Extract from second reading debate (Commons) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill - Jul 8
Tuesday, 9 July 2019 07:54
Simon Hoare (North Dorset) (Con):...That is one of the backdrops
against which this legislation has been introduced: the absence of
devolution. The second, as highlighted by the shadow spokesman, is
the timetabling of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the
European Union. For those of us who are concerned about that and
who have listened to and taken part in discussions with a variety
of opinion—which for me ranges from the Justice Minister of the
Republic to representatives of...Request free trial
(North Dorset) (Con):...That is
one of the backdrops against which this legislation has been
introduced: the absence of devolution. The second, as highlighted
by the shadow spokesman, is the timetabling of the United Kingdom’s
withdrawal from the European Union. For those of us who are
concerned about that and who have listened to and taken part in
discussions with a variety of opinion—which for me ranges from the
Justice Minister of the Republic to representatives of
the National Farmers Union, with whom I was speaking
this afternoon at an NFU summer reception that I sponsored—it is
abundantly clear that it is in the interests of Northern Ireland
and of the economy, peace and success of the island of Ireland for
the UK to leave with a deal...
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