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questions to the Northern Ireland Secretary, Theresa Villiers, and her | :00:00. | :00:12. | |
ministerial team. THE SPEAKER: Questions to be Secretary of State | :00:13. | :00:14. | |
for Northern Ireland. Maria Caulfield. Number one, Mr Speaker. | :00:15. | :00:20. | |
Before I answer, I would like to convey my condolences to the family | :00:21. | :00:25. | |
of Adrian Ismay, the prison officer, who sadly died as a result of a | :00:26. | :00:28. | |
terrorist attack, in the period since our last Northern Ireland | :00:29. | :00:31. | |
questions. I would like to extend the same condolences to the family | :00:32. | :00:34. | |
of Michael McGibbon, brutally murdered in north Belfast, in an | :00:35. | :00:39. | |
attack which bears all the hallmarks of a paramilitary assault. Mr | :00:40. | :00:42. | |
Speaker, to encourage inward investment in Northern Ireland, the | :00:43. | :00:45. | |
Government has reduced UK corporation tax to be jointly | :00:46. | :00:49. | |
between the G20. We have legislated to enable the devolution of great | :00:50. | :00:53. | |
setting powers to Northern Ireland. We're making progress on the | :00:54. | :00:55. | |
establishment of a new enterprise zone. Thank you. I would like to | :00:56. | :01:04. | |
echo the sentiments and condolences expressed. I thank her for her | :01:05. | :01:10. | |
reply. What benefits does the Secretary of State think this inward | :01:11. | :01:13. | |
investment will bring to the local economy of Northern Ireland, and in | :01:14. | :01:17. | |
particular, what steps are being taken to ensure all communities will | :01:18. | :01:23. | |
benefit? There has been significant investment in Northern Ireland in | :01:24. | :01:27. | |
recent years. It continues to perform beyond many parts of the UK. | :01:28. | :01:34. | |
Recent good news was 110 new jobs or Cookstown, from CDE, 74 new jobs in | :01:35. | :01:40. | |
Belfast and around 70 new jobs in Fermanagh and Omar. We have promoted | :01:41. | :01:49. | |
further new job since 2011 and delivered billions of pounds worth | :01:50. | :01:52. | |
of investment in local economy. This will benefit all parts of Northern | :01:53. | :01:57. | |
Ireland. Alistair MacDonald. Thank you. With the Secretary of State, | :01:58. | :02:07. | |
she is aware that key companies have had to move outside Northern Ireland | :02:08. | :02:14. | |
to recruit suitably skilled staff. Does she have any suggestions as to | :02:15. | :02:17. | |
how we might ensure a suitable supply of potential staff, skilled | :02:18. | :02:22. | |
and offered the advantages of inward investment? I agree that a skilled | :02:23. | :02:28. | |
workforce is crucial to attract inward investment. Northern Ireland | :02:29. | :02:32. | |
has an excellent workforce. With many highly skilled individuals. The | :02:33. | :02:37. | |
result was more that could be done. The UK Government has invested | :02:38. | :02:41. | |
significantly in apprenticeships. That is reflected in the Barnett | :02:42. | :02:44. | |
consequentials to the block grant. I know apprenticeships is something | :02:45. | :02:48. | |
the Northern Ireland Executive takes seriously. Does the Secretary of | :02:49. | :02:55. | |
State agree that airport collectivity is a vital tool in | :02:56. | :03:00. | |
attracting inward investment? Given that Dublin has announced it | :03:01. | :03:05. | |
increasing capacity by 2020, is it not time Her Majesty is Government | :03:06. | :03:09. | |
took a decision on airport capacity in the south-east of England? Yes, | :03:10. | :03:14. | |
the Government will make a decision on expansion of airport capacity in | :03:15. | :03:18. | |
the south-east in due course. The Government is clear that new | :03:19. | :03:21. | |
capacity is needed and that a decision will be made shortly. Ian | :03:22. | :03:30. | |
Paisley. Can I personally thank the Secretary of State for the effort | :03:31. | :03:33. | |
she made in securing 60 70 impound contract for the right group in | :03:34. | :03:37. | |
Ballymena, which has been well received their? For the work she did | :03:38. | :03:41. | |
behind the scenes in securing this contract. If she appalled, however, | :03:42. | :03:45. | |
by the scare stories and scare tactics being deployed by the Remain | :03:46. | :03:51. | |
campaign, that are turning people away from investment because they | :03:52. | :03:56. | |
