Speeches by Swann.

“I think that the east-west balance would be useful as well, Colin, to show what is going east-west and west-east, so that we get a rounder picture.”

“You mentioned being solutions-focused and meeting the RHA and FSB, two organisations that have been very proactive and engaged in looking for solutions. Have they expressed to you that the NIO or even the Government are not listening to their concerns, and therefore they have to come to you almost as an intermediary to…”

“In previous answers, you have touched on the complexities that flow out of the Windsor framework. It is an ever-moving feast, with additional bureaucracy and checks being brought in. Has your role as a body been to keep that information and engage with businesses to make them aware of those complexities? I am trying to…”

“Compared with the funding of InterTradeIreland, that is completely off-kilter. Was that financial allocation given by the NIO and the Secretary of State, or was a business case put forward for your work? Your work programme is very forward-thinking and very involved, and I just do not see the match between what you are…”

“Baroness Foster, you said that the £2.25 million is for the coming financial year—”

“Baroness Foster, you mentioned the appointment of your board, which is a very influential, well-informed Northern Ireland-centric board. Has the Secretary of State ever asked you to look at bringing in someone from GB to strengthen those relationships? The title of the board is Intertrade UK, but it is a very Northern …”

“On the one-stop shop approach, a number of organisations and representative bodies—you mentioned pharma and all the rest of it—have similar fears about working not just north-south but east-west. Is there enough co-ordination between those organisations to make sure we get the real benefit and it is not just an all-isl…”

“I think that the east-west balance would be useful as well, Colin, to show what is going east-west and west-east, so that we get a rounder picture.”

“You mentioned being solutions-focused and meeting the RHA and FSB, two organisations that have been very proactive and engaged in looking for solutions. Have they expressed to you that the NIO or even the Government are not listening to their concerns, and therefore they have to come to you almost as an intermediary to…”

“In previous answers, you have touched on the complexities that flow out of the Windsor framework. It is an ever-moving feast, with additional bureaucracy and checks being brought in. Has your role as a body been to keep that information and engage with businesses to make them aware of those complexities? I am trying to…”

“Compared with the funding of InterTradeIreland, that is completely off-kilter. Was that financial allocation given by the NIO and the Secretary of State, or was a business case put forward for your work? Your work programme is very forward-thinking and very involved, and I just do not see the match between what you are…”

“Baroness Foster, you said that the £2.25 million is for the coming financial year—”

“Baroness Foster, you mentioned the appointment of your board, which is a very influential, well-informed Northern Ireland-centric board. Has the Secretary of State ever asked you to look at bringing in someone from GB to strengthen those relationships? The title of the board is Intertrade UK, but it is a very Northern …”

“As I said earlier, I will be supporting the Bill. I thank the Secretary of State and the Minister for their engagement with the devolved institutions on the Bill’s intentions, and on expediting its progress. Its implications for Northern Ireland, and for the medical workforce spanning the islands, are crucial. As has b…”

“I welcome the Secretary of State’s approach to the Bill, and how he has worked across all devolved Administrations. May I seek his assurance that medical students who reside in Northern Ireland, who identify as Irish and who study in an Irish institution in the Republic of Ireland will not be excluded from coming back …”

“The Secretary of State talks about a patchwork quilt and a postcode lottery. Operation Restore supports military veterans with their physical and mental health, but Northern Ireland-resident veterans do not have the same access in devolved institutions—the likes of the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt orthopaedic hospital. …”

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“The Police Service of Northern Ireland is currently excluded from the counter-terrorism policing grant of about £1 billion a year, which is accessible to GB forces. Now that counter-terrorism is being looked after by the National Police Service, will the Police Service of Northern Ireland be able to access some of that…”

“That is what I meant about no criticism.”

“Q7. Challenging economic inactivity and supporting the vulnerable across the country is something that we all want, so would the Prime Minister be surprised to learn that, in Northern Ireland, around 11,000 people previously supported by UK shared prosperity funding will see those programmes cut dramatically, compounde…”