Speeches by Kane.
Every Hansard contribution by Mike Kane this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 1–20 of 608 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “Minister McDougall, there is no one in the room more expert than you in devolved Administrations, as somebody who kept the union together in 2014 as leader of the Better Together campaign for the nation—and we are grateful to you for that—before you were in this place. Do you think it works as well as it could do in te…” | 68 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “No new tablets of stone.” | 5 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “Thank you for that very impressive answer. In a previous life, you worked to a certain extent with the Member for Makerfield, and even more closely with his potential chief of staff. How do you think policy might change if we see a change of leadership in that direction?” | 49 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “I will be coming to Minister McDougall in a second about this, but, in terms of what evidence there is that UK Government Departments are prioritising economic development in Northern Ireland, are they champing at the bit, to continue the metaphor?” | 41 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “I will come to that in just a second.” | 9 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “Minister Patrick, the NIO, in its annual report for 2024-25, said that it would be publishing an economic strategy. Do you know when that is? If you do not, fair enough, but are there any titbits that you could give us about what will be in that to get our salivary juices flowing?” | 53 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “I am not quite the greyhound at the bit there with the juices.” | 13 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 185) “My question is about the world as it is, and the world as it should be in the future. Thirty years after the peace agreement and 40 years after the Berlin wall fell, we still have barriers. We have walls in Portadown, Lurgan, Derry and, mainly in Belfast, we still have segregated housing. When will the walls go—in five…” | 65 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 185) “Churchill famously said, “We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.”” | 13 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 185) “We have heard it before.” | 5 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 185) “While I have the John and Pat Hume Foundation here, let me pick up my particular hobby horse, if that is all right. When organising a dinner for my Member of Parliament in the mid-1980s—my goodness me—the guest of honour, who I spent the evening with, was a certain John Hume. He was talking about a peace process, which…” | 195 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 185) “Does the foundation pursue that goal?” | 6 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 185) “On reconciliation, what are the perceived differences between those who live in urban areas and those who live in rural areas?” | 21 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 185) “I would prefer to see some of those peace walls as active travel routes, but I am sure we all would.” | 21 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 185) “The question was whether we think it will be five, 10, 15 or 20 years—or never?” | 16 |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 227) “Which of the recommendations are progressing quickly and which would you like to progress more quickly?” | 16 |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 227) “You spoke earlier about your organisations working together. How is that going generally? Are there still any frustrations?” | 18 |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 227) “So there are no frustrations with how it is currently.” | 10 |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 227) “So there are no frustrations with how it is currently.” | 10 |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 227) “You spoke earlier about your organisations working together. How is that going generally? Are there still any frustrations?” | 18 |