Northern Ireland Budget Bill

Part of Miscellaneous – in the House of Commons at 5:26 pm on 13 November 2017.

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Photo of Owen Smith Owen Smith Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 5:26, 13 November 2017

It is clear that there is cross-party support for the Hart report recommendations—certainly for the compensation and for the notion of an interim payment. I believe all the party leaders sent a letter to that effect in the summer, and we have heard again here today support from representatives of the DUP. Only today I have seen an email from David Sterling to SAVIA saying that he wants to act quickly, so may I ask the Secretary of State to do all he can, including potentially legislating, so that he does indeed act quickly?