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<p>The Secretary of State speaks with the Home Secretary regularly on a range of security
related matters however, this Government remains committed to the central principles
of the Sewel convention. We will therefore not commence provisions on matters devolved
to Northern Ireland without the appropriate consents having been obtained. In the
absence of a Northern Ireland Executive and fully functioning Assembly, it is not
possible to achieve this consent.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern
Ireland is working hard to achieve the objective we all want to see - the restoration
of devolved government in Northern Ireland, where locally elected, democratically
accountable politicians can take decisions that affect the people of Northern Ireland.</p>
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