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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThat the Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House that they consider the Bill in the following order:…23 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe noble Baroness has asked me this question a number of times before. The Public Prosecution Service is not funded by the Northern Ireland Office; it is funded by the Executive,…23 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ElectionsI am grateful to the noble Lord speaking for the DUP. As he is well aware, the Government are committed to making changes to the protocol through discussions with the European…14 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ElectionsMy Lords, before I reply to the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Murphy of Torfaen, and the noble Baroness, Lady Suttie, I want to place on record my sadness at the news today of…14 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ElectionsAt the moment, the priority has to be to try to re-establish the institutions. Of course, people will bring forward ideas about potential reforms to the institutions, and we are…14 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ElectionsForgive me if I misheard the noble and learned Lord. Is he referring to discussions between the UK Government and the European Union?14 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ElectionsI am grateful to the noble Lord, another distinguished former Secretary of State, for his comments. Of course, I absolutely agree that the single biggest obstacle to the…14 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ElectionsI am grateful to the noble Baroness and echo the comments about Dr Phoenix. I was present at a talk on the road to partition that he gave to the British-Irish Parliamentary…14 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ElectionsI am grateful to the noble Viscount for his comments and his long-standing involvement and commitment. He makes some pertinent points about the Assembly and the need to get it…14 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ElectionsI cannot give the noble and learned Lord a precise date for the next meeting, but there are ongoing discussions, as he well knows. The Foreign Secretary and Maroš Šefčovič have…14 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ElectionsI am grateful to the noble Lord. He will not be surprised to hear that I would not characterise my right honourable friend the Secretary of State’s approach to this as attempting…14 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ElectionsIf the noble and learned Lord will forgive me, I will endeavour to write to him.14 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who spoke in this debate. I rather hesitate to say this in front of the noble Lord, Lord Bew, who was taught at Cambridge by the great…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI am extremely grateful again to the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, for proceeding at a canter. To some extent, as he said, we are, to borrow a line from “Wish You Were Here”,…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, once again I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, for speaking to Amendments 29 and 30, which I will address together. I will try to be very brief…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThe noble Lord is right that it is probably not fruitful to speculate on what the circumstances might be in 2024. Our first objective is to have an Assembly in place that would be…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThe vote will be on Articles 5 to 10, regardless of any changes in domestic law made by this Bill. The noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, will recall that securing the consent…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed—as opposed to Twiddle—for being very brief. I think that this is probably the shortest debate by far that we…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I am very grateful, as ever, to the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, for moving Amendment 25. Much to my astonishment, the debate has veered away somewhat…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI am sure that the noble Lord will forgive me if I do not give a running commentary on the negotiations. I have set out the Government’s position, and I do not really want to be…31 Oct 2022