are scared of the consequences and all this hate activity that is going | :03:57. | :04:00. | |
on? Will she ensure that every effort will be made, irrespective of | :04:01. | :04:03. | |
the outcome of the 23rd of June, that money is released to the UK and | :04:04. | :04:10. | |
it will be used to encouraging word investment in Northern Ireland? | :04:11. | :04:13. | |
Thank you for that question and comments. I did press hard on TfL to | :04:14. | :04:19. | |
go through with that contract. I think it is important for job | :04:20. | :04:28. | |
opportunities in Northern Ireland. Regarding the referendum, it is | :04:29. | :04:30. | |
important for all sides to address the facts of this debate in a | :04:31. | :04:35. | |
measured way, so that on the 23rd of June, the people of this country can | :04:36. | :04:38. | |
make a judgment based on the objective facts of the situation. | :04:39. | :04:49. | |
Number two. The threat level from terrorism in Northern Ireland | :04:50. | :04:51. | |
continues to be severe, while many attacks have disrupted and | :04:52. | :04:58. | |
prevented, the callous murder of Adrian Ismay highlights the | :04:59. | :05:01. | |
continued threat. The UK Government remains vigilant on combating | :05:02. | :05:06. | |
terrorism, giving full support to PSNI and MI5 in crucial work keeping | :05:07. | :05:11. | |
people safe in Northern Ireland. Thank you for so I join in the | :05:12. | :05:15. | |
condolences to Adrian Ismay's family. In addition to domestic | :05:16. | :05:20. | |
terror threats in Northern Ireland, what assessment has she made of | :05:21. | :05:23. | |
international terror threat to the province? He will appreciate this is | :05:24. | :05:30. | |
a Home Office lead but it is something I discussed regularly with | :05:31. | :05:34. | |
the Home Secretary, P PSNI, the Ireland Justice Minister and other | :05:35. | :05:38. | |
relevant people. The Government takes this seriously. The threat | :05:39. | :05:41. | |
from international terrorism is severe. That is one of the reasons | :05:42. | :05:43. | |
why the strategic defence and Security review made such a strong | :05:44. | :05:47. | |
commitment to investing in our intelligence services and on | :05:48. | :05:52. | |
counterterrorism spending, including a 30% real terms increase over the | :05:53. | :05:56. | |
course of this Parliament, for spending on counter-terrorism. I | :05:57. | :06:02. | |
join in the words about the killing of Adrian Ismay. And also in | :06:03. | :06:06. | |
relation to the brutal slaying of Michael McGibbon, a father of four, | :06:07. | :06:11. | |
shot on Friday in my constituency. Clearly, that was an atrocious | :06:12. | :06:15. | |
event. Will she join with me and commend the words of Mr McGibbon's | :06:16. | :06:21. | |
widow, who has called for people to stand together against these | :06:22. | :06:27. | |
paramilitary terrorists, who carried out this atrocious attack? Will she | :06:28. | :06:31. | |
agree that it is vital that we unite against terrorists on all sides and | :06:32. | :06:35. | |
get on with implementing provisions to tackle this? I wholeheartedly | :06:36. | :06:44. | |
agree with his statement. I believe that Mr McGibbon's widow is an | :06:45. | :06:48. | |
incredibly brave woman, the circumstances of Mr McGibbon's death | :06:49. | :06:55. | |
are deeply tragic, heartbreaking, and I know the whole House will feel | :06:56. | :06:59. | |
for his whole family at this time. It is utterly acceptable that in | :07:00. | :07:03. | |
mortar Northern Ireland, there are still people who believe they can | :07:04. | :07:06. | |
take the law into their own hands and administer violent and brutal | :07:07. | :07:11. | |
treatment of individuals. It is utterly unacceptable. I agree with | :07:12. | :07:17. | |
the right honourable member that everyone in Northern Ireland should | :07:18. | :07:19. | |
join the widow in this case and condemn this horrific and brutal | :07:20. | :07:26. | |
murder. I'm grateful to the Secretary of State. Would she also | :07:27. | :07:30. | |
take on board the fact that a number of prominent Republicans have been | :07:31. | :07:35. | |
arrested in north Belfast recently? Including some on licence. It is | :07:36. | :07:38. | |
important she reassures the community that she is keeping under | :07:39. | :07:43. | |
