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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I apologise for being, as they say in Northern Ireland, a little bit previous. I want to address the fairness of the functioning of the commission. My concerns on this…21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillYes, I wish to speak to Amendment 12.21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I wish to return to something I focused on in Committee: the role of the ICRIR and its officers. Tomorrow, I have the honour of addressing former Chief Constable…21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness for the intervention. I did not express it quite correctly; I was thinking of the likely number of prosecutions, which is a substantially lower…21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I support the Bill, but I want briefly to echo the words of the Minister on Lord Brooke and the major contribution he made to the affairs of Northern Ireland as part of…18 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I rise to support the amendments in my name and the name of the noble Lord, Lord Godson, and to comment on Amendment 174B in particular; he has given a full exposition…11 May 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023My Lords, I have been studying the seven tests referred to by the noble Lords, Lord Lexden and Lord McCrea. It might surprise Members of your Lordships’ House that there is no…29 Mar 2023HANSARDStormont BrakeMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, for her Question. I fully accept that both the SDLP and the Alliance Party have difficulties with the Stormont brake. On the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDOfficial Controls (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023I thank the noble Lord for that intervention as it will allow me to conclude—to the relief of the House—very quickly. He is right about the nature of the vote but wrong about the…01 Mar 2023HANSARDOfficial Controls (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023The noble Baroness has a point. It fits with something which I think is widely misunderstood in this House. The Financial Times , which I believe is regularly read on European…01 Mar 2023HANSARDOfficial Controls (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023My Lords, I rise to challenge some of the terms of this Motion for an Humble Address with considerable reluctance, because many of the arguments that have been advanced by the…01 Mar 2023HANSARDOfficial Controls (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023Because as a matter of fact it actually is, and the noble Baroness knows that. We talk about sovereignty for the people of Northern Ireland. Two years from now there will be a…01 Mar 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillMy Lords, I support this Second Reading and thank the Minister—the noble Lord, Lord Caine—for his careful and detailed introduction. He delivered it with such calmness of tone…07 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI thank my noble friend for that intervention. I think the implications of the Supreme Court ruling are somewhat broader. I was going to say that, at some point or other, the…31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI beg leave to withdraw the amendment.31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy amendment to Clause 4 is similar to Amendments 99 and 101, which I spoke to in previous discussions on the Bill. I express my gratitude to the noble Lord, Lord Murphy of…31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI do not have any amendments in this group.24 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 99 and 101 in this group, which are in my name and those of the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, and the noble Lords, Lord Empey and Lord Godson. As…24 Jan 2023