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HANSARDLocal Elections (Northern Ireland) (Election Expenses) Order 2019I am exceptionally grateful to my noble friend for what he has just said. Nobody is criticising him personally, but if, in the rather more substantive debate next week, he could…05 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Elections (Northern Ireland) (Election Expenses) Order 2019My Lords, obviously I support the order before your Lordships’ House. It is two weeks now since my noble friend was at the Dispatch Box hoping to bring before the House quite soon…05 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Museums and GalleriesMy Lords, does my noble friend accept that many of the greatest exhibitions in London and the provinces depend on loans from kindred institutions in Europe and elsewhere. Will he…04 Mar 2019HANSARDPrivatised Probation SystemMy Lords, in both Houses and with Governments of both parties, I have consistently made the point that it is wrong for the state to opt out of crime and punishment. I believe that…04 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeMy Lords, if anyone had suggested that the visible police presence around this building should be reduced or withdrawn, there would be universal condemnation of the suggestion.…04 Mar 2019HANSARDIslamic Ceremony: Civil Marriage RegistrationMy Lords, as one who has attended a number of meetings arranged by the noble Baroness and wishes to salute her courage and persistence, I ask my noble and learned friend on the…28 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionThey have a very different view, and it is one that is damaging to our nation. If we look at the paper produced by the Treasury yesterday, we cannot really deny it. What I would…27 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionMy Lords, I am sure that we are all grateful to the right reverend Prelate for a challenging and interesting speech. If I remember rightly, the words that TS Eliot used were: “The…27 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy Lords, my noble friend knows that I sincerely hope that there will be a deal. However, does she accept that if, as is quite likely, there has to be an extension, it must be a…26 Feb 2019HANSARDRelationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education, and Health EducationMy Lords, many parents will have strong religious beliefs, be they Christian, Jewish, Muslim or others. Following up on what the right reverend Prelate said, can my noble friend…25 Feb 2019HANSARDReturning Jihadists: Treason ActMy Lords, is not “a fast-moving Home Office” the ultimate oxymoron?21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I associate myself entirely with the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Lisvane. We have been here before. We went through these issues many times last year, when a number…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillOr a backstop.19 Feb 2019HANSARDHonda in SwindonMy Lords, the Secretary of State has repeatedly and bravely made it plain that for this country to leave the European Union without a deal would be a disaster. Would my noble…19 Feb 2019HANSARDEquivalence Determinations for Financial Services and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Total sympathy.18 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) Regulations 2019I do not want to labour the point, but surely what my noble friend has just said illustrates the good sense of getting the Assembly together. It could be done. That could be the…18 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) Regulations 2019My Lords, on Thursday last, my noble friend came to the Dispatch Box and gave another interim Statement, saying that he hoped before long to come back with definitive…18 Feb 2019HANSARDSyria: UK NationalsMy Lords, why cannot my noble friend comment on the nationality of the child?18 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: DevolutionMy Lords, I echo what the noble Lord, Lord Hain, said about my noble friend’s contribution. For two years now, he and his admirable predecessor have come to that Dispatch Box and…14 Feb 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeMy Lords, does my noble friend not remember that as early as July 2016 your Lordships’ House advised that it would be a good idea to take the moral high ground and give a…14 Feb 2019