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I think Penny Mordaunt was being slightly disingenuous when she said that the standing orders limit debates on statutory instruments. It is always open to the house to disapply the standing orders to allow for a longer debate.

Tomorrow. I hope to update the House on that later.

Sammy Wilson

(East Antrim) (DUP)

Is it not a fact that, now this Government have the Assembly on the fishing hook, they really do not care one iota about scrutiny of the bait being used to get the Assembly back? Having introduced the Command Paper to the House today and having got a commitment to the Assembly, I suggest that this Government do not give two hoots about whether there is sufficient time to see whether the promises made will be fulfilled.

Penny Mordaunt

I have great respect for the right hon. Gentleman, but I think he is wrong in that assertion. There will be many strong feelings on all sides of the House about various aspects of the position we have got to, but the comments made from all sides of the House during the Secretary of State’s statement indicate that this is an important step forward and is to be welcomed. Inevitably, it is a compromise; people have had to compromise to get here, and I applaud them for doing that. There will be future debate on these matters. My colleagues on the Front Bench will be very happy to answer any points that the right hon. Gentleman raises. My right hon. Friend the Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office, is an example of conviction, passion and determination on the issues that the hon. Gentleman cares deeply about.

For two debates—one on each draft statutory instrument—thereby doubling the time that Members have to consider these matters in this House?

Penny Mordaunt

My hon. Friend is right that there has been a tremendous amount of discussion of these issues on the Floor of the House. As the Secretary of State acknowledged earlier, the Standing Orders protect time for debate on statutory instruments to 90 minutes. I am sure that my hon. Friend knows how to apply for a debate on a particular topic, but the Standing Orders will protect the time tomorrow.

Deidre Brock

(Edinburgh North and Leith) (SNP)

There is little to add to this short statement, as there will be more discussion on this latest legislation tomorrow. I want to state on the record that I welcome the progress that has been made, particularly as a former Northern Ireland spokesperson. Of course, there is much to be done, so I send my sincerest best wishes to all those in the Assembly who, hopefully soon, will step up to their places and their great responsibilities to the people of Northern Ireland.

Penny Mordaunt

I thank the hon. Lady for her support in this matter, and I very much welcome her party’s support, too.

Ian Paisley

(North Antrim) (DUP)

Just to be clear, we are presented with the United Kingdom’s internal market piece of legislation, a Northern Ireland constitutional law piece of legislation, and 80 pages of a Command Paper. With the best will in the world, we will get on to that around midday tomorrow. The maximum time possible is probably three hours for all that. That is insufficient time for the Front Benchers and all the Back Benchers with an interest in this matter to properly debate and scrutinise such legislation. Is there no opportunity to extend the proceedings to allow lengthier consideration of the legislation?

Penny Mordaunt

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that question. He knows what is set out in the Standing Orders. I appreciate where he is coming from, but I point him to the comments the Secretary of State made a moment ago about the external timetable that we need to keep pace with.

Jim Shannon

(Strangford) (DUP)

As always, I thank the Leader of the House for the business statement. Further to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for North Antrim (Ian Paisley), I am conscious that there will be quite a few speakers for the debates after that on miners and Iran and human rights issues. Given the time needed for the Northern Ireland legislation, and being ever mindful of how important it is to get it sorted, with no disrespect to the other two debates, is it humanly possible to have all the time between 12 noon and 5 pm for debates on the legislation that we need in Northern Ireland?

Penny Mordaunt

I say to the hon. Gentleman, “Welcome to my world.” We are trying to accommodate all parties. There was an additional Select Committee statement on tomorrow’s agenda, which we are talking to officials about to try accommod

This is the business statement that immeiately followed the Northern ireland statement taken from Hansard.

The Leader of the House of Commons

(Penny Mordaunt)

With permission, I will make a short business statement about an addition to tomorrow’s business. Following the statement by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the business tomorrow will now be:

Thursday 1 February—a debate on motions to approve the draft Windsor Framework (Constitutional Status of Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 and the draft Windsor Framework (Internal Market and Unfettered Access) Regulations 2024, followed by a general debate on miners and mining communities, followed by debate on a motion on freedom and democracy in Iran. The subjects of these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

I will announce further business in the usual way on Thursday.

Lucy Powell

(Manchester Central) (Lab/Co-op)

I thank the Leader of the House for the update to the business and for advance sight of her announcement.

As the shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) said, we welcome the decision of the Democratic Unionist party to return to the Northern Ireland Executive following negotiations, subject to commitments by the Government and to legislation being passed. We also thank the other parties of Northern Ireland for their forbearance and co-operation.

This is a very important moment. We warmly welcome the progress so far, especially for the people of Northern Ireland, who have been without their Government for almost two years and for five of the past seven years. I welcome the publication of the Command Paper and the statutory instruments, and the fact that the business has changed tomorrow so that we can speedily consider these matters in the timetable set out, although I am sure other Members will want time to consider them. Could the Leader of the House let us know whether she anticipates that consequential legislation will be needed in due course, such as legislation to establish the internal lane?

