Speeches by Wilson.

“There is some indication that the EU is now saying that even though there is this long chain and everything else, there is a cumulative effect and therefore they should be regulated. What is your view on that?”

“Is that really the distinction, then? If they are a long chemical chain, they are regarded as low concern?”

“This is to Mr Ede and again to Ms Metzger. There has been a distinction made between products of low concern and products that there should be concerns about. What is the evidence for fluoropolymers, for example, that they should be regarded as products of low concern?”

“Dr Joel, would you comment on some of the points that were made and how practical they are? For example, when you produce PFAS and then it is used further downstream, what responsibility should you have for ensuring that it does not cause a problem in the environment?”

“Are you saying that in the regulations so far—whether it is in the manufacture and the waste from the manufacturing plants or the downstream uses of them—we should be looking in our inquiry at what additional safeguards can be put in place?”

“Does the hon. and learned Gentleman not find it astounding not only that the laws on the border were made by the European Union, but that when it comes to those laws being applied, EU officials are actually directing officials from Northern Ireland as to which lorry should be searched, which goods should be looked for …”

“I thank the Minister for giving way. Having issued that invitation to my hon. Friend the Member for East Londonderry (Mr Campbell), Members in this Chamber will probably raise a whole lot more cases. The Minister has indicated that, as a result of the SPS agreement and so on, checks will be reduced even further. Could …”

“Let us look at the facts behind Israel’s strike. We have a bunch of terrorists who have been sitting in the safety of Qatar for years, organising and financing acts of terror, including the mass murder of civilians in Israel this week, and boasting about their involvement in it. Is it not an advance that those people a…”

“Does the hon. and learned Gentleman agree that the Government, in their own words in the framework document, have accepted that without smooth trading there will be economic and constitutional impacts? They not only owe it to the economy of Northern Ireland to sort out these issues; if they do not, they are accepting t…”

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“Ofcom does not have the power to remove harmful content; it is really up to the companies to do that. Does that not leave a huge gap in the regulation? We have heard evidence that when people have complained to the companies, nothing has happened. They simply delay removing this stuff, or say it is okay to leave it. Sh…”

“The Minister is right to state that the business environment has not been good for the UK steel industry. The main cause for that adverse environment, of course, has been high energy prices—twice as high as those of European competitors and three times higher than those of US competitors. Given that the energy sector r…”

“It is a pity that the Government have had to be dragged screaming into granting this inquiry into Pakistani rape and grooming gangs, but the inquiry is welcome. However, given the fact that nobody has been appointed yet, the terms of reference have not be determined and we do not even know how long the inquiry is going…”

“I appreciate that the Minister has stepped in at short notice and is probably reading from the Government brief, but I am really disappointed. He talked about the review of the internal market and how the legislation was designed to uphold Northern Ireland’s position and ensure the free movement of goods. I do not know…”

“The right hon. Member is absolutely correct. I will talk about some of that bureaucracy later in my speech. Fifty-eight per cent of businesses have faced significant or moderate difficulties, including rising transport costs, significant disruption to supplies, stock shortfalls, shortages, loss of sales and increased b…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered barriers to trade in the UK internal market. I am pleased to have been granted this debate. I do not have much luck securing debates in Westminster Hall, but I thought that perhaps nobody else would apply for a debate at the end of the last day before recess. I think I gues…”

“The disturbing images from Gaza lead us all to the conclusion that this war must end. However, we must remember that it was started because terrorists raped, burned and murdered people, took captives and still abuse those captives today. The war could finish tomorrow if the terrorists released those captives and agree …”

“Since the Government have already stated that they are inviting applications for a third runway at Heathrow, I take it that it would be sensible to appoint somebody into your position so that you have someone in place to deal with it who has the right knowledge and background. It is not unusual ahead of the project tak…”

“Has your Department done any estimates at all on the impact on airfares of the recommendation by the CCC that all of the costs of decarbonisation and the non-CO2 clean-up should be put on passenger tickets? Has any work been done on that? If work has been done on that, have you done any estimate on the impact that that…”

“Could I just go back to an answer that you gave me earlier on about regional connectivity? I take it that, when you are doing your economic assessment of the increase in capacity in the south-east and, say, a third runway at Heathrow, you will be able to build into that a figure for the benefits to regions, because you…”