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HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]Once again, I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Morrow, for the way in which he moved his amendment. To comment briefly on the words of my noble friend Lord Empey, I think…22 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, I again thank noble Lords across the Committee for the amendments that have been tabled and for their contributions. If I may, I will try to speak to all of them in this…22 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]I am grateful to my noble friend; I will touch on what he said shortly, I think. I give my assurance to the noble Lords who have spoken on this amendment that I will go away and…22 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]I am following the noble Lord very closely. He is absolutely right to say that these are uncomfortable powers. He will be aware, since he has been around in politics a long time,…22 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022Of course—I am very happy to give my noble friend that assurance. In conclusion, I urge noble Lords to reject the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, should…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022That the Regulations laid before the House on 19 May be approved. Relevant document: 3rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (s pecial attention drawn to the…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022My Lords, in opening this debate I first acknowledge and express my respect for the deeply held views that many noble Lords hold and will continue to hold on this subject. For my…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank everybody who has participated in the debate on these regulations, and I am grateful to the number of noble Lords who expressed support for what the Government…21 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]That it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL] has been committed that they consider the bill in the following…14 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure to respond to this debate, and I thank all those who have taken the time to participate this afternoon. If I may, I particularly welcome the tone…07 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise at the outset if my voice is a little croakier than normal: it is entirely down, I think, to four days of singing “God Save the Queen”. Before turning to the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.07 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]The noble Baroness says “Yet” from a sedentary position. The Bill, with its safeguards, makes it clear that any best practice and any schemes would have to be approved by the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]We put through a number of pieces of legislation— for example, the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act, which, if the noble Baroness recalls, gave civil servants…07 Jun 2022HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandI am focused not on the past, but on the present and the future—not on how we got here, but on how we get out of here. I agree that there is clearly space for negotiations. We…16 May 2022HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandIn which spirit I am sure my noble friend will welcome the tone and content of the Prime Minister’s article in the Belfast Telegraph this morning. As I have said, we are of course…16 May 2022HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandI do not share the characterisation of the noble Baroness. Regarding a border, we have made it very clear in our discussions with the EU that we will carry out the necessary…16 May 2022HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandMy Lords, the Government have been engaged in negotiations with the European Union in good faith since last summer. We are asking the Commission to go back to member states for a…16 May 2022HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandI am very grateful to my noble friend, with whom I go back many years, including to my first job interview; I believe we discussed these matters even then. He makes a very…16 May 2022HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, who was a very distinguished Northern Ireland Secretary and has great experience of these matters. He will be aware that my right…16 May 2022