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HANSARDWindsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate. We are having this debate in your Lordships’ Chamber because the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, has put down a…27 Nov 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024Before the noble Lord sits down, he referred to the necessity and requirement for cross-community support, and he is absolutely right to highlight that important part of the…27 Nov 2024HANSARDNorthern IrelandMy Lords, can the Minister tell the House how the east-west council set up under the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper and the new Council of the Nations and Regions can be…27 Nov 2024HANSARDA Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, I join the noble Lord, Lord Empey, in thanking the Liaison Committee for agreeing to set up a new Select Committee, following on from the work of the previous…21 Nov 2024HANSARDSocial Security Advisory Committee: Winter Fuel PaymentHave the Government carried out any assessment of the differential impacts across the regions of England and the countries of the United Kingdom of this decision to axe winter…14 Nov 2024HANSARDCommand Paper Safeguarding the UnionMy Lords, would the Minister accept that, whatever progress is made in S afeguarding the Union —and I, for one, did not believe it goes far enough—it does not deal with the…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPension CreditMy Lords, the noble Baroness will be aware that these matters are devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive, but we are affected as much as any other part of the UK…04 Nov 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland City DealsMy Lords, in their recent announcement that they were going to grant an inquiry in the Pat Finucane case, the Government made a lot of the fact that previous commitments had been…10 Oct 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderMy Lords, I too welcome the noble Baroness to her place and wish her well. I agree entirely with what the noble Lord, Lord Caine, said about this case, and that the Article 2…12 Sept 2024HANSARDBread and Flour Regulations 1998I thank the Minister for her personal commitment to this issue. Can she give a categorical assurance that the regulations will be amended across the entirety of the United Kingdom…11 Sept 2024HANSARDNATO and European Political Community MeetingsMy Lords, can I press the noble Baroness the Leader of the House on the commitment to raising NATO spending to 2.5%? She referred to the strategic defence review outcome early…23 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I too welcome the new Attorney-General to his place in this House and congratulate him on his maiden speech. I wish him and all members of the new Government well as…23 Jul 2024HANSARDIllegal Migration Act: Northern IrelandMy Lords, whatever the rights and wrongs of people’s views on the Rwanda Act or the Illegal Migration Act, it has always been a clear principle that immigration law is a matter…15 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateMy Lords, the Minister and your Lordships will be aware of the frequent denunciations of the Government’s policy on immigration by Irish politicians. Indeed, members of the Irish…01 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension AgeI thank the Minister for the Statement. On the general issue of the state pension, I warmly welcome the commitment by the Government, through the Chancellor of the Exchequer at…26 Mar 2024HANSARDUnited Kingdom: UnionMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bew. What he has just said about his political journey is a reflection of the complexities of Northern Ireland politics…14 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, this amendment seeks to put beyond doubt what the Government claim to be the case—so they should have no difficulty accepting it or bringing forward an amendment of…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response to the debate and to everyone who has taken part. My purpose in bringing this amendment is, again, to shed light on the…06 Mar 2024HANSARDNorthern IrelandMy Lords, I begin by joining the Minister in paying tribute to the late Lord Cormack. I had the pleasure of serving with Patrick Cormack in the other place for many years. Indeed,…27 Feb 2024