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Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

I say with pride that I am delighted that my hon. Friend has allowed me to intervene. For many years, I have taken an active and positive interest in Northern Ireland. Does he accept that the views expressed by my hon. Friend the Member for South Staffordshire (Sir Patrick Cormack), as Chairman of the Northern Ireland Committee, were absolutely right? There can be no devolved Government unless all parties in Northern Ireland accept the rule of law and recognise the police and justice in the Province. Without that, there can be no meaningful devolved Government in Northern Ireland who will encourage the involvement of all its peoples.