review the terms in which people are out on the streets, who are under | :07:44. | :07:48. | |
license. Particularly Shaun Kelly, the Shankill bomber. Also, the | :07:49. | :07:56. | |
Attorney General's decision to order a review into the RUC, to stop | :07:57. | :08:02. | |
terrorists carrying out attacks, would she looked carefully at that | :08:03. | :08:09. | |
and speak to colleagues about this? I agree that it is important to take | :08:10. | :08:14. | |
seriously revocation of licences. There is a framework for doing that. | :08:15. | :08:19. | |
Where there is evidence that a licence should be revoked, this is | :08:20. | :08:23. | |
considered with greatest seriousness. I also agree it is | :08:24. | :08:26. | |
vital to press ahead with full implementation of the fresh start | :08:27. | :08:32. | |
programme, to eliminate the lingering influence of paramilitary | :08:33. | :08:35. | |
groups in Northern Ireland. Their time has passed. They were never | :08:36. | :08:39. | |
justified under any circumstances. And any tolerance of them in | :08:40. | :08:42. | |
Northern Ireland today is to be condemned. In relation to the last | :08:43. | :08:49. | |
point about public prosecutor's direction, that is a matter for the | :08:50. | :08:56. | |
independent prosecutors. What is her assessment of the terrorist threat | :08:57. | :08:59. | |
from dissident republican groups to mainland Great Britain? Well, the | :09:00. | :09:07. | |
threat level is not as severe as it is in relation to Northern Ireland. | :09:08. | :09:12. | |
It continues to be the case that dissident and republican groups have | :09:13. | :09:16. | |
aspirations to mount attacks in Great Britain but their main focus | :09:17. | :09:21. | |
continues to be Northern Ireland and the Government will remain vigilant | :09:22. | :09:25. | |
to protect people in Northern Ireland and in the rest of the UK. | :09:26. | :09:31. | |
Thank you. I am deeply sorry that Adrian Ismay became the 31st prison | :09:32. | :09:37. | |
officer to be murdered in Northern Ireland. I hope the memorial garden | :09:38. | :09:40. | |
for prison officers will soon be completed. I want to ask the | :09:41. | :09:45. | |
Secretary of State a question which follows on from the second question. | :09:46. | :09:50. | |
The Secretary of State will know that I have written to her, | :09:51. | :09:57. | |
requesting a meeting, to discuss why Shaun Kelly's licence has not been | :09:58. | :10:02. | |
revoked. Gina Murray, a very dignified lady, her only daughter | :10:03. | :10:07. | |
was murdered in the Shankill Road bombing and she wishes to have a | :10:08. | :10:10. | |
meeting with the signature state to discuss the reasons why his licence | :10:11. | :10:15. | |
has not been revoked. Will the Secretary of State consent to that | :10:16. | :10:19. | |
meeting? I am certainly happy to have that meeting. In terms of | :10:20. | :10:23. | |
timing, we may have to be careful, in terms of the interaction of the | :10:24. | :10:27. | |
decision I may need to make on those matters over the coming weeks. I am | :10:28. | :10:30. | |
sure we can have a meeting at some stage on this matter. Despite much | :10:31. | :10:37. | |
progress in Northern Ireland, there remains a terrorist threat, as we | :10:38. | :10:40. | |
saw with the shocking murder of prison officer Adrian Ismay, his | :10:41. | :10:44. | |
funeral, the Secretary of State and I attended. We send sincere | :10:45. | :10:54. | |
condolences to his family and colleagues. Explosives and | :10:55. | :10:58. | |
bomb-making equipment was found and there has been murders north and | :10:59. | :11:03. | |
south of the border. In her opinion, are individuals acting alone or are | :11:04. | :11:08. | |
they part of a more organised and coordinated Tera Group? | :11:09. | :11:13. | |
Well, there are a number of groupings active regarding the | :11:14. | :11:19. | |
terrorist threat in Northern Ireland. The tend not to be terribly | :11:20. | :11:27. | |
cohesive. They have connections north and south of the border. Were | :11:28. | :11:33. | |
it not for the dedication and effectiveness of the PSNI and | :11:34. | :11:39. | |
partners and MI5, we would see these individuals mounting attacks | :11:40. | :11:41. | |
resulting in tragedies such as the one that has the family of Adrian | :11:42. | :11:48. | |
Ismay in such despicable circumstances. In recent days in | :11:49. | :11:55. | |
