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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillIf I am honest, I am not entirely sure I follow the point the noble Baroness is making, but I stand by the point I have just made, that our intention is not to impose unnecessary…21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillForgive me, I am having difficulty hearing the noble Baroness.21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillWell, maybe I was very mistaken in trying to answer some of the questions put to me. I was merely setting out what is stated in the legislation, as the noble Lord will appreciate.…21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillIt is assessed in the normal way, which the noble Baroness will know, in Northern Ireland. Inquests are covered by legal aid. The noble Baroness will know from looking at the Bill…21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I am tempted to write at some point the definitive account of the Stormont House agreement, and to reveal just how exaggerated the levels of consensus in that agreement…21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI am grateful to the noble Viscount, Lord Brookeborough, for his intervention. Much of what he says will of course be dependent upon the way in which the criminal investigation,…21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, as has been said many times, the Government’s primary focus has been to establish one effective legacy body focused on providing better outcomes for families. We want to…21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThere are circumstances where setting aside the prospect of a prosecution, if it is for the greater good of providing more information to victims and survivors that will help…21 Jun 2023HANSARDJustice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2023That the draft Order laid before the House on 24 April be approved. Relevant document: 38th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand Committee…08 Jun 2023HANSARDJustice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2023My Lords, I am very grateful to noble Lords who participated in this short debate this afternoon, and I thank them for the support— reluctant, in some cases—that they have given…05 Jun 2023HANSARDJustice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2023 Relevant document: 38th…05 Jun 2023HANSARDJustice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2023My Lords, under this draft order, which was laid before this House on 24 April, trials without a jury can take place in Northern Ireland where the statutory conditions are met for…05 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillMy Lords, before replying to the debate that we have just had, I would like to make a very brief statement on legislative consent. Clearly, the reason we are here is that there is…23 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.18 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who participated in this debate, which was relatively short by our recent standards. I thank noble Lords for their kind words about…18 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillMy Lords, before I turn to the Bill, I pay tribute to Peter Brooke, Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1989 to 1992, who sadly passed…18 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe salary is based on judicial pay scales, as set out by the Ministry of Justice. I cannot off the top of my head tell the noble Baroness precisely what day his remuneration will…11 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, for his intervention on this amendment. We have debated these issues at length so I do not propose to detain the House…11 May 2023