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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI understand what the noble Lord is saying—that the European Union would likely invoke some kind of trade war—but does he understand that, for many people in Northern Ireland,…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThe opinion polls told us that remain was going to win the referendum—they were very wrong.02 Nov 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Oates, has outlined the shocking violence perpetrated by ZANU-PF and Mnangagwa on anyone, really, who opposes the regime. The economic situation is…27 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI appreciate that there cannot be day-to-day updates on negotiations; that would be nonsense. I also do not agree with the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, that we should spend the day…25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I oppose the removal of Clauses 1, 2 and 3 from the Bill. We had a long debate earlier this evening in which the word “delay” was used a number of times: we needed to…25 Oct 2022HANSARDOlder Persons Commissioner for EnglandIs the Minister concerned about the way many older people these days are being forced to open a bank account, following the ending of the Post Office card? It is so difficult for…19 Oct 2022HANSARDUN Sustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, many of the people facing extreme poverty live in certain countries in Africa and many of those countries are run by corrupt neo-dictatorships, particularly Zimbabwe at…13 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, it is a fact that the protocol has downgraded Northern Ireland’s position within the union and left it out on a limb, subject to still being part of the EU single…11 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I find it rather depressing that Her Majesty’s Government have had to bring forward a Bill to ensure freedom of speech in higher education. I grew up in an era when you…28 Jun 2022HANSARDWomen’s Rights to Reproductive Healthcare: United StatesMy Lords, just as the United Kingdom allows every part of the United Kingdom to make its decisions on abortion, surely the Minister must agree that the United States, a democracy,…28 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, I very much welcome the probing amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Murphy, and the noble Baroness, Lady Suttie, and I look forward to the Minister’s response on…22 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for that explanation. Can he just tell the Committee why the Northern Ireland Office paid out a substantial sum of money to an individual who was offended by…22 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022My Lords, I give my whole-hearted support to the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, and thank her for tabling it. This is a free-vote issue, of course, and the…21 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwaysMy Lords, it was misjudged of Her Majesty’s Government not to engage more with the union on this issue. To treat the RMT as a pariah, even if the RMT tweets that the Government…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]During the three years when Sinn Féin brought down the Assembly, how many pieces of legislation did Her Majesty’s Government put through?07 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, the Second Reading of the Bill is an opportunity to put it into context, to look at why and how we got here and to look at some of the myths and propaganda that have…07 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]Yet.07 Jun 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportMy Lords, the public were clearly very angry when they first heard about what had been going on in Whitehall. But now we have had the Sue Gray report—I commend her diligence—a…25 May 2022HANSARDZimbabwe: ElectionsMy Lords, I welcome this short debate and congratulate my friend the noble Lord, Lord Oates, on his perseverance in getting it and on his excellent speech which outlined…26 Apr 2022HANSARDThe Future of the Northern Ireland AssemblyMy Lords, it might be worth pointing out to your Lordships’ House that the reality is that there will be very little chance of an Executive being formed after the May election…30 Mar 2022