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HANSARDSocial Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024My Lords, this order, which was laid before the House on 26 July, is the result of collaborative working between the two Governments of Scotland and supports the Scottish…15 Oct 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland City DealsThe noble Baroness will be very aware that, since this Government came to office in July, we have tried to reset relationships with the European Union to ensure smoother…10 Oct 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland City DealsI completely agree with the noble Lord, which is why the Secretary of State is meeting this week the chief executives of the Causeway Coast and Glens and Mid South West deals, to…10 Oct 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland City DealsUnfortunately, because of the previous Government’s mishandling of our fiscal situation, leaving us with a £22 billion deficit, and their having spent the reserves three times…10 Oct 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland City DealsI reassure your Lordships’ House that the Belfast region deal signed in December 2021 was never subject to any pause. I am delighted that the Secretary of State attended the…10 Oct 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland City DealsMy Lords, the fiscal situation we inherited means that we are not in the position we believed we would be in when we came to government in July. That is the reality. There are…10 Oct 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland City DealsI have seen no such impact assessment either. The Secretary of State was clear about this yesterday. However, we are making every effort to demonstrate the potential success of…10 Oct 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland City DealsI shall be clear: if the former Government had not left us in such a challenging fiscal situation, there would be no financial pause and we would not be in the position we…10 Oct 2024HANSARDFreedom of Speech in UniversitiesMy Lords, I remind the House that this is a repeat of an Urgent Question and is therefore time limited to 10 minutes.10 Oct 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderMy Lords, I am so sorry to hear of the heartbreak and heartache that the noble Lord has had for the last 48 years. Every victim of the Troubles deserves information, peace and…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement on the murder of Patrick Finucane, made in another place yesterday by my right honourable friend the…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Caine, for his extensive service—the decades of work for peace in Northern Ireland—and I look forward to working with him to ensure that his…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderMy Lords, I want to put on record my tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Dodds. His comments demonstrate the level of hurt that we are still touching on every time we discuss the…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderI thank my noble friend Lady Ritchie for her questions. The Secretary of State has made it clear that the Government will repeal and replace the legacy Act, including by reversing…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderI thank the noble Lord, Lord Rogan, for his questions and note his pain and disappointment. I am grateful for his comments about the Finucane family and for recognising the steps…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderMy Lords, I want to make it clear and put on the record that there is no hierarchy of pain or justice. Everybody touched by the Troubles deserves answers; it is why and how we…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderThere are so many noble Lords in this House who participated and delivered peace in Northern Ireland—none more so than my noble friend Lord Murphy. I am very grateful, both for…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderOf course, I apologise if I did not get to all of your Lordships’ questions, and specifically to the noble Lord, Lord Caine. I will check Hansard for the full debate and respond…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderI thank the noble Lord for his incredibly generous comments. We will see whether I live up to them—or not—in due course. Given the noble Lord’s role in the last Labour Government,…12 Sept 2024HANSARDHigh-speed Rail Services: West Coast Main LineMy apologies: I believe that this is a question for the Conservative Benches.04 Sept 2024