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Proceeding contribution from Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 26 April 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Northern Ireland Bill.


Northern Ireland Bill

I was grateful to the Secretary of State for his response in Northern Ireland questions about deadlines. Will he assure us that they are genuinely not flexible? I ask that because, as he knows, my great anxiety is that the Government’s credibility has been somewhat tarnished by allowing deadlines to be flexible and, indeed, by occasionally ignoring them. If he wants the Bill to work, he must impress on everybody that the deadlines are not negotiable.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
445 c598 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Crimes of violence Decommissioning Devolution Belfast Agreement Elections Education IRA Local government Northern Ireland Powers Public appointments Northern Ireland Assembly Members Political parties Rates and rating Politics and government Ministers Northern Ireland Executive Water charges Reform Timetables Standing orders First Minister (NIE) Assembly Statutory instruments
Legislation
Northern Ireland Bill 2005-06
Link
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