that it is about being proportionate. As a man of justice who wants to see things put right, he will know that people who do something wrong need to be accountable for it. Under the Stormont House agreement, it is important that we …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Ballydugan Four

"I do not want to get away from the subject of today’s debate, but it is important to reiterate something. The hon. Lady is right to say that people across the community there have come together and they live in a peaceful, cohesive place. There are always tensions and pressures …..."
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