Speeches by Swann.

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I thank and congratulate the hon. Member for Southport (Patrick Hurley) on securing this debate. I should also declare that I am a graduate and alumnus of the Open University, so I recognise many of those of its attributes that he mentioned. Unfortunately,…”

“I fully support the Member’s contribution. In fact, one in five Northern Ireland students is registered as having a disability. So the Open University opens up not just geographical and regional abilities but all abilities to lifelong learning. Other Members have spoken about Jennie Lee, but I would like to diverge at …”

“Reflecting on the contributions so far, it is also worth noting that the Open University supports the members of our British armed forces through its courses.”

“The Minister said that the defence investment plan will be published following a “line-by-line review”. It is obvious that the previous Secretary of State resigned because he could not review it downwards any further—because of the actions of the Treasury. The Minister also said that the plan is “scalable”. What assura…”

“As the father of two teenagers, and on behalf of other parents, can I thank and congratulate the Secretary of State on bringing forward this legislation? She has already said a number of times that children will find a workaround, but big tech will also always be looking for a workaround to the legislation and the rule…”

“The victim, Stephen Ogilvie, is a health service worker, a radiographer. Our health service across the United Kingdom, but especially in Northern Ireland, depends on many workers with many nationalities and from many communities. It was therefore abhorrent to see some of those health service workers being attacked last…”

“The victim, Stephen Ogilvie, is a health service worker, a radiographer. Our health service across the United Kingdom, but especially in Northern Ireland, depends on many workers with many nationalities and from many communities. It was therefore abhorrent to see some of those health service workers being attacked last…”

“I appreciate that it was Justice that received the money, but could the Minister clarify how much the PSNI actually received? When members of the Policing Board were in front of the Northern Affairs Committee, they informed us that they had made a number of specific bids through that pot.”

“On the transformation funding, could the Minister clarify just how much the PSNI has got out of the pot he mentioned? I know that it has put in several bids.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I also congratulate the hon. Member for North Down (Alex Easton) on bringing forward this motion. I also join him in his comments on the horrific attack in north Belfast. Comments were also made in the House earlier today, and I reinforce the call for calm. …”

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“The right hon. Member for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson) described the incident as “medieval”. It was not just medieval: what we saw happen on the streets of the United Kingdom was pure evil. While tribute has been paid to those members of the general public who stepped in and the emergency services that responded, may …”

“The right hon. Member for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson) described the incident as “medieval”. It was not just medieval: what we saw happen on the streets of the United Kingdom was pure evil. While tribute has been paid to those members of the general public who stepped in and the emergency services that responded, may …”

“To all three of you, what is your assessment of the adequacy of the UK Government’s current industrial strategies specifically for your own sectors? Is there anything missing in those?”

“Who holds SONI to account for that?”

“Shane, you talked about SONI. What is the impact on your industry of SONI missing those projects? That is just something I picked up.”

“Sam, with regard to that skillset, you mentioned AMIC Global Point earlier—that is in my constituency—and the interaction with the council. How do you find it? You talked about it and how well it supports you. With regard to the promotion of skills or gauging where those gaps are in the skills pipeline, do you have any…”

“Steven, Ms Eastwood was asking you about the interaction you have with the Department for the Economy with regard to skills. What interaction do you have with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs? AFBI is a natural fit there. You mentioned CAFRE and colleges as well. How much of skills training …”

“That is a historical issue. I sat on the old DCAL Committee at that stage, a long time ago. Has that political or departmental impact been lost because there is not a specific focus on this within a Government Department in Northern Ireland? Is that still there? Is it too watered down?”

“You have talked about collaboration. Do you feel there is enough collaboration? I know what you are saying about that organic collaboration in Northern Ireland because of who we are, but is there enough collaboration between UK Government and Northern Ireland Executive Departments and the private sector? If that were c…”