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HANSARDNorthern Ireland City DealsMy Lords, the noble Baroness will be aware that the city deals are cocktails of funding. It is encouraging to get private sector funding to go along with the public sector…10 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024I, and I think many colleagues in the House, were surprised when this measure was selected to save money. We understand why Governments have to save money from time to time; we…11 Sept 2024HANSARDPatrick FinucaneMy Lords, I, too, welcome the noble Baroness to her place. Will she tell the House what the criteria will be in determining any future inquiries? It seems to a lot of people that…30 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, like other noble Lords, I congratulate our new Ministers on their appointments, but I also congratulate their immediate predecessors. We have been treated this morning…25 Jul 2024HANSARDMedia BillOn the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, assuming there are a few scraps left for the rest of us, could the Minister tell us what infrastructure role is played when the…20 May 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, I will make a couple of points. The Minister got Scottish and Welsh legislative consent for this legislation, but the Northern Ireland Assembly was not asked to give its…14 May 2024HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesMy Lords, I believe that immigration in this country is out of control and has been for some time. I think the numbers are far too large. If we look at the difference in the rates…14 May 2024HANSARDEnd of Custody Supervised Licence Scheme: ExtensionMy Lords, more prisons are now in special measures than have been for some years, including flagship prisons such as Wandsworth. Reports on how they got into this position mention…13 May 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]Before the noble Viscount sits down, he listed a whole series of activities that are very welcome, but I said at Second Reading that I felt the Government were losing momentum,…10 May 2024HANSARDInadmissible Asylum SeekersThe Minister did not manage to answer the question from my noble friend Lord Rogan about the situation between the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic. I am sure he would…09 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am most grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way. She mentioned a list of people who had a degree of responsibility. One of them, of course, is building control. My…01 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillOn that matter, if a company was responsible for defective property and the company became insolvent, am I to understand that the directors of that company would be capable of…01 May 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, like other Members, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, on what he has been doing. The general public have become more aware of AI in very recent times, but it…22 Mar 2024HANSARD809 Naval Air SquadronMy Lords, is my noble friend happy that we have chosen a situation where there is only one aircraft in the world that can fly off our carriers? It is a very expensive aircraft…11 Mar 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework (Constitutional Status of Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024My Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Alderdice, and I will do a bit of both the things he mentioned: look at the detail and, I hope, look at the bigger picture.…13 Feb 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for his kind remarks. I watched very briefly the beginning of the debate in the other place, and I have to agree with the noble Lord, Lord Dodds,…24 Jan 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Public Health, Marketing and Organic Product Standards and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2023I just wanted to remind the noble Lord that the reason we have the arrangements we have is because the Government proposed to the European Union in 2019 that we have a border in…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAsylum: Channel CrossingsCan the Minister explain how this wretched illegal trade is allowed to be conducted in broad daylight from the shores of northern France? What would the situation be if the boats…27 Jun 2023HANSARDArmed Forces: ResilienceMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Robathan on securing this debate. It has been punctuated by two excellent maiden speeches, from the noble Lord, Lord Hintze, and the…26 Jan 2023HANSARDRepublic of Ireland and Northern Ireland: Energy Supply ShortfallsMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that the subject of energy is devolved to Northern Ireland. There is currently no Energy Minister; I held that role for some time. What powers…21 Nov 2022