Hilary’s Parliamentary Activity - Hilary Benn - Labour MP for Leeds South

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Office

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

I have met the Chief Constable of the PSNI on a number of occasions since I was appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, including this week, to discuss a range of issues including the...

Omar Bombing Inquiry

Northern Ireland Office

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

The Government has the deepest sympathy for all of those affected by the Omagh bomb in August 1998. It was a terrible atrocity committed by the Real IRA at a time when the people of Northern...

Northern Ireland Office: Social Media

Northern Ireland Office

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

The Government communicates across a range of media channels in order to reach its target audience effectively. Channels are selected based on whether they will reach the intended audience on a...

Terrorism: Prisoners' Release

Northern Ireland Office

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

The Multi Agency Review Arrangements (MARA) are a devolved matter, led and co-ordinated by the Department of Justice. MARA makes provision for classification of and risk management of Terrorist...

Horticulture: Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Office

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

The Government is absolutely committed to ensuring the smooth flow of goods across the UK internal market. Growers and traders in Great Britain can move plants to Northern Ireland using the...

Northern Ireland Office: Carers

Northern Ireland Office

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

The Northern Ireland Office does not have a policy which explicitly covers (a) paid time off work and (b) other support to employees who become kinship carers. We follow the Ministry of Justice...

Trade Diversion and Windsor Framework

Commons debates

Kind though it is of the hon. Member to encourage me to come to Northern Ireland, as she knows I am in Northern Ireland on a very regular basis and a little while ago I had a meeting with her and...

Trade Diversion and Windsor Framework

Commons debates

The hon. and learned Gentleman has had quite a lot to say and I have given way to him three times, so I hope he will bear with me while I continue my remarks. In the past, the idea that the UK...

Trade Diversion and Windsor Framework

Commons debates

It depends on the hon. Gentleman’s definition of “freely.” There are requirements that certain goods must meet. There is the retail movement scheme and the horticultural scheme,...

Trade Diversion and Windsor Framework

Commons debates

I will give way, but then I will make progress.

Trade Diversion and Windsor Framework

Commons debates

If the hon. Gentleman wishes to provide me with further information about the particular example he has raised, I will of course look at it. On trade, I have a slightly different set of figures...

Trade Diversion and Windsor Framework

Commons debates

If I heard the hon. and learned Gentleman correctly, from a sedentary position he said, “punishment”. I could not disagree more. I would encourage him to reflect on what he has said,...

Trade Diversion and Windsor Framework

Commons debates

I am not asking anyone to be grateful for anything; I am simply pointing out to the House the problem that was created in the first place when we left the European Union.

Trade Diversion and Windsor Framework

Commons debates

I have only just begun my remarks, but if the hon. Gentleman will bear with me, I shall shortly come to the point that he raises. The Windsor framework protects the UK internal market, while, as...

Trade Diversion and Windsor Framework

Commons debates

The answer is this: as a sovereign country, it falls to us to decide how we check goods that arrive in our territory. For quite a period after our leaving the European Union, the last Government...

Trade Diversion and Windsor Framework

Commons debates

The hon. and learned Gentleman may disagree. I am expressing the Government’s view, which is that it is not a credible basis. One thing is absolutely clear: the answer was never to try to...

Trade Diversion and Windsor Framework

Commons debates

The hon. and learned Gentleman argues in favour of what he calls mutual enforcement, but that is not a credible basis for resolving the dilemma created by our leaving the European Union.

Trade Diversion and Windsor Framework

Commons debates

I can only apologise to the hon. Gentleman. I try hard to be punctilious about responding to correspondence. Those watching will have noted what he said, and he can, I hope, anticipate receiving...

Trade Diversion and Windsor Framework

Commons debates

I congratulate the hon. and learned Member for North Antrim (Jim Allister) on securing the debate. The House, once again, has been left in no doubt but that he speaks about Northern...

Northern Ireland Office: Buildings

Northern Ireland Office

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

The Northern Ireland Office employs a desk booking system for its offices in London and Belfast. This must be used to book desks in advance of intended attendance, or on the same day. Information...