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HANSARDHeadingley IncidentMy Lords, as somebody who lives in Leeds—I was in Headingley on Friday evening— I add my own support and thanks to the police and emergency services for their very swift…30 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I can say without fear of contradiction that our former colleague the Countess of Mar would have been incredibly voluble over the past 35 minutes or so. I rise to make…01 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill)My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lady Barran. I have not taken part in any of the debates around independent schools in…26 Mar 2025HANSARDUS Tariffs on EU GoodsMy Lords, last week, at the St Patrick’s celebrations in Washington, the Northern Ireland Secretary restated the Government’s commitment to reaching a trade agreement with the…18 Mar 2025HANSARDUS Steel and Aluminium TariffsMy Lords—12 Mar 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2024My Lords, as a Minister I spent some 28 hours in your Lordships’ House debating the legislation that is the subject of this draft remedial order and the Motion in the name of the…26 Feb 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2024I am sorry to interrupt. To clarify, the amendments that found their way on to the statute book were government amendments that I moved at Third Reading of the legacy Act. They…26 Feb 2025HANSARDClonoe InquestMy Lords, on 16 February 1992, known IRA terrorists armed with a heavy machine gun and AKM rifles fired 30 rounds at Coalisland RUC station before driving to Clonoe, where they…12 Feb 2025HANSARDOfficial Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I too am very grateful to the Minister for setting out the main provisions of the instrument before us this evening, and to the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, for bringing…29 Jan 2025HANSARDAttorney General’s Office: Conflicts of InterestMy Lords, as Advocate-General for Northern Ireland, the noble and learned Lord might well have to advise on matters relating to highly sensitive national security interests in…27 Jan 2025HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, for setting out the terms of this statutory instrument and to noble Lords from both Northern…20 Jan 2025HANSARDIndependent Commission for Reconciliation and Information RecoveryMy Lords, yesterday the Prime Minister promised that the Government would stop Gerry Adams receiving any compensation. Why, then, in July, did they so abruptly drop the appeal…16 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesMy Lords, I am not normally nervous at the Dispatch Box, but then I never anticipated responding in the presence below the Bar of one of my greatest musical heroes. I will try not…05 Dec 2024HANSARDNorthern IrelandMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her kind words and I associate myself with what she said about the flooding. A key commitment in Annexe B of the Safeguarding the Union…27 Nov 2024HANSARDNorthern IrelandTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to strengthen Northern Ireland’s position within the United Kingdom.27 Nov 2024HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Alterations to the Search Powers Code for Northern Ireland) Order 2024My Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness to what I think is her first Northern Ireland-related Grand Committee. I thank her for her kind words and thank noble Lords from the DUP for…13 Nov 2024HANSARDCommand Paper Safeguarding the UnionMy Lords, the Government’s manifesto committed to implementing the Windsor Framework in good faith, but it was silent on the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper. Does the noble…06 Nov 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland City DealsMy Lords, does the noble Baroness understand the deep dismay over the city deal pause that the Government slipped out late on Friday 13 September, while Parliament was in recess,…10 Oct 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderMy Lords, as there are a few seconds left, I thank the Minister for her answers this afternoon. When she looks at Hansard , she may notice that she missed one or two of my…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderMy Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness to her position and wish her well, but I must say—this is no reflection on her—that Northern Ireland would be better served in this House…12 Sept 2024