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HANSARDNorth Belfast: Violent AttackMy Lords, like everyone here, I offer my sincere sympathy to Mr Ogilvie and welcome the support for those who came to his aid, as well as the local people, the security services,…10 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth JusticeMy Lords, I welcome the announcement in the Statement that the number of young people being detained in custody has reduced significantly. There is something being done reasonably…20 May 2026HANSARDRetirement and Participation CommitteeMy Lords, I welcome the opportunity to have a few minutes in this debate on the humble Address. I want to deal with a couple of issues around Northern Ireland. The first,…18 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I welcome the opportunity to have a few minutes in this debate on the humble Address. I want to deal with a couple of issues around Northern Ireland. The first,…18 May 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report)My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hain. Noble Lords will understand that I do not agree with everything he says. In fact, he does not always agree…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillYes, I think it is very important that there should be no legalisation or normalisation of glorification of terrorism, or of terrorism in general. That is what we are trying to…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I welcome the opportunity to make a few points in this debate. To be fair, there is legislation that covers the glorification of terrorism. The problem—I think the noble…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly in support of these amendments. In particular, as a landowner and someone who has had fly-tipping on their property, I can say that it is…25 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, very briefly, it will come as no surprise that, when I was going to school, I did not have a smartphone, just like many of you here this evening, probably; we did not…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, briefly, I know this might sound as though it is a Northern Ireland debate, but it is not. I respect and accept the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, saying…27 Jan 2026HANSARDBuilding Safety Regulator (Establishment of New Body and Transfer of Functions etc.) Regulations 2026My Lords, I will make a very short intervention. I was quite interested to hear from the noble Lord, Lord Young, about what the Select Committee said about this. Some noble Lords…15 Dec 2025HANSARDGateway 3 New-build ApplicationsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the clearance rate of Gateway 3 new-build applications by the Building Safety Regulator.03 Dec 2025HANSARDGateway 3 New-build ApplicationsMy Lords, given the serious demand for housing in this country, it is not appropriate that those looking for housing are waiting almost six months for stage 3 application…03 Dec 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland TroublesMy Lords, the Belfast agreement has been held up in high esteem here. But why are the Irish Government involved in this part of the scheme? The Irish Government were not involved…20 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will make a couple of brief points on these amendments. They are a wee bit difficult to link up in some respects. I understand that most of them are about providing…11 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, briefly, I have a query about proposed new subsection (2) to be inserted by Amendment 426E. I am wondering who would make the judgment around whether legal action would…10 Sept 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureMy Lords, I am surprised at some Members holding up Scotland as a bastion of good practice. I understand that Scotland has had to reduce, or at least review, some aspects of its…21 Jul 2025HANSARDMarking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025I have a couple of brief points. I had thought of making my speech extremely long, because if we got to midnight and this SI had not been implemented, it might not get…30 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will make a brief intervention in and around Amendments 68 and 167, which are both about early intervention. I know that situations are often different in Northern…09 Jun 2025HANSARDIndependent Commission for Reconciliation and Information RecoveryTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following the declassification of files which stated that the Government “turned a blind eye” to serious crimes of the IRA in 2001, whether they…21 May 2025