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HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendment Relating to Original Pack Dispensing) (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2023My Lords, I rise very briefly to raise a point. I was intrigued when reading the title of these regulations that they are for England, Wales and Scotland, but they do not include…24 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023Does the Minister accept, however, that the reason for what she has set out is in EU law, and that nobody in Northern Ireland is elected and nobody in the EU is accountable to…19 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023I thank the noble Baroness for giving way. On alternatives, I refer her to the report by our Select Committee on the protocol, on which I have the honour to serve along with the…19 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for outlining the purposes of the regulations before us. As noble Lords probably know, just the other day this was a matter of some heated debate in…19 Jul 2023HANSARDNATO SummitMy Lords, NATO member states at Vilnius made an enduring commitment to spend 2% of their GDP on defence spending per annum, but that is a long-standing commitment. Although the UK…18 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I welcome the Minister’s amendments and I will confine my remarks to them. First, I observe that this shows how quickly the Government can move when they decide to…04 Jul 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I will be brief, as other noble Lords have dealt with a lot of the substance of the objections to these regulations. The point about the lack of respect in relation to…28 Jun 2023HANSARDEquipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023My Lords, as the noble Baroness said, I, too, am a member of the committee on the Northern Ireland protocol—or the Windsor Framework, as it is now called, although the two are…28 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, we now come to this group of amendments on memorialisation. This is a very difficult and complex area that we have to wrestle with, both in this Bill and more widely in…26 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill26 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, the purpose of this amendment is to treat a public prosecution as having begun when a file is passed to the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland. It is an…26 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill26 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, this has been a very powerful debate, with powerful contributions from all sides of your Lordships’ House. What is clear from everyone who has spoken is the recognition…26 Jun 2023HANSARDChina: High-level TalksFollowing the meeting between Secretary Blinken and the Chinese President, the US President Joe Biden described the Chinese President as a dictator. Do His Majesty’s Government…22 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, first, I join with other noble Lords who have thanked the Minister for his engagement in relation to both the amendments he has tabled on Report and the amendments we…21 Jun 2023HANSARDFood Price Rises: Impact on Low-Income FamiliesMy Lords, have the Government made any assessment of the impact on the food industry, and therefore the impact on prices for consumers, of the new labelling requirements, which…25 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I too am sorry that I was not able to be present, along with other noble Lords and noble Baronesses who have spoken, for the Second Reading of the Bill last Thursday…23 May 2023HANSARDImmigration (Electronic Travel Authorisations) (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, for raising this and for the opportunity to debate the matter once again; we have looked at these issues…23 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, in this group we have come to memorialisation. I want to say a few words on the amendments in my name and those of my noble friends. Amendment 172 is “intended to ensure…11 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill11 May 2023