Speeches by Hanna.

“Paul, did you want to add something to that? Can you briefly touch on what you are doing on a cross-border basis? You have some stuff at Letterkenny, do you?”

“Robert, do you have anything to add? What would you like to see in the action plan for the enhanced investment zone?”

“As a wee follow-up on that, what do you think the role of universities is in driving that regional growth and balance issue?”

“Collaboration between groups across the Irish sea is very welcome. Those relationships will always be cherished. Unfortunately, Brexit really impacted the ability of those groups to serve and support people, and that was a consequence of the failure to plan for the constitutional change of Brexit. Regardless of the Min…”

“Stuart, I am going to come to you about the barriers that high-growth sectors and then SMEs face. You have touched on some of these, but, for the record, could you outline what barriers you think high-growth sectors are facing?”

“You have correctly identified, I believe, the big unlearned lesson from the Republic’s success. We obsess about tax rates, and obviously that is not nothing, but it is consistent investment in skills. That is the bottom line. Infrastructure and skills is what has created the miracle in the Republic. It is not just abou…”

“Robert, did you want to come in there? Do you have anything to add to what Stuart said about barriers for high-growth sectors?”

“We will pick up on some of those ideas later on.”

“Time is short, but I hope that we can consider why, as well as how, pain is to be addressed in Northern Ireland. The Social Democratic and Labour party approaches legacy from a basis that considers the rule of law, equality before the law, and the impact on reconciliation. We recognise that this is not a sterile debate…”

“Many in this House believe in the rule of law and in the equality of every person in front of the law. Between 30,000 and 40,000 people were properly convicted of paramilitary offences, and 300,000 soldiers served under Operation Banner. Can the shadow Secretary of State outline how many of those have been in court?”

“The answer is 20.”

“Do you agree that exposure of some of the levels of collusion would help to tackle some of that revisionism and to expose just how squalid and sectarian the Provisional IRA’s war was?”

“Will you be engaging with those veterans and asking them to participate in these structures?”

“David, you said you have been engaging with veterans. Will you be encouraging them to deal with these new bodies? And specifically, have you had any engagement with the British Army’s Military Reaction Force and the Force Research Unit?”

“Will you have proposals for how that might be addressed in the Bill?”

“Alyson, I will put to you the same question. Also, the Secretary of State has told us he expects the ICIR will want to check information with the Legacy Commission as part of that substantiation. Do you have any views on that? How would you like the Bill to deal with it?”

“I am going to ask each of you about the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval. I will start with you, Joe, and also add my warm wishes on your role—it is really important that such a constructive group as the one you represent will have a voice in this phase. Do you have any concerns about how information pro…”

“That’s wrong.”

“About 300,000 soldiers served in Northern Ireland under Operation Banner. How many of those have been in court?”

“Because there wasn’t a serious investigation.”