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HANSARDWorld Bank: Selection Process for PresidentMy Lords, if the World Bank is to be the champion of the world’s poor and leave no one behind, is it not important for the President of the World Bank to command the confidence of…28 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) Regulations 2019I think that the noble Lord, Lord Empey, was concerned with sins of omission rather than commission in terms of the content of the statutory instrument. He raises the point that…18 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) Regulations 2019The Minister is making a powerful and practical point, but why cannot the Government proceed with some kind of independent mediator? Exactly as others have said, the perception of…18 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: DevolutionMy Lords, the absence of the Assembly in Northern Ireland has disastrously aggravated the polarisation of politics in the Province, as Assembly Members have simply retreated to…14 Feb 2019HANSARDAir Services (Competition) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I also have some questions. One of them arises from the comment made earlier by the noble Lord, Lord Deben, which suggested that some of this is theoretical or even…12 Feb 2019 Bills sponsored (2)