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HANSARDWindsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Public Health, Marketing and Organic Product Standards and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2023My Lords, in this 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday agreement, the regulations before us today are profoundly destabilising. The Windsor Framework has subjected itself…04 Dec 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a privilege to speak in the debate on the humble Address in this His Majesty the King’s first Speech as our monarch. As a committed unionist, I am totally…08 Nov 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am not convinced that the regulations before us today are intra vires, for exactly the same reasons I doubt that the Windsor enforcement regulations are intra vires. I…18 Oct 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023My Lords, having listened to my noble friends, it is doubtful that these regulations are intra vires. They are tied umbilically to regulation 2023/1231, which, as we have seen,…19 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his detailed explanation of the budget. However, it is a matter of regret that once again we have been tasked with considering a budget for the…14 Sept 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, like my noble friends from Northern Ireland, I rise to oppose these regulations. The noble Lords who have spoken before me have covered all the main points in both…28 Jun 2023HANSARDJustice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2023My Lords, I support these non-jury provisions. I am sure that we all want a jury-based justice system. The diversity of a jury is one of its strengths and it has been proved that…05 Jun 2023HANSARDFlags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, there is nothing in these regulations that one could disagree with, so I am pleased to support them. As the noble Lord, Lord Rogan, said, the flying of flags and…26 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, first, I tender an apology from my noble friend Lord Morrow, whose name is attached to the amendments. Unfortunately, he is unable to participate in tonight’s debate, as…25 Apr 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Morrow’s amendment to the Motion. He has forensically analysed the Windsor Framework and the protocol, leaving one in no doubt that the…29 Mar 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland and Great Britain: Regional ConnectivityMy Lords, does the Minister agree that speeding up Heathrow expansion would provide more opportunities for Northern Ireland companies and open further links to global business,…13 Mar 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation and Organ and Tissue Donation) BillMy Lords, I join with noble Lords who have condemned the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell. I trust that he will make a speedy and good recovery. This…27 Feb 2023HANSARDPostponement of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023I was a small boy. I remember crowding into a small room in the house of a neighbour, who had invested in one of the first television sets in the street. I caught a rather blurred…22 Feb 2023HANSARDPostponement of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023My Lords, I am pleased to rise in support of this order. I have to admit I am old enough to remember the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953—22 Feb 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, it is beyond any doubt that an Online Safety Bill is needed. The internet has been left uncontrolled and unfettered for too long. While the Bill is indeed welcome, it is…01 Feb 2023HANSARDVoter Identification Regulations 2022My Lords, the purpose of this regulation is to prevent election fraud, and the Minister quite rightly referred to the success in a similar situation in Northern Ireland. Before…13 Dec 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, today we have heard from many noble Lords of their personal experiences of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. We have listened to the long list of the atrocities carried…23 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices (Domestic Supply) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022My Lords, I welcome this instrument. It will go some way towards alleviating hardships in many Northern Ireland households. Energy supply in Northern Ireland is very complicated…16 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ElectionsMy Lords, I too wish to be associated with the remarks the Minister made regarding the untimely death of Dr Phoenix. If the current negotiations taking place with the European…14 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI rise to speak to Amendment 22 and, indeed, all the other amendments. I am conscious that this amendment and others like it have been developed in response to concerns raised by…02 Nov 2022