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Justice and Northern Ireland

I am grateful to the right hon. Member for Belfast, East (Mr. Robinson), the First Minister, for giving way. I want to put on record that this Ulster Unionist representative in this House—for whatever time is left to me to speak for the party here—commends the Democratic Unionist party for what was a very courageous decision. Its decision on the devolution of policing and justice was absolutely right, and it cannot have been easy. I commend the party warmly on reaching the right decision. The people of Northern Ireland want to go forward, and that includes the Unionist people. All the Unionist people of Northern Ireland want to go forward with those of different political persuasions. Our common enemy—the dissident republicans, Orange volunteers and the like—would wreak havoc if they could, but they will not, because we will stand together in opposition to all paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland.