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HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, the part of the United Kingdom that I come from is still geographically peripheral, but it is not politically peripheral at the moment, because of the backstop and…25 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I want to address something in this amendment that is important, but which has not been picked up so far. In saying so, I support the amendment, which proposes to…13 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillThe noble Lord must have brought them with him himself, because certainly nobody over here would even have known what they were, never mind be displaying them. The truth is that…12 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillThe noble Lord knows that I agree entirely with him. I simply cannot see that there is any sound reason at all for the Government to hold back on this. My noble friend Lord Bruce…12 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, like other noble Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his presentation of these Bills. He commands considerable respect and affection in this House because he is…12 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillI am very grateful to the Minister, but it feels as if he is giving a veto to one party. When Lord Prior was Secretary of State, an Assembly was able to meet for some years…12 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: DevolutionMy Lords, in the past we found that when we dealt with the big political questions it was very difficult to get anywhere, but if we got down to some practical issues it was often…14 Feb 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalMy Lords, I listened with some interest and considerable agreement to the noble Lord, Lord Wilson of Dinton. I cannot, however, go along with his final enthusiastic flourish: that…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalMy Lords, as far as I am aware, they are both still in those places. They may be negotiating to go out of them, but they are still currently in them. If Brussels does not want any…13 Feb 2019