Northern Ireland, there have been two terrible shootings. Can I | :11:56. | :12:05. | |
associate myself with the remarks we heard earlier. Our hearts go out to | :12:06. | :12:11. | |
all the families and those affected. The PSNI say they have all the | :12:12. | :12:17. | |
hallmarks of paramilitary assaults. On the streets of this United | :12:18. | :12:21. | |
Kingdom, we have shootings and murders linked to paramilitary | :12:22. | :12:26. | |
activity. It is both sickening and totally unacceptable. Can the | :12:27. | :12:30. | |
Secretary of State tell us more about what happened on what actions | :12:31. | :12:35. | |
she, the PSNI and others are going to take against those who have no | :12:36. | :12:39. | |
respect for human life or the rule of law? I think he chooses his words | :12:40. | :12:45. | |
correctly. This is absolutely sickening. I think this case could | :12:46. | :12:51. | |
be like a number we have seen over the last decade in Northern Ireland. | :12:52. | :12:59. | |
The people say this is completely and utterly unacceptable. The police | :13:00. | :13:02. | |
investigation is progressing with the charge of an individual with | :13:03. | :13:09. | |
murder, but it is also imperative that we implement the fresh start | :13:10. | :13:16. | |
agreement, proposals including progress on the strategy for | :13:17. | :13:22. | |
improvement. We need people to come forward with evidence against these | :13:23. | :13:28. | |
individuals. That has been a consistent problem. People are | :13:29. | :13:32. | |
afraid to give evidence. We need to support and encourage people, to | :13:33. | :13:37. | |
make sure they are able to come forward to give evidence. Too often | :13:38. | :13:55. | |
the barriers are health regimes. DEFRA has worked closely with | :13:56. | :14:03. | |
overseas officials and industry to collate concerns. Could I thank the | :14:04. | :14:12. | |
Minister for his answer? Would he agree with me that by getting an | :14:13. | :14:20. | |
export licence and approvals for Northern Ireland food produce | :14:21. | :14:24. | |
already takes too long, the wait for Northern Ireland farmers would | :14:25. | :14:30. | |
become even longer if we were to leave the European Union and | :14:31. | :14:35. | |
renegotiate our trade relationships with some of our nearest neighbours | :14:36. | :14:39. | |
within the European Common market is? It is certainly the case it is | :14:40. | :14:45. | |
in the interest of farmers across the European Union they have access | :14:46. | :14:48. | |
to new markets across the rest of the world. That is one of the | :14:49. | :14:53. | |
reasons that DEFRA is in Washington lobbying hard. We should recognise | :14:54. | :15:02. | |
the United Kingdom can do it, but if we do it alongside the EU, we will | :15:03. | :15:07. | |
gain more markets for our farmers and they will go from strength to | :15:08. | :15:15. | |
strength. The Minister will know that one of the obstacles to the | :15:16. | :15:23. | |
food sector is BSE and swine flu certificates. Will he ensure that | :15:24. | :15:26. | |
his department will work hard but the veterinary division to achieve | :15:27. | :15:33. | |
this? Sometimes we put all our eggs in one basket regarding China. There | :15:34. | :15:36. | |
are many other countries out there that we could do business with. The | :15:37. | :15:42. | |
Secretary of State for DEFRA is an American trying to get these BSE | :15:43. | :15:47. | |
legacy issues removed so we can access American markets to sell our | :15:48. | :15:53. | |
beef. May need to learn from the Republic of Ireland have managed to | :15:54. | :15:57. | |
forge ahead with milk export markets further round-the-world trip. That | :15:58. | :16:03. | |
is why they have a better milk price for farmers than we do for dairy. | :16:04. | :16:08. | |
Ministers have regular discussions with the Northern Ireland parties on | :16:09. | :16:14. | |
a range of issues. UK Government will be stronger, safer and better | :16:15. | :16:20. | |
off remaining in a reformed European Union. Many of us were interested to | :16:21. | :16:25. | |
see a survey by highly reputable Northern Ireland is business | :16:26. | :16:33. | |
organisation which suggests that 81% of businesses support EU membership. | :16:34. | :16:48. | |
The CBI of Northern Ireland, the Chamber of Commerce and the trade | :16:49. | :16:56. | |
