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HANSARDLegacy of Northern Ireland’s PastMy Lords, it is a shame that Statements are not read out in your Lordships’ House now. I know that it saves time and it can feel a bit odd when all a Minister does is read out…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCouncil of Europe Convention on Access to Official DocumentsMy Lords, the Minister has given quite inadequate answers as to why the Government will not adopt the convention. Can I press him on the issue of transparency and whether the…20 Jul 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, this has been a long and interesting debate. It shows the challenges the Procedure Committee faces: just because a Member of the House thinks one thing, it does not mean…13 Jul 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesCan I just check with the Lord Speaker: if people have already voted, is that taken as a vote? Is there a way of putting the extension on the screen, and extending it for more…13 Jul 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesCan a message be put on the screen that the vote is still open for the next 10 minutes, please?13 Jul 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, first, I am sure that the whole House would like to pay tribute to the more than 150,000 UK personnel who have served in Afghanistan during the past 20 years. Their…12 Jul 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, I am not really sure I understood the Minister’s answer on that point. The point that the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, was making was that the commission’s advice on…30 Jun 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandMy Lords, in answer to an earlier question, the noble Lord, Lord Frost, said that these were matters of political judgment. Indeed, his political judgment brought us the Northern…24 Jun 2021HANSARDNationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) (No. 2) OrderMy Lords, there is an early opportunity, at the beginning of a Session, to raise these issues. As noble Lords will be aware, they have come up before. I want to make a brief…24 Jun 2021HANSARDStandards in Public Life ReportMy Lords, part of the reason for this review of the various codes and standards is the Prime Minister thinking that rules are for other people and not for him. We know he likes to…17 Jun 2021HANSARDG7 and NATO SummitsPerhaps there is just time to say to the noble Baroness that there were a number of specific questions that she did not answer. Can she look through the notes and respond in…17 Jun 2021HANSARDG7 and NATO SummitsMy Lords, had we heard the Prime Minister make his Statement in the other place, we would have heard the great joy with which he did so and how wonderful he thought the summit…17 Jun 2021HANSARDSize of the House of LordsMy Lords, I am sorry not to be present, but I am off to get my second jab after this Question. I return to the quite inadequate answer that the Minister gave to the noble Lord,…18 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the Prime Minister’s confirmation of a statutory inquiry into the Government’s initial and ongoing handling of the pandemic is welcome. I think that all of us,…13 May 2021HANSARDTributes: Lord FowlerMy Lords, it is my great pleasure on behalf of these Benches to pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for the service he has given to this House as our third elected Lord…12 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechThat this debate be adjourned till tomorrow.11 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I beg to move that this debate be adjourned until Wednesday 12 May. I first concur with the comments, particularly from the noble Lord, Lord Bates, thanking Her Majesty…11 May 2021HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, when I listen to the Minister talking about the Northern Ireland protocol, I sometimes think he has forgotten that he was part of the negotiating team that gave us it. A…29 Apr 2021HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I thank the Chief Whip for his statement, which was helpful to the House. I will just add that he sounded a bit waspish at times. I am sure that he did not mean to.…28 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021My Lords, just over nine months ago the Minister and I sat opposite each other at the Dispatch Box and the House debated the terms of the abortion provision in Northern Ireland,…28 Apr 2021