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HANSARDOmagh BombingI am of course aware of the case to which he refers. I do not think it would be appropriate for me, at the Dispatch Box, to comment directly on a case which is still live and…09 Feb 2023HANSARDOmagh BombingI am grateful to my noble friend, who makes a very important point. Of course, the inquiry will be established and set about its work, which it will do thoroughly, and in due…09 Feb 2023HANSARDOmagh BombingI am very grateful to my noble friend for bringing that point to the House, and it certainly concurs with the experiences of myself and the Secretaries of State for whom I have…09 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillMy Lords, before I reply to the debate, I associate myself with all the comments that have been made about my noble friend Lord Empey—and he is very much my noble friend. I have…07 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.07 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillMy Lords, before I begin my comments on the Bill itself, I once again place on record my gratitude to your Lordships for considering this important Bill on a heavily truncated…07 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillThat the Bill be now read a third time.07 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillMy Lords, I thank once again all noble Lords who have participated this evening. I place on record my sincere gratitude and thanks to the Northern Ireland Civil Service for the…07 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI appreciate what the noble Lord has said. I pay tribute to the work of Jon Boutcher, and I hope to see him to discuss it very shortly, but we have yet to see whether prosecutions…31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI totally accept what the noble Baroness says about her experience as police ombudsman; I think that it has been less straightforward in the case of information from other bodies…31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Murphy of Torfaen, for his kind words, and to other noble Lords for their engagement on this Bill. I think we are meeting…31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe noble Lord is always welcome.31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillSorry, I missed that.31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I would like to say that I will try to be brief, but I fear that that might be impossible in response to a debate that has lasted for one hour and 58 minutes. I think…31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI dealt with this to some extent last week, but I will go on to deal with it later in the course of my remarks; I hope the noble Baroness will bear with me. I was reiterating that…31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe words “I’ll believe it when I see it” spring to mind, given the experience of successive Governments over the past 25 years who have sought to grapple with this issue.31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillIt might well be that a round table of noble Lords who have taken part in this debate could produce some proposals within five months, but we have all seen the difficulty of…31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillIt is fairly straightforward. The commission will ask whatever questions it believes to be appropriate. On the basis of the answers it is given, it will have to make its decisions…31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI will need to read the clause through again and come back to the noble Baroness on that, if I may. As I was just saying, moving Clause 19 into the schedule is simply intended to…31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to those noble Lords who have put forward these amendments. In responding, I am conscious of the experience in these matters of the noble Baroness, Lady…31 Jan 2023