'The words of one new Northern Ireland MP will face a closer examination than most when he delivers his maiden speech in the House of Commons. For Strangford representative Jim Shannon says he will be the first person to speak Ulster-Scots at Westminster when it happens. The DUP MP approached one of the speakers at the Houses of Parliament earlier this month about the prospect of using some of the dialect in his maiden speech. He said it was at the speaker's discretion, but that a few sentences would be allowed. "We do all speak the English language and we do express it well and are knowledgeable in it," he said. "But this is an opportunity to present my culture and heritage and I have had quite a lot of encouragement from a number in my constituency who are very keen to see my Ulster-Scots history and language on the floor of the Houses of Parliament.'
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