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Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Consideration Stage (10 Nov 2009)

Peter Robinson: He was here during the Second Stage debate, too.

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Consideration Stage (10 Nov 2009)

Peter Robinson: Will the Member give way?

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Consideration Stage (10 Nov 2009)

Peter Robinson: Will the Member tell the Assembly how the DUP messed around at St Andrews with the positions of the First Minister and deputy First Minister? If the Member took the time to read the St Andrews Agreement, he would see that it states that the position of First Minister goes to the largest party in the largest designation.

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Consideration Stage (10 Nov 2009)

Peter Robinson: Will the Member give way?

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Consideration Stage (10 Nov 2009)

Peter Robinson: The Member was in the process of making the key point when he was interrupted. That key point is that a future Department of justice will have responsibility for the most sensitive life and death issues that affect our community. If the SDLP were to achieve the post of Minister of justice using the d’Hondt system, it would mean that that Minister would command less than 15% of the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: MPs' Expenses and Allowances (4 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Robinson: First, may I welcome the publication of Sir Christopher's report and the statement by the Leader of the House? I very much approve of the approach that she is taking to this matter. If any parliamentary procedures are required to implement what she laid out in her statement, she can be assured that my colleagues will be happy to support her. As the fundamental systemic problem has arisen from...

Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Paramilitary Activities (4 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Robinson: Will the Secretary of State join me in condemning the attack by dissidents at the home of a police officer under a car that was driven off by his partner, although fortuitously no lives were lost as a result? Will he underline the need for police officers and their families to be particularly vigilant at this time, as even if they consider themselves to be living in safe areas, they need to...

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

Peter Robinson: I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his remarks. As our last debate was on the economy, I did not want us to present ourselves as a one-trick pony. However, the issue of the economy is vital to the people of Northern Ireland, and that is why it is the one item that is constantly on the agenda at every Executive meeting that we have. We have a cross-sectoral advisory group, in which the...

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

Peter Robinson: I beg to move, That this House recognises that the right of free assembly and peaceful procession is an intrinsic human right and an important part of the British heritage; acknowledges the cultural significance of parading in Northern Ireland and its tourist potential; regrets the attempts by a minority to interfere with the right to parade peacefully; and accepts that it is a political...

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

Peter Robinson: The initiative of Orangefest was not that of the Parades Commission but of the Orange institutions themselves. Indeed, the same has happened with the Apprentice Boys, who have made a festival out of their event, encouraging tourists to come to the city of Londonderry just as the Orangemen, through Orangefest, have encouraged large numbers to come to the city of Belfast. Where the shopkeepers...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (21 Oct 2009) has video

Peter Robinson: I welcome the Prime Minister's decision to publish his proposals for funding policing and justice in Northern Ireland. Setting aside how he intends to assist in dealing with foreseeable but inescapable pressures, would he give us his views on how the Government will assist if unforeseen emergency circumstances arise, so that the Northern Ireland Executive will not have to raid their budget...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Office Of The First Minister And Deputy First Minister: Presbyterian Mutual Society (19 Oct 2009)

Peter Robinson: The deputy First Minister and I have had a number of conversations with our officials who have engaged with HM Treasury in Whitehall. I get a clear impression that that engagement has been serious. It is not simply a case of propositions being identified — follow-up work is being done. After looking at the options that are under consideration, I hope that we can opt for some of the...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Office Of The First Minister And Deputy First Minister: Presbyterian Mutual Society (19 Oct 2009)

Peter Robinson: A report has been produced that includes criticism of the board of the Presbyterian Mutual Society and others who had a role in auditing and overseeing that organisation’s operations. Given the potential legal consequences, we would be better to wait for the publication of the report — if that ever happens — before pointing fingers in any particular direction.

Northern Ireland Assembly: Office Of The First Minister And Deputy First Minister: Cohesion, Sharing and Integration Strategy (19 Oct 2009)

Peter Robinson: With your permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I will ask junior Minister Newton to respond.

Northern Ireland Assembly: Office Of The First Minister And Deputy First Minister: OFMDFM: Joint Working (19 Oct 2009)

Peter Robinson: The Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 established the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, which is jointly in the charge of the First Minister and the deputy First Minister. Statutory and other prerogative and executive powers of the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister are exercised by the First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly....