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It is rude in Parliament, and it is rude in the Assembly. I wish to return to the issue and move on with what I have to say about Committee engagement.
Mr Speaker, I am not sure where you went to school, but courtesy was taught in my school. People shouting across another when they are speaking is rude.
I thank most of the Members who contributed to the debate today. I will address some of the issues that they raised. It would be helpful if Members did not chunter from a sedentary position. It seems that Mr Buckley is at his most noisy —
Does the Member agree that some of the cause of the problems over the past few weeks has been the people who have actively targeted homes, set fire to homes and rioted on our streets, not just the issue in the LCM?
I thank the Member for giving way. Does he agree that there is serious concern about the LCM before us today? It refers only to symptoms and has a singular focus on enforcement; it does not mention root causes, which is what he is referring to. Although there may be enforcement powers, they are so limited in scope…
The legislative consent motion covers just nine clauses of a 90-page Bill. Those clauses deal with trailer data, crime prevention orders and qualification fees. However, it completely sidesteps the issue that matters most for Northern Ireland: the open land border with the Irish Republic. Clause 2 empowers the new…
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I put on record my support and that of my Alliance colleagues for the legislative consent motion endorsing the extension of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill to Northern Ireland. Whilst it is, of course, preferable to legislate on devolved matters through an Assembly Bill, legislative consent motions…
I thank the Minister for bringing the LCM to the House. The Chair of the Committee outlined the in-depth scrutiny that we tried to do at the Committee with the devolved provisions that pertain to the LCM. We also tried to engage with the Human Rights Commission and others for advice. There are a number of devolved…
As a member of the Committee for Justice and as the SDLP's spokesperson on justice, I support the legislative consent motion on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. The LCM relates to provisions that will strengthen operational cooperation in addressing issues such as trafficking, illegal migration and…
I beg to move I am grateful for the opportunity to move the motion and speak about the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, which is currently progressing through Parliament. The Bill was introduced in Westminster on 30 January 2025. Its overall intention is to create a framework of new, enhanced powers and…
I thank all the Members who contributed to the debate and thank in particular the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Committee, who oversaw the scrutiny of the LCM. I will turn to some of the points that Members raised during the debate, which was constructive. To be clear, any engagement that we had with others, including…
I will put on record some short remarks on the principle of extending the Crime and Policing Bill to Northern Ireland through the legislative consent motion. The Bill covers a broad range of devolved matters that will play a key role in ensuring public order and enabling deeper safety across our communities. Given the…
I thank the Minister, who gave an outline of what is included in the LCM, and the Chair, Joanne, who gave a breakdown of the scrutiny that the Committee tried to apply within the time frame that it had. As Members have highlighted, the Bill creates new offences for which consent is sought through the LCM, including…
I support the legislative consent motion on crime and policing. As a member of the Justice Committee and the SDLP's spokesperson on Justice, I welcome the opportunity to contribute to a legislative framework that better protects our communities. The SDLP welcomes the provisions of the LCM as timely, necessary and…