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Orders of the Day — Identity Cards Bill (28 Jun 2005)

Peter Robinson: ...we got support from the Conservatives and a large dollop of scepticism from the party now in Government. However, we have maintained a consistent position. If the Bill was a straightforward Bill on identity cards, my support and that of my colleagues would have been automatic. Having lived through decades of terrorism in Northern Ireland, we often found ourselves being asked by police...

Home Affairs and Communities (23 May 2005)

Peter Robinson: I congratulate the hon. Member for West Ham (Lyn Brown) on an excellent speech in which she gave every indication that she will be a formidable Member of this House. It was a confident delivery of a very competent speech. I also congratulate the other seven Members who made their maiden speeches today; I am sure that the whole House will want to endorse their kind remarks about their...

Orders of the Day — Election Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill: New Clause 1 — Voters: specified documents (31 Oct 2001)

Mr Peter Robinson: For the most part, I walked the same path as the hon. Member for Reigate (Mr. Blunt) in Committee, but we parted company on the issue of identification. The Minister is not being unreasonable in resisting the new clause; I trust that he will continue to do so. The general consensus in Committee was that, while we were keen to have a Bill that would be powerful and effective in limiting the...

Orders of the Day — Election Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill: New Clause 1 — Voters: specified documents (31 Oct 2001)

Mr Peter Robinson: ...for the deadline which, I believe, everyone in the House, wants to be met. None the less, it would be irresponsible of the Minister to include in legislation a requirement for the removal of key identifiers for what is probably the majority of voters in Northern Ireland without being satisfied that they had taken the opportunity to get new ID cards, whether concessionary passes from...

Public Bill Committee: Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill (18 Oct 2001)

Mr Peter Robinson: ...for the Minister to leave open the timetable for removing the existing prescribed documents which are not photographic, until he is satisfied that there has been sufficient uptake of the new identification card and to ensure that the Translink-DRD card is available. I said earlier that if I were not satisfied in this area I would vote against the next stage of the Bill. I do not believe...

Public Bill Committee: Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill (18 Oct 2001)

Mr Peter Robinson: I join others in welcoming you to the Chair, Mr. Amess. You have been given the high honour of presiding over a Northern Ireland debate as your first chairmanship of a Standing Committee. You are welcome and we have confidence in your handling of our proceedings. I shall speak particularly to new clause 1, which is in my name and that of my hon. Friends. It deals with two issues: first, what...

Public Bill Committee: Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill (18 Oct 2001)

Mr Peter Robinson: It is all on record: the Royal Ulster Constabulary raided Sinn Fein production lines and the cards that they found were burnt. However, this security problem can be overcome because, as the Minister knows, inquiries and checks can be made. It is in the interest of Translink and DRD to ensure the security of their system and it is in the Minister's interest to ensure the security of the system...

Orders of the Day — Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill (10 Jul 2001)

Mr Peter Robinson: ...about the history of interest in the subject. As the hon. Member for North-East Derbyshire (Mr. Barnes), who came as a witness before the Northern Ireland Forum committee on which I served, said, that committee produced the first recent report on the subject. That report was valuable and drew attention to the type of problem faced in elections in Northern Ireland. However, the forum...

Orders of the Day — Elections (Northern Ireland) Bill: Offences Relating to Prescribed Documents (6 Dec 1984)

Mr Peter Robinson: ...as most likely to do that are members of Sinn Fein, who are under the IRA command structure. The best way to achieve that aim is to proscribe them and to put them where they need to be—outside the democratic process —rather than allowing them to abuse it. The second way in which the Minister showed his lack of resolve was in relation to the only real solution to the...