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HANSARDNorthern IrelandