Proceeding contribution from David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 17 May 2006. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Tourism (Northern Ireland).
Tourism (Northern Ireland)
I, too, welcome the new Minister. This is her first encounter with us in an Adjournment debate, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for East Londonderry (Mr. Campbell) on securing this one. My hon. Friend the Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson) spoke well about tourism in Northern Ireland. He has a reputation—a very decent one, I have to say—for being keen on motorcycles. Your predecessor was given the offer of a lifetime: to jump on the back of my hon. Friend’s Harley Davidson—[Interruption.] My understanding is that she was about to take up the offer, but then—[Hon. Members: ““She was rescued.””] She was moved, and my hon. Friend was very disappointed because he had thought that the two of them could sail off into the sunset along the coast of East Antrim and away round by Larne. As I said, we would give you an insight—
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