Ministerial statement on Monday, 8 February 2010, in the House of Commons, led by Gordon Brown.

Devolution (Northern Ireland)

Statement on the agreement reached at Hillsborough Castle between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 505 c624-40
Session: 2009-10
Department: Prime Minister
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Gordon Brown | 505 c636 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is always listened to with care in the House. I think he will a...; Lord Dodds of Duncairn | 505 c636-7 (Link to this contribution) The whole House welcomes the news on decommissioning by the paramilitary groups mentioned by the Pri...; Gordon Brown | 505 c635-6 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the right hon. Gentleman's support for the agreement, and also for the support tha...; Stuart Bell | 505 c636 (Link to this contribution) It is a long road that we have taken since the Anglo-Irish agreement of 1985—from violence to peace,...; Gordon Brown | 505 c637 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the terms in which the hon. Gentleman has expressed his hopes for the way forward ...; Adrian Bailey | 505 c637 (Link to this contribution) May I join others in congratulating my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on the success in what m...; Andrew MacKay | 505 c635 (Link to this contribution) I strongly endorse what the Prime Minister said about the vital importance of a bipartisan approach ...; Gordon Brown | 505 c631-2 (Link to this contribution) First, let me pay tribute to the work that my right hon. Friend did as Secretary of State for Northe...; Peter Robinson | 505 c632-3 (Link to this contribution) May I join in the thanks to the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the ...; Gordon Brown | 505 c633 (Link to this contribution) I am very grateful to the First Minister. I was incredibly moved when he said in his speech on Frida...; Mark Durkan | 505 c633-4 (Link to this contribution) May I welcome the Prime Minister's statement and, more importantly, the positive announcement on Fri...; Gordon Brown | 505 c634 (Link to this contribution) First, let me thank the hon. Gentleman for his outstanding record as leader of the Social Democratic...; Lord Cormack | 505 c634 (Link to this contribution) On behalf of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, I unreservedly congratulate the Prime Minister,...; Gordon Brown | 505 c634-5 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for his chairmanship of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. He was in...; Nick Clegg | 505 c630-1 (Link to this contribution) I, too, congratulate the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Northern I...; Gordon Brown | 505 c631 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, first, for his support for the agreement, and secondly, f...; Gordon Brown | 505 c629-30 (Link to this contribution) First, may I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his very generous remarks about how people have come...; Gordon Brown | 505 c624-7 (Link to this contribution) STATEMENT With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I wanted to report to the House at the earliest opportu...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 505 c627-9 (Link to this contribution) May I thank the Prime Minister for his statement? We support devolution in Northern Ireland and we w...; Michael Connarty | 505 c638-9 (Link to this contribution) May I add my congratulations to the Prime Minister and to all the individuals and parties who took p...; Gordon Brown | 505 c638 (Link to this contribution) I think the hon. Gentleman wants me to comment on something on which I shall not comment. The one is...; Christopher Fraser | 505 c638 (Link to this contribution) As chairman of the all-party group on Northern Ireland, may I also commend my right hon. Friend the ...; Gordon Brown | 505 c639-40 (Link to this contribution) I think the important thing is for us to move to 9 March and then to 12 April and show that the proc...; Lembit Opik | 505 c639 (Link to this contribution) Having been involved in Northern Ireland matters for many years, may I express my relief and my cong...; Gordon Brown | 505 c639 (Link to this contribution) They are all the outstanding issues on the St. Andrews agreement that are within the scope of the wo...; Julian Lewis | 505 c639 (Link to this contribution) When responding to my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr. Cameron), the Prime Minister expl...; Andrew Pelling | 505 c640 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister, in his statement, emphasised the importance of American investment for the prosp...; Bob Spink | 505 c640 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the Prime Minister and the First Minister on their personal work at Hillsborough. How...; Gordon Brown | 505 c640 (Link to this contribution) The Chief Constable is operationally independent and reports to the Policing Board. That is how we s...; Gordon Brown | 505 c637-8 (Link to this contribution) We will never be complacent. We will continue to monitor and pursue those dissident groups that hold...; Gordon Brown | 505 c635 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend is well respected in the House, and has taken an interest in these issues throu...; Gordon Brown | 505 c639 (Link to this contribution) There is a need to deal with the issues that arise from the past—of course, the Eames commission has...; Frank Dobson | 505 c635 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State and the Minister of State, and all who too...; Lord Reid of Cardowan | 505 c631 (Link to this contribution) It is very difficult for those of us in the House from outside Northern Ireland to understand just h...; Gordon Brown | 505 c640 (Link to this contribution) The interest in Northern Ireland will cease to be based on long-standing conflicts and on the issues...
Subjects: Administration of justice Devolution Belfast Agreement IRA Northern Ireland Police Northern Ireland Assembly Politics and government Northern Ireland government Republic of Ireland Sinn Féin Peace negotiations Northern Ireland Office Democratic Unionist Party Irish National Liberation Army Ulster Volunteer Force St Andrews Agreement Hillsborough Castle Agreement
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Devolution (Northern Ireland)

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