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46 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDHezbollah: Threat to the United KingdomTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the threat from Hezbollah to the United Kingdom (1) since the group was proscribed in its entirety in 2019, and…05 Nov 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to respond to His Majesty’s gracious Speech and particularly to join in the pleasure of the House in welcoming my colleague and noble…24 Jul 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesMy Lords, will my noble friend the Minister reflect on the remarks of Michael McDowell TD, a former Irish Attorney-General and Minister for Justice between 1999 and 2007, as…07 May 2024HANSARDUnited Kingdom: UnionMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord McInnes of Kilwinning for securing the debate. He is part of both the physics and chemistry of our union and, when the history of these…14 Mar 2024HANSARDNorthern IrelandMy Lords, I rise in praise of the humble Address today and join other noble Lords in recalling with pleasure the memory of the late Lord Cormack. He touched many of our lives in…27 Feb 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland Executive FormationMy Lords, I join my noble friend the Minister in welcoming this Command Paper, Safeguarding t he Union , which by common consent constitutes the most extensive set of commitments…01 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael/GazaMy Lords, these are dark times, and they are becoming darker still. We have heard many impressive contributions today which will shape for some time to come national and…24 Oct 2023HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Follow-up Report (European Affairs Committee)My Lords, I wish to share in the tributes to the chair, the noble Lord, Lord Jay, and of course to the outstanding work of the committee staff, which has been attested to today…11 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I join the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, in welcoming the amendment put forward by my noble friend the Minister that reverses the effects of R v Adams, thus restoring the…04 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I will be happy not to press my amendment.26 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI shall speak to Amendments 174 and 174B to 176. I thank noble Lords across the Committee for their support for these amendments, including the noble Lords, Lord West, Lord…11 May 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-based JournalistsI join in the general approval of the Statement across all sections of this House. The noble Lord, Lord Coaker, referred to the Security Minister in the Commons talking about the…21 Feb 2023HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland Protocol: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (European Affairs Committee Sub-Committee Report)My Lords, I take great pleasure in following the noble Lord, Lord Dodds, and I share in the congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Jay, on his stewardship of the committee and to…20 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Importance of the Relationship Between the United Kingdom and IndiaMy Lords, it is my great pleasure to welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Foster of Aghadrumsee, for her maiden speech on this occasion. I have had the privilege of knowing her for…19 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillMy Lords, I share the pleasure of the House in the maiden speech by the noble Lord, Lord Weir of Ballyholme. I should add that I have known him for over a quarter of a century…05 Dec 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dodds of Duncairn. I remember well that I was with him on the night when the IRA attempted to assassinate him. He was…23 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI rise in support of giving the Bill a Second Reading and as another member of the Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, chaired by the noble Lord, Lord Jay,…11 Oct 2022HANSARDSchools: Extremism and IntoleranceTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reporting in “The Trojan Horse Affair” podcast, published by the New York Times on 4 February; and what steps…28 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools: Extremism and IntoleranceMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her Answer and pay tribute to her great diligence in having subjected herself to listening to all eight hours of the New York Times podcast on…28 Mar 2022HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandI join the tributes to the noble Lord, Lord Jay, for securing this debate and for his broader chairmanship of the Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, on…03 Mar 2022