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HANSARDRepublic of Ireland: General Election ResultsMy Lords, given that Sinn Féin will now be in government fairly permanently in Northern Ireland—it looks like it will be either a party of government or a leading party of…12 Mar 2020HANSARDMental Health: Unregulated TreatmentMy Lords, like other noble Lords I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Jolly for securing this debate. As a psychiatrist in psychotherapy for the whole of my professional life, I…02 Mar 2020HANSARDHistorical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, like other noble Lords, I am grateful to the Minister not only for bringing this legislation to your Lordships’ House but for taking the trouble to make clear to many of…28 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)My Lords, the main requirement for politics anywhere, but particularly in Northern Ireland, is stamina. It appears that not everyone who asked for these regular reports has quite…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkMy Lords, I declare an interest as someone who has a home in the Glens of Antrim. In that part of the world, the broadband and mobile strength has been very poor. Indeed, not only…28 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)I agree entirely with the noble Lord. Indeed, I raised exactly this question in the last debate. I pointed out that historically the placement of the university in our second city…28 Oct 2019HANSARDSyria and IraqMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale. He is absolutely consistent in addressing violent conflict and promoting development internationally. This…24 Oct 2019HANSARDHong KongMy Lords, it is a great honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Patten of Barnes, not just because of his distinguished governorship of Hong Kong but because of the time he spent in…24 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak briefly in the gap. I declare my interest as a medical graduate from Northern Ireland and formerly a medical practitioner in…17 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)I am aware that many may attend. That is not the point. The issues being referred to cannot be decided by the Assembly in the absence of an Executive. Anybody who knows about the…17 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I do not intend to focus all that I wish to say solely on the question of Brexit, but there is one question that I would like to put to Her Majesty’s Government on that…16 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI have given a number of speeches setting out exactly what I would suggest, and have suggested, over the years. I suggest that I continue with what I have to say, rather than…16 Oct 2019HANSARDFCO Support for Persecuted ChristiansMy Lords, I welcome the Minister’s undertaking that the Government will accept all the recommendations in the Bishop of Truro’s report, and I congratulate him on his work over the…24 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI wholly accept what the noble Lord says: he does not intend to push things towards direct rule. However, the implication of him having to raise these matters through amendments…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, I want to make two points in support of what the noble Lord, Lord Empey, has done. He has been consistent over quite a period of time, particularly in raising issues…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillAs someone who had to work with the guidance before the legislation came through— and this is for reassurance to colleagues—I know that the problem was that the medical profession…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIs the noble Lord referring to a change for the better in regard to that particular point?17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, given that the noble Lord, Lord Elton, has raised the question of whether people from this side of the water ought to be ruling on what happens in Northern Ireland, I…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI remember, and the noble Lord, Lord Empey, may remember as well, that many years ago, on Belfast City Council, when it was proposed that the Brook clinic be able to establish…17 Jul 2019HANSARDFlags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I listen with interest to colleagues speaking about the importance of the statutory instrument and the difficulty of it for people here, saying that there might be…03 Apr 2019