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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Dentists: Amalgam FillingsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that Answer, which will be very much welcomed by dentists in Northern Ireland, but does she understand that there is a fundamental issue here?…22 Jul 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, I assure noble Lords that I will not hold business up for very long. I particularly assure the noble Baroness, Lady Fookes, that I am very much in favour of the Bill.…14 May 2024HANSARDCrime Statistics: Gender IdentityMy Lords, I welcome the review, and we all look forward to the results in August. Can the Minister tell us how we would make sure that the review will apply to the whole of the…24 Apr 2024HANSARDUK-African Investment SummitI was in Ghana at the time as the trade envoy when this was announced, and I have to say to the Minister and His Majesty’s Government that there was huge disappointment and indeed…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 4 but first I thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, for her remarks. I very strongly support her amendment and the amendment that will be…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill14 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that. I am fond of him, and I know that he is fairly new to his position, but I have to say that I am not sure that he believes what he has been…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, Amendment 7 is the only way that the Bill Office was able to agree that I could raise some probing issues about the implications of the current extent of provision to…14 Mar 2024HANSARDHaitiMy Lords—12 Mar 2024HANSARDHaitiMy Lords, does the Foreign Secretary agree that there is sometimes a limit to what His Majesty’s Government can do in different countries in turmoil—and there are many such…12 Mar 2024HANSARDTV Licence Non-payment: WomenTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of women who have been prosecuted for non-payment of the television licence in the past two years.05 Mar 2024HANSARDTV Licence Non-payment: WomenI thank the Minister for that. He will realise that about 1,000 people a week are prosecuted for non-payment of their licence—of whom 70% are women. Recently, the use of the…05 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I will briefly support Amendment 17 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Lawlor. I will say a few words about the Northern Ireland perspective on this, because…04 Mar 2024HANSARDNorthern IrelandMy Lords, it was appropriate in this debate to hear so much about Lord Cormack. I hope that his family will have been in some ways helped by so many people saying such warm words…27 Feb 2024HANSARDNorthern IrelandAt end insert, “; but regrets that, in a manner inconsistent with Strand One (5)(d) of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement and section 42 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998,…27 Feb 2024HANSARDNorthern IrelandMy Lords, I move this amendment to insert what I see as some honesty into the humble Address and to make clear what the legal and political reality is, because it is quite…27 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, I have a vivid memory of speaking at a meeting during the referendum campaign back in 2016. All sorts of speeches were made and grand ideas put forward, and then right…21 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillThe Minister rightly said that, in theory, anyway, the 30-day period stops in respect of transportation from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. But what about all the animals in…21 Feb 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon Scandal: Compensation PaymentsMy Lords, have His Majesty’s Government now put a block on any new government contracts with Fujitsu?19 Feb 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework (Constitutional Status of Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024My Lords, I start by stating strongly, at the beginning of my contribution, my agreement with the noble Lords, Lord Dodds and Lord Morrow, that not one word of the protocol,…13 Feb 2024