Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Feb 2026
EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UK
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Feb 2026
EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UK
"Yes, indeed—I thank the hon. Member for giving way. I remind colleagues that Northern Ireland voted to remain. It is regrettable that Northern Ireland has borne the brunt in all of this. I do not spend my time relitigating Brexit, because it tore my country apart, but for our community …..."Sorcha Eastwood - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Feb 2026
EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UK
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I thank the hon. Member for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (Stephen Gethins) for introducing the debate. I simply wanted to say that, for years, I watched from afar as a normal member of the public in Northern Ireland as …..."Sorcha Eastwood - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Feb 2026
Army Reservists: Employment Rights
"I thank my right hon. Friend for bringing this debate. Whenever I wrote to the relevant Minister a year ago, the MOD confirmed that there were at least 310 people in Northern Ireland who fell within scope, but I agree entirely that there is absolutely no point in the Government …..."Sorcha Eastwood - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 17th February 2026
Asked by:
Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance - Lagan Valley)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's open consultation on Earned Settlement, due to close on 12 February 2026, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing transitional arrangements for migrants who entered the Skilled Worker route under previous rules with a legitimate expectation of settlement.
Answered by Mike Tapp
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, has been subject to a public consultation which ran until 12 February 2026.
The consultation seeks views on whether there should be transitional arrangements for those already on a pathway to settlement. Transitional arrangements refer to temporary measures or rules put in place to manage the shift from one system, or policy framework, to another. Details of the earned settlement model, including any transitional arrangements for those already in the UK, will be finalised following thd consultation.
The final model will also be subject to economic and equality impact assessments, which we have committed to publish in due course.
Early Day Motion
Royal Mail postal delivery services
(19 Signatures)
12 Feb 2026
Tabled by:
Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance - Lagan Valley)
That this House notes ongoing failures in Royal Mail’s delivery performance, including reports of post being batched over one to two weeks rather than delivered daily, in breach of statutory delivery targets; recognises the particular impact on Northern Ireland, rural and remote communities, and those reliant on timely post for …
Division Vote (Commons)
11 Feb 2026 - Climate Change -
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Sorcha Eastwood (APNI) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
1 Alliance Aye votes vs
0 Alliance No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 107
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Hughes Report: Second Anniversary
"I pay tribute to the people who have brought this issue so far. Would the hon. Gentleman agree that the emotional toll he speaks of is living large in the lives of those families and that they deserve, at the absolute least, an apology and redress?..."Sorcha Eastwood - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Oral Answers to Questions
"Health is a devolved matter, but the fight against cancer is not. Will the Minister join me in praising the work of the All-Island Cancer Research Institute, which is led by Queen’s and others, and ensure that our efforts to address cancer are done not just in Northern Ireland or …..."Sorcha Eastwood - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 10th February 2026
Asked by:
Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance - Lagan Valley)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what Barnett consequentials arise for Northern Ireland as a result of the £10 million per year funding announced to cover travel costs for children and young people with cancer in England.
Answered by Ashley Dalton
The Department knows that the cost of travel is an important issue for many young cancer patients and their families across the United Kingdom.
Through the National Cancer Plan, the Government is committing up to £10 million a year to a new fund open to all children and young people in England with cancer and their families regardless of income, to support them with the cost of travelling to and from Principal Treatment Centres. This commitment sits alongside wider action to transform cancer care for children and young people.
Health is predominately devolved. Devolved administrations receive funding through the Barnett Formula, and it is ultimately for them to allocate, prioritise, and manage their budgets. However, the Department does work closely with our counterparts in the devolved governments to share expertise and identify new opportunities to improve health and social care delivery across the UK.