Speeches by Eastwood.

“Your points are well made. From my experience of having served on that committee, one of the big frustrations that we felt—I can only speak for myself, retrospectively—was business coming to us whenever it was initially formed, and of course that was not technically a function of it. In addition to the helpful suggesti…”

“Your points are well made. From my experience of having served on that committee, one of the big frustrations that we felt—I can only speak for myself, retrospectively—was business coming to us whenever it was initially formed, and of course that was not technically a function of it. In addition to the helpful suggesti…”

“I was a member of it; it was awful.”

“Good morning, everyone. We had a discussion earlier with Lord Murphy about future potentials and what things might look like going forward. EU SPS rules will continue to apply to Northern Ireland on a different legal basis from the rest of the UK once the new SPS agreement is in place. How will you then ensure that Nor…”

“One thing that stands out to me is that our Heads of Government often do not speak with one voice. That is just a political reality, and it poses some problems moving forward. I am the only person around the table who has previously served on the Democratic Scrutiny Committee, and I raised with Lord Murphy the issue th…”

“The Northern Ireland Business Brexit Working Group was set up by business, for business, so it was reliant on the goodwill and strength of those businesses to set it up—I think that is my point.”

“You mentioned the sector’s relevance and benefit to the whole of the United Kingdom. Would you agree that Northern Ireland has a rich manufacturing and life sciences heritage and that we have a huge role to play?”

“I apologise.”

“I will try to get my words correct this time, Madam Deputy Speaker—the second time. I simply want to say, Minister, that I really do believe that we in Northern Ireland have a huge role to play—not just in Northern Ireland, but across the UK—for many, many reasons. Other Members have mentioned a number of things includ…”

“How much wastewater has been pumped into Lough Neagh recently?”

“Thank you for making yourself available to the Committee today, Minister. It has been invaluable to have your contributions for the Committee to understand a wee bit more about what you are doing in your role. I find it a wee bit frustrating that we could not put the same questions to the Infrastructure Minister. That …”

“It sounds quite distressing, when you think about it, that we have not managed to move on. As the only MP present with Lough Neagh in my constituency, people are really upset and just sad about it all. There is a video on YouTube of a Northern Ireland YouTuber. It is not at Lough Neagh; it is at Belfast Lough. He is go…”

“How much wastewater has been pumped into Lough Neagh recently?”

“This is for NI Water. We have already had a brief discussion about the levels of phosphorus pollution in the lough. Figures from DAERA estimate that around 31% of the phosphorus content in the lough is from NI Water. What do you think is your level of pollution and wastewater discharge into the lough?”

“Thank you for making yourself available to the Committee today, Minister. It has been invaluable to have your contributions for the Committee to understand a wee bit more about what you are doing in your role. I find it a wee bit frustrating that we could not put the same questions to the Infrastructure Minister. That …”

“It sounds quite distressing, when you think about it, that we have not managed to move on. As the only MP present with Lough Neagh in my constituency, people are really upset and just sad about it all. There is a video on YouTube of a Northern Ireland YouTuber. It is not at Lough Neagh; it is at Belfast Lough. He is go…”

“This is for NI Water. We have already had a brief discussion about the levels of phosphorus pollution in the lough. Figures from DAERA estimate that around 31% of the phosphorus content in the lough is from NI Water. What do you think is your level of pollution and wastewater discharge into the lough?”

“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can the Minister please tell me what discussions you have had with my colleagues in the Northern Ireland Executive? You will be aware of the fact that the shared prosperity fund, which other Members have referenced, is not being replaced. The local growth situation is already jeopardisi…”

“Minister, the statement makes reference to engaging with the Northern Ireland Executive. Can you tell me what discussions you have had with my colleagues in the Northern Ireland Executive?”

“The Secretary of State referred to this as unfinished business. In the last statement, we heard about the successes of the peace process in Northern Ireland. I was 12 years old when the Good Friday agreement was signed; I now stand here 40 years of age as the MP for Lagan Valley, and my constituents deserve truth and j…”