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 61–80 of 612 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “Planning and grid issues come up quite regularly. We hear your frustration. For you, Richard, what would be a barrier or an opportunity?” | 23 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “Who does contracts for difference sit with?” | 7 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “This would be publicly procured contracts that have an apprenticeship, skills or jobs element. Shane, I will ask the same question to you. Except for seabed licences, what would be a game changer?” | 33 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “I have a quickfire question on the barriers to growth. This is to all three of you, starting with Simon. If you had a magic wand, in a Harry Potter style, and could zap something, which barrier would you get rid of?” | 42 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “Simon, on cyber and software, in our brief today I was astonished by a report in 2021 that showed that 46,000 people were employed in software jobs in Northern Ireland alone. When we were in Dublin recently, we looked with envy at its trade surplus, which mainly comes from big pharma and IT. I was wondering what the al…” | 71 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “That is really useful and interesting. Thank you, Richard. “Game of Thrones” is always on our bingo card, so you got there first.” | 23 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “That is because it is a trust port.” | 8 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “That might be something we should take up ourselves as a Committee.” | 12 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “We know that the last Government and this Government have parcelled up every square inch of seabed to lease, other than those that cannot be done because of wrecks or shipping lanes. When do we expect the leases for Northern Ireland to be released?” | 44 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “Gentlemen, thank you very much for joining us today. This is a general question on what role your sectors have in driving economic growth. It is such good news. Interestingly, your joint industries are extraordinarily linked to the development of Belfast Harbour. It has announced £300 million for renewable offshore ene…” | 86 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “Planning and grid issues come up quite regularly. We hear your frustration. For you, Richard, what would be a barrier or an opportunity?” | 23 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “Who does contracts for difference sit with?” | 7 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 183) “This would be publicly procured contracts that have an apprenticeship, skills or jobs element. Shane, I will ask the same question to you. Except for seabed licences, what would be a game changer?” | 33 |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over) “A teacher in my constituency wrote to me today with concerns about the Bill, pointing out that some MPs will be voting tonight who were born after the Good Friday/Belfast agreement. We need to let that settle for just a moment. The Secretary of State is right to say that this is our last opportunity to get legacy issue…” defencelocal-government | 458 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1847) “You heard the evidence that we had from the lobby groups earlier in terms of electricity, farmers and the fuel industry. There is an old saying among PR firms, which is, “Never let a good crisis go to waste”. Not in relation to that, but in terms of other lobbying I am hearing around the current geopolitical fuel crisi…” | 99 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1847) “The answers have morphed into consumer protection, which was my final question, so I will put the three of you on the spot briefly. This is the Harry Potter magic wand question. If you could change it in an instant, what improved consumer protections would you put in place? I am keeping you to one sentence.” | 56 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1847) “Thank you for being here today. I just wanted to share with the Committee an email I have just received from my energy supplier, which says, “Hi”—it is in my wife’s name—“We continually review your account balance and monthly payments to help keep the account on track. Good news. Based on your current usage and a combi…” | 104 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1847) “The current system is a quarter of a century out of date, effectively.” | 13 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1847) “Thank you for being here today. I just wanted to share with the Committee an email I have just received from my energy supplier, which says, “Hi”—it is in my wife’s name—“We continually review your account balance and monthly payments to help keep the account on track. Good news. Based on your current usage and a combi…” | 104 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Northern Ireland Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1847) “You heard the evidence that we had from the lobby groups earlier in terms of electricity, farmers and the fuel industry. There is an old saying among PR firms, which is, “Never let a good crisis go to waste”. Not in relation to that, but in terms of other lobbying I am hearing around the current geopolitical fuel crisi…” | 99 |