Modernisation Committee

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 8:44 pm on 9 September 2024.

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Photo of Jim Shannon Jim Shannon DUP, Strangford 8:44, 9 September 2024

I want to follow on from what Jeremy Corbyn said, and to raise a specific query about my own party, the DUP. We have five Members, while there are other single Members from Northern Ireland as well, and there is a big interest in, for example, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. I do not expect an answer from the Leader of the House straightaway—I am not putting her on the spot—but I am very keen to hear her thoughts on the best way to do this. With our deep interest in Northern Ireland affairs, is it the intention of the Government, ever mindful of the statistical and numerical change there has been in this Chamber, to ensure that our party has representation to reflect that?