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Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Special Purchase of Evacuated Dwellings Scheme (12 Nov 2009)

Eddie McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make it his policy to transfer the operation of the Special Purchase of Evacuated Dwellings scheme to his Department prior to a transfer to any new Department of Justice in the Northern Ireland Executive.

Written Answers — Treasury: Police: Northern Ireland (11 Nov 2009)

Eddie McGrady: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the content was of (a) correspondence sent by and (b) other communications made by (i) him and (ii) the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the First and Deputy First Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive since 1 September 2009 on issues relating to policing and justice in Northern Ireland; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Police (10 Nov 2009)

Eddie McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the content was of (a) correspondence sent by and (b) other communications made by him to the First and Deputy First Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive since 1 October 2009 on issues related to policing and justice in Northern Ireland; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such communication.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Police (9 Nov 2009)

Eddie McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the content was of (a) correspondence sent by and (b) other communications made by him to the First and Deputy First Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive since 1 October 2009 on issues related to policing and justice in Northern Ireland; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such communication.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Police: Devolution (9 Nov 2009)

Eddie McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what costed proposals he has received from the Northern Ireland Executive on the devolution of powers for criminal justice and policing to the Northern Ireland Assembly since 1 September 2009; and if he will publish the proposals.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Police: Devolution (9 Nov 2009)

Eddie McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he has agreed with the First and Deputy First Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive a date for the proposed devolution of powers for criminal justice and policing matters to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Loyalist Paramilitaries (4 Nov 2009) has video

Eddie McGrady: Will the Minister confirm that it is the Government's urgent intent not only that there will be full and immediate decommissioning by loyalist paramilitaries, but that PSNI and the Serious Organised Crime Agency will pursue their criminally acquired assets and those of other paramilitaries past and present?

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Criminal Damage Compensation Scheme (3 Nov 2009)

Eddie McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to his answer of 19 October 2009, Official Report, columns 1215-16W, on Criminal Damages Compensation 1997, how many applications under the Criminal Damages (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) 1977 Order were received from the Gaelic Athletic Association in each of the last five years.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Special Purchase Evacuated Dwellings Scheme (2 Nov 2009)

Eddie McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the performance of the Special Purchase of Evacuated Dwellings Scheme against its objectives; and if he will make a statement.

Opposition Day: [Un-allotted Half Day] — Parading in Northern Ireland (27 Oct 2009) has video

Eddie McGrady: In my comments to the House, I said that the Orange parade takes place every 12 July— 13 July this year—in Downpatrick, and I do see it.

Opposition Day: [Un-allotted Half Day] — Parading in Northern Ireland (27 Oct 2009) has video

Eddie McGrady: I have no problem with viewing the tourist attractions of the 12 July parades, be they in Downpatrick or Belfast, and I support local industry. I have never received an invitation to the Belfast parades, but where would I stand? Would it be in the Ormeau road or somewhere else?

Opposition Day: [Un-allotted Half Day] — Parading in Northern Ireland (27 Oct 2009) has video

Eddie McGrady: All of us in Northern Ireland with responsibilities as politicians have always had firmly before us the need to harmonise our communities and the diversity of opinions, politically and culturally. I, and my party, have been working towards that objective for decades. It cannot be said tonight that I am trying to, or that I wish to, score party political points at the expense of the main aim...

Opposition Day: [Un-allotted Half Day] — Parading in Northern Ireland (27 Oct 2009) has video

Eddie McGrady: I have only just started my speech. There are examples in many other areas where matters had to be addressed in a similar fashion—for example, the Fair Employment Commission has had responsibility to deliver fair employment and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive has responsibility for housing—and all have proved successful and non-contentious. If we are to fix something that I...

Opposition Day: [Un-allotted Half Day] — Parading in Northern Ireland (27 Oct 2009) has video

Eddie McGrady: Just give me a moment. [ Interruption. ] I will come back to the hon. Member. That is where we are at. The thrust of this evening's motion is the abolition of the Parades Commission—full stop. It is not about cultural expressions or the God-given right to march. Indeed, I remember asking an eminent human rights barrister about the right to use the Queen's highway to march. He told me...

Opposition Day: [Un-allotted Half Day] — Parading in Northern Ireland (27 Oct 2009) has video

Eddie McGrady: I thank the Minister for his brief interruption. What I would say in that context is that, at best, he is damning the Parades Commission with faint praise. We in the SDLP are used to that—we are damned with faint praise by the Government very often, but that is another story altogether. The Minister reiterates the need for cross-party or cross-community consensus, but I wish that he...

Opposition Day: [Un-allotted Half Day] — Parading in Northern Ireland (27 Oct 2009) has video

Eddie McGrady: I do not know whether to thank the hon. Gentleman for that interruption, but I have to deal with it. I stand corrected, but when the Patten commission dealt with community policing it endorsed the concept of a parades commission. That is where I am coming from, but if I am wrong about that, it does not make a great material difference to my point. The Ashdown report, as I understand it from...

Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Sri Lanka (21 Oct 2009) has video

Eddie McGrady: I had the very distressing experience with the all-party group of visiting the camps at Menik farms zones 2 and 3 at Vavuniya. In spite of that distressing aspect, there was an uplifting side to the visit because of the attitude of the people and their hope for the future. Will the Minister ensure that any aid that is forthcoming from the Government is directed primarily at the welfare of the...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Criminal Damages Compensation 1997 (20 Oct 2009)

Eddie McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many successful applications under the Criminal Damages (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) 1997 Order in each of the last five years were made by (a) the Loyal Orange Order and (b) the Gaelic Athletic Association.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Criminal Damages Compensation 1997 (19 Oct 2009)

Eddie McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applications for compensation under the Criminal Damages (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) 1977 Order have been made in each of the last five years; and how many such applications were certified by the Chief Constable.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: India: Christianity (14 Oct 2009)

Eddie McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department has taken to address the problems faced by Christians in Orissa state, India.