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HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, on Monday I had an extremely useful meeting with Ian Crozier of the Ulster-Scots Agency. Although I cannot support these amendments, they do raise some very important…06 Jul 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, I echo the sentiments in the speech by the noble Lord, Lord Murphy. Briefly, I repeat that of course we believe that it would have been hugely preferable for the…22 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, I add my best wishes to the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, and wish her well. This morning, she sent me an email saying that she is feeling a little better, but we are…22 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]I agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Dodds, said about Amendment 40, which I co-signed. It is primarily a probing amendment. The noble Lord, Lord Dobbs, made the point that if…22 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]The noble Lord is from Dungannon, I understand. No? Forgive me. The Belfast/Good Friday agreement made reference to “the importance of respect, understanding and tolerance in…22 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022My Lords, I speak in favour of the regulations before us this afternoon. As others have said, abortion is always a complex and highly emotive issue that is ultimately a matter of…21 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, the Liberal Democrat Benches broadly welcome the Bill in the context of delivering on the commitments set out in New Decade , New Approach —an agreement that, we should…07 Jun 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow that powerful speech on war crimes from the noble Lord, Lord Mendelsohn. Two days ago my friend Ostap headed east from Lviv in Ukraine, armed…18 May 2022HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandMy Lords, does the Minister acknowledge that unilateral action would not carry the support of the majority in the Northern Ireland Assembly, as the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie,…16 May 2022HANSARDGreat Britain and Northern IrelandMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, for securing this important and timely debate. I recently had the privilege of chairing a lecture by the noble Lord at the Lloyd…07 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I shall speak briefly in favour of Motion T1 by the noble Lord, Lord Murphy, which proposes Amendment 40B in lieu. I will be very brief because there have been so many…04 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I also pass on my best wishes to the noble Lord, Lord True, for a speedy recovery. Having had it myself fairly recently, I can say that it is a horrible illness. I want…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElectoral System (Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee Report)My Lords, it should have been Lord Shutt of Greetland standing here today. As noble Lords will know, my noble friend, David Shutt, very sadly died in October 2020. As the other…11 Mar 2022HANSARDElectoral System (Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the Minister for his extremely detailed response and his kind words about my noble friend, the late Lord Shutt. However, I urge him to think again about several…11 Mar 2022HANSARDElectoral System (Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee An electoral system fit for today? More to be done (Session 2019–21,…11 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I will keep my remarks brief as the case for this amendment has been made so very powerfully this evening by the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie. When we debated this…08 Mar 2022HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandI too thank the noble Lord, Lord Jay, for securing this timely and extremely important debate. I must confess that my thoughts this week—like most people in this Room, I…03 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I will speak in favour of Amendment 175 tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, to which I have added my name. I also support Amendment 175ZA, in the…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillMy Lords, in response to the very measured intervention from the noble Lord, Lord Bew, I have two points. The first is that the Bill is about implementing some of the remaining…19 Jan 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillMy Lords, although I complete share and agree with every word of the point of view expressed by the noble Lord, Lord Hain, I will none the less return to Amendment 1, which we are…19 Jan 2022