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HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillMy Lords, I am also extremely grateful to the Minister for making this concession on Amendment 9, following the amendment I tabled in Committee. I am also grateful that he has…19 Jan 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillI shall speak briefly in favour of Amendment 3, to which I have added my name. As the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, spelled out, it would provide for the First Minister and the…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillMy Lords, Amendment 7 in my name is intended, as the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, just said, as a probing amendment designed to give the Committee the opportunity to discuss the…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Basildon, has said, this is a probing amendment. I think we would all agree that the recent experience of over 1,000 days of…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillMy Lords, I will speak extremely briefly on Amendment 9, which is tabled in my name and signed by the noble Baronesses, Lady Ritchie and Lady Smith of Basildon. The purpose behind…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Supply of MedicinesMy Lords, surely it is vital to give certainty to the people of Northern Ireland on healthcare. Does the Minister agree that, in taking his decision tomorrow during the…09 Dec 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillMy Lords, I too congratulate the Minister on his appointment to the Northern Ireland Office. He and I first met, I believe in the Red Lion on Whitehall, when I was a young…29 Nov 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Impact on UK Internal MarketMy Lords, Belfast Queen’s University’s most recent survey found that 52% of those who responded think that on balance, the Northern Ireland protocol is a good thing. Does the…18 Nov 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: EU NegotiationsMy Lords, can the Minister say whether a possible decision to invoke Article 16 is more likely to be influenced by an analysis of changes to trade flows resulting from the…18 Nov 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Power-sharingMy Lords, further to the question of the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, does the Minister now regret signing up to the Northern Ireland protocol without prior consultation of the…16 Sept 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (EUC Report)My Lords, I too congratulate both the European Union Committee and the new Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland on producing two excellent, balanced and…13 Sept 2021HANSARDNational Insurance Numbers: Electoral RegisterMy Lords, the Select Committee on the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013, which was excellently chaired by my noble friend and much missed colleague, the late Lord…22 Jul 2021HANSARDLegacy of Northern Ireland’s PastMy Lords, I echo the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Basildon, about not hearing the original Statement; it does make for a slightly peculiar debate, even remotely, as…20 Jul 2021HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, has just said, it is a peculiarity of our times that the Opposition Benches are left to defend the imperfect protocol that the Minister…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Jewish CommunityMy Lords, does the Minister acknowledge that if the Government had carried out a full impact assessment on the Northern Ireland protocol before agreeing to it, many of these…14 Jul 2021HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, I, too, congratulate my noble friend on securing this timely and extremely important debate, and commend him on his powerful opening speech this afternoon. On Monday…24 Jun 2021HANSARDLocal Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2021My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in a debate in which there is so much agreement and consensus; that is not always the case in our Northern Ireland debates in this House. I…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandWhat progress, if any, has been made towards achieving an EU-UK veterinary agreement?27 May 2021HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, given that the grace period has been extended, will the Government carry out their own full impact assessment on the Northern Ireland protocol? If not, why not?29 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Citizens’ RightsMy Lords, the Belfast/Good Friday agreement enshrined many rights for the people of Northern Ireland but, following Brexit, there are fears that some of those rights are being…28 Apr 2021