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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI want to pick up what was said about the United Kingdom’s customs rules being entirely under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom—I paraphrase what I think the noble Lord said.…14 Jan 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing forward these reports. He is doing so at the behest of this House, as he has had to do on several occasions. He has done it with…07 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I also welcome the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, and look forward to hearing her contributions to debates on Northern Ireland at a crucial time for…07 Jan 2020HANSARDInternational Sustainability: Natural Resources and BiodiversityMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jenkin, for introducing this debate and giving us the opportunity to address an issue relevant to the general election, as has been…04 Nov 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillMy Lords, I think that all of us, including the Minister, will agree that this is a very inadequate substitute for proper debate and decision-making by the elected representatives…31 Oct 2019HANSARDHistorical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, if we had not had our concerns about what the other place would do, I think Hansard would have recorded that this Bill went through all its final stages in about three…31 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Extension of Period for Executive Formation) (No. 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, I have two things to say to the Minister. It is interesting that he thinks this might be the last step on the way. That may or may not be true. We are on the brink of an…31 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, these Benches also support the manuscript amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Hain. I repeat that there is unanimity in this House and complete agreement across all the…30 Oct 2019HANSARDHistorical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, there is complete support for the Bill right across the House. It is very welcome, but it is of course shocking that we are talking about generations of abuse and…28 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)I am glad to have that clarification. At the end of the day, the point is that the Assembly, which has been dysfunctional for three years, ultimately loses any kind of legitimacy…28 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)I take note of that. Obviously, there is real concern out there. Regarding the medical school in Derry/Londonderry, it would be good if we could establish that there is freedom to…28 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Devolved GovernmentMy Lords, how many more times will the Government watch a failed attempt to bring the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive back into being before they find the kind of…28 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)My Lords, we are here because the Government have been mandated to provide regular updates and reports. I think we all want to thank the Minister for the conscientious way in…28 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Movement of Goods between Northern Ireland and Great BritainWill the Minister acknowledge that before this deal there was—and if this deal is accepted there will not be—friction-free movement between Northern Ireland and the rest of the…24 Oct 2019HANSARDIrish Border: Checks and Customs ArrangementsMy Lords, has the Prime Minister not acknowledged that there will be physical customs posts within striking distance of both sides of the border? Would that in itself, according…01 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) BillMy Lords, on same-sex marriage and abortion, the reality is that this House was implementing the express will of the Commons and improving the workability of those amendments.…22 Jul 2019HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, I met Richard Ratcliffe when he was working in the House of Commons, and I am absolutely sure that his wife is innocent and that his family do not deserve to be…18 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, I support these amendments, which I hope the Government will be able to accept—I think they have indicated that they will, as they are asking for reports. This is…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, very briefly, given the hour, I thank all those who have taken part, especially those who have worked so hard on these critical amendments. It was indeed a mutual…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, as a signatory to this amendment, I thank and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hain, on the work he has done on this and on taking this opportunity to bring it to a…17 Jul 2019