association believes that remaining in the European Union is good for | :16:57. | :16:59. | |
Northern Irish business and good for the economy. That is why the | :17:00. | :17:03. | |
government believes we are better off in. Can I join in the | :17:04. | :17:14. | |
condolences that have already been expressed and can I add condolences | :17:15. | :17:23. | |
to the family of sister Claire Tulisa Crockett, the none from Derry | :17:24. | :17:28. | |
who was tragically killed in the earthquake in Ecuador. Many of us | :17:29. | :17:43. | |
are appreciative of the benefit of the EU at the border. Money would be | :17:44. | :17:52. | |
redirected to Northern Ireland instead of Brussels. Does he believe | :17:53. | :18:04. | |
there is a pot of gold at the end of the Brexit rainbow? There is no pot | :18:05. | :18:09. | |
of gold at the end of the Brexit rainbow. I suggest we get on and | :18:10. | :18:17. | |
focus about doing what is right for Northern Ireland and that is | :18:18. | :18:21. | |
remaining in the European Union. If the UK does decide to leave the EU. | :18:22. | :18:27. | |
There will be an annual ?9 billion hole in the EU finances. As other | :18:28. | :18:32. | |
eastern Bloc nations look to join to get more slices of reducing | :18:33. | :18:34. | |
financial cake come on what opportunities does the Minister | :18:35. | :18:39. | |
believe Northern Ireland companies would have in that context to import | :18:40. | :18:45. | |
into Europe and beyond? We should recognise that Northern Ireland | :18:46. | :18:48. | |
business doesn't agree with the honourable member. I suggest that if | :18:49. | :18:56. | |
on 24 students people voted to leave the European Union, Northern Irish | :18:57. | :19:01. | |
businesses would unfortunately have to deal with the instability for the | :19:02. | :19:04. | |
next two years which would suffer and damage their market. It will not | :19:05. | :19:12. | |
have escaped your gaze that we are united on this side of the dispatch | :19:13. | :19:18. | |
box. But for months we have had a uncertainty about what will happen | :19:19. | :19:21. | |
to the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic in the | :19:22. | :19:32. | |
tragic event of Brexit. Two Sundays ago, we heard that there would be a | :19:33. | :19:38. | |
border. Can we have some clarity on what will happen to the border? Are | :19:39. | :19:42. | |
there any revelations the Minister would like to share with us? The | :19:43. | :19:52. | |
border will still exist. If the UK chose to leave the EU, they would | :19:53. | :19:56. | |
step outside the customs union which would inevitably affect trade across | :19:57. | :20:00. | |
the border which Northern Ireland Assembly thick and on. There would | :20:01. | :20:10. | |
be a slow down of trade. I appreciate that the sceptre of state | :20:11. | :20:14. | |
must feel quite lonely in Belfast these days, given that her views are | :20:15. | :20:25. | |
not shared by the overwhelming majority of people in Northern | :20:26. | :20:28. | |
Ireland. Her colleague said leaving the EU would mean rebuilding the | :20:29. | :20:41. | |
border. They cannot both be true. Myself a milder Bob Friend are | :20:42. | :20:45. | |
united that there will be no return to barbed wire and watch towers | :20:46. | :20:50. | |
should believe remain in the youth. There will be a Northern Ireland | :20:51. | :20:54. | |
that steps outside of the customs union and that would inevitably | :20:55. | :20:56. | |
affect the free flow of trade between the two borders. Delivering | :20:57. | :21:11. | |
economic stability is the government's aim to promote exports. | :21:12. | :21:22. | |
UK TIA economist intelligence unit has shown that young people want to | :21:23. | :21:38. | |
run their own businesses. To do that, we are delivering economic | :21:39. | :21:43. | |
stability. We are cutting national insurance contributions for 3.4 | :21:44. | :21:47. | |
million self-employed people. We are working with the Northern Ireland | :21:48. | :21:52. | |
Executive to deliver our start up loans programme for young | :21:53. | :21:57. | |
entrepreneurs and the task force for banking has delivered 60 million | :21:58. | :22:03. | |
finance. At a meeting of the oil and gas | :22:04. | :22:15. | |
group,... The government is doing all it can to ensure the UK is doing | :22:16. | :22:36. | |
all it can. I will look into the matter is he raises. | :22:37. | :22:49. | |
