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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill04 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill04 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I am as always very grateful to those who have contributed. In direct response to the noble Baroness, Lady Suttie, I can assure her that the DoJ in Northern Ireland was…04 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill04 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill04 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I committed to tabling an amendment at Third Reading in response to widespread concerns raised by the House over the 2020 Supreme Court ruling concerning the validity of…04 Jul 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I am sorry; I have been very generous to the noble Lord. He spoke for a long time earlier in the debate. I am conscious that other Grand Committee debates need to take place after…28 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I do not have the Hansard from June or July 2019 in front of me but the amendment was very clear in the obligations that it placed on the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland…28 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023The amendment to the executive formation Act, as it became, was put down by Stella Creasy MP in the other place, debated and passed by a resounding majority.28 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, the regulations before your Lordships today seek to update the education curriculum in Northern Ireland to make age-appropriate, comprehensive and scientifically…28 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023If the noble Baroness will forgive me, I shall address that issue in a second or two. Thirdly, we were also informed by the Department of Education in a briefing paper that…28 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023It placed a statutory duty on the Secretary of State to introduce CEDAW-compliant regulations in respect of both abortion services and relationships and sexual education.28 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, as ever, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to the debate. I particularly thank the two main opposition parties for supporting the Government on…28 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I am grateful for the noble Lord’s clarification. I set out the rationale behind the Government’s decision not to proceed with the public consultation in advance of the laying of…28 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I thank the noble Lord for his speech but I have addressed the Government’s position in respect of the public consultation.28 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. Relevant document: 44th Report from the Secondary…28 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill26 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill26 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill26 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill26 Jun 2023