Penny Mordaunt

Like the hon. Lady, I thank all parties who have been involved in getting us to what has been described as an historic moment. It is a good thing for the people of Northern Ireland that this is happening. I want to place on record my thanks to everyone who has been involved. I thank the hon. Lady for welcoming, understandably, the change of business tomorrow. With regard to her sole question, the answer is yes, and that is set out in the Command Paper.

Robin Millar

(Aberconwy) (Con)

I thank the Leader of the House for making provision for a debate on the statutory instruments tomorrow. We have before us those two instruments, which address a wide range of issues: movement of goods in the UK, the internal market, and Northern Ireland’s place in the UK. Each of those has been subject to multiple lengthy debates in this House.

Broomtree ref 16.27 post except it was me that posted it yesterday that is how I know it was posted yesterday.

AimMaster2018 re 15.48 post you do realise this was posted yesterday.

just came across this on twitter https://twitter.com/nus_ghani/status/1752336744484090111 the text of the post is

nus ghani mp

@nus_ghani

lenders are the cornerstone for the flagship @biztradegovuk

shipbuilding credit guarantee scheme. 🚢

as industry minister, it was great to get their thoughts at today's roundtable. working with @uk_nso

and @ukef

to secure contracts it's full steam ahead to boosting shipbuilding. 🤝🏽

@ukef

@uk_nso

@thamesclippers

@maritime_london

@mclshipping

@bibbyfinanceuk

@bab****plc

@arksenproject

@macquarie

@lloydsoflondon

@closebrothers

@siemens_sfs

@nlawglobal

i have missed out the class photo

Just noticed on the Belfast Harbour website that the general cargo ship Monika will be making what I believe is its maiden visit to Belfast this week. Arriving on the 3 and leaving on the 4. It will be berthed in BBD so it might be delivering gargo for the SeaRose which will be berthed in the same berth from the 6.

SYN00GOLD ref 09.07 post thanks for this interesting that the investment zone might cover all of Northern Ireland.

Just seen this thread on the UK Defence Journal twitter feed https://twitter.com/Radgette/status/1752329402493329892.

Broomtree ref 19.12 post I doubt that they would use the electoral roll as many people like me are not on the public version of the electoral roll. The full version of the electoral roll can only be accessed by Credit Reference Agencies and during an election campaign candidates for an election. I suspect they would need to provide proof of address. The difficulty with that is some peole may have a holiday home in Cornwall and only live ocassionally in Cornwall.

Statement from JW on LinkedIn

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Our CEO John Wood has today welcomed developments which may indicate a return to a power sharing government in Northern Ireland.

He has issued the following statement:

“As CEO of Harland & Wolff, I am heartened by the recent developments indicating a return to power sharing government in Northern Ireland. The decision taken by the DUP Executive and the ensuing discussions among our political parties give rise to an optimism that the Executive will be restored promptly, and crucially, on a long-term, sustainable basis.

“At Harland & Wolff, we have consistently advocated for a functioning government to support the economic growth and investments crucial to our business and the wider community.

“I am hopeful that the forthcoming deal will catalyse Northern Ireland's economic growth, leveraging its unique capabilities and strengths. Our commitment at Harland & Wolff is to collaborate with Executive Ministers and our partners in co-designing and co-delivering strategies that address these challenges and seize economic opportunities for shared, sustainable prosperity.

“Our focus now shifts to delivery, including key economic priorities such as productivity enhancement, bridging skills and infrastructure gaps, and bolstering our position as a maritime and marine manufacturing centre.

“We look forward to working with a new government and unlocking the full potential of our economy and workforce. We believe that with effective governance, we can achieve much more for Belfast and Northern Ireland as a whole.”

Bubble2021 ref 16.10 post do you have a link to this story?

Taverham ref 11.28 post In fact if I recall correctly Arnish has done fabrication work for sellafield Si_Derman will correct me if I got that wrong.

LSE03 ref 11.07 post I note that in the clip it says Navantia already has four contracts in the UK. I wonder if HARL will get any sub contract work on any of those.

Xenor ref 08.33 post I think they were worried about all the public sector workers blaming them for not getting a pay rise when it comes to voting at the election.

This is the link to the BBC rolling coverage https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-northern-ireland-politics-68031910 I wonder what is going to be jettisoned to rush the necessary legislation through.

This is how the Times is reporting the matter https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stormont-dup-agrees-power-sharing-deal-in-northern-ireland-sz77p0bhq.

LSE03 ref 07.56 post I wonder did you notice the vessel by Jenny D and what its destination is given as.

Hebridean9 ref 19.21 post Firstly I would observe that the new finance on the information provided would reduce significantly the interest being paid on the loan. This will reduce outgoings. Secondly a few days back I did a list of all the work that I knew was going through HARL this year. I in fact missed about £25.8m in payments. In response to your response I took the time to go through the ast set of accounts and calculated the cost of sales + Management expenses + Finance Costs. I then added a 30% uplift to cover costs increases. When that was all done it came out that the amount of work would cover expected costs. I accept as broomtree pointed out that the income includes payments to sub contractors. However, as the amount of income would cover the expenses I mentioned above I do not see any reason for arguing that the finances are shot. Can you provide a factual basis for your claim that the finances are shot. Also even if the share price was to go below 10p then I do not anticipate it staying at that price for long.