I have held a number of constructive meetings with voluntary groups to | :22:50. | :22:56. | |
support and represent victims as well as with victims themselves. She | :22:57. | :23:05. | |
will be aware of the reconciliation work in Warrington. Support is given | :23:06. | :23:10. | |
to those affected in both sides of the Irish Sea. The majority of | :23:11. | :23:13. | |
funding is provided by the Irish government and not the UK one. Would | :23:14. | :23:20. | |
she agreed to meet with my to see whether we can do more in this area? | :23:21. | :23:26. | |
I would be happy to do that. I enjoyed my visit to the peace Centre | :23:27. | :23:29. | |
and I have the highest regard for the work done by the Centre and its | :23:30. | :23:34. | |
various programmes to support the victims of Northern Ireland and | :23:35. | :23:49. | |
other victims as well. Order. We are talking about victims of terrorism. | :23:50. | :23:56. | |
This must be treated with respect. How much recognition does the | :23:57. | :24:01. | |
Secretary of State give to the victims groups representing innocent | :24:02. | :24:10. | |
victims of Northern Ireland? I have met a wide range of groups | :24:11. | :24:15. | |
representing victims in Northern Ireland. It is very important we | :24:16. | :24:24. | |
listen to their point of view. And established the Stormont house | :24:25. | :24:35. | |
institutions. The Secretary of State in I take every opportunity | :24:36. | :24:39. | |
supported. The new British Irish Visa scheme in China will enable | :24:40. | :24:48. | |
visits to both countries on a single Visa. Babbling courage tourism and | :24:49. | :24:55. | |
business links. According to Lord Lawson, chair of the vote leave | :24:56. | :25:00. | |
campaign, a British vote to leave the European Union would result in | :25:01. | :25:06. | |
the return of border posts and passport controls between the | :25:07. | :25:09. | |
Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. What modelling has a | :25:10. | :25:15. | |
minister done on how this might affect the ?750 million tourist | :25:16. | :25:22. | |
industry in Ulster? I don't think any to do much modelling. I should | :25:23. | :25:27. | |
let the businesses of Northern Ireland speak for themselves. They | :25:28. | :25:30. | |
believe it would be wrong. The free flow of tourists between Ireland and | :25:31. | :25:38. | |
Northern Ireland is good for our economy. In Milwaukee, people work | :25:39. | :25:49. | |
coming to Dublin and only doing their holiday in southern island. | :25:50. | :25:54. | |
Can ask the Minister is what questions he has had with ministers | :25:55. | :26:05. | |
in the South? The biggest challenge is advertising what it has. It has | :26:06. | :26:15. | |
the golf open and the Balmoral show as well as a cycling event. If we | :26:16. | :26:20. | |
tell people it is on, more people would come north from the South. I | :26:21. | :26:26. | |
wonder if the Minister would look at joining up the Northern Ireland | :26:27. | :26:29. | |
tourism strategy with the tourism strategy for the rest of the United | :26:30. | :26:33. | |
Kingdom? So we can work together rather than just working with | :26:34. | :26:39. | |
Ireland? In all tourism, the best thing is to play to our strengths. I | :26:40. | :26:44. | |
will explore that as an option. I am keen to make sure that tourism in | :26:45. | :26:49. | |
the Republic of Ireland of tales into Northern Ireland Assembly can | :26:50. | :26:52. | |
encourage people into Dublin and the North of Ireland, and look forward | :26:53. | :26:57. | |
to capitalising on the next series of Game Of Thrones. Questions to the | :26:58. | :27:03. | |
Prime Minister. Mr Speaker, this morning, I had | :27:04. | :27:20. | |
meetings with ministerial colleagues and in addition to my duties today, | :27:21. | :27:22. | |
I shall have further such meetings this morning. -- today. On her 21st | :27:23. | :27:32. | |
birthday in 1947, a young woman declared her whole life, whether | :27:33. | :27:37. | |
long or short, would be dedicated to the service of our nation. Nobody, | :27:38. | :27:41. | |
Mr Speaker, could possibly argue that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II | :27:42. | :27:45. | |
has done anything other than fulfil her promise to the nation with | :27:46. | :27:52. | |
dignity and grace. People across the country will | :27:53. | :27:53. |