Robin Swann on Stormont Brake

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I have called a Point of Order in Parliament this evening. The NI Sec of State took the decision NOT to deploy the 'Stormont Brake' but rather than making a statement to the House of Commons where he can be questioned and challenged, he decided to give it to the media.

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00:00Today, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland took the decision not to deploy the

00:05storm at Breck, despite it being supported by every Unionist Member in the Northern Ireland

00:10Assembly. This is the only place where the Secretary of State can be challenged and directly

00:18questioned by elected representatives, but rather than making a statement to this House,

00:23he decided to give it to the media instead. Can you advise what options are available

00:29to me to get the Secretary of State to make a statement in this place on his decision

00:34where he can be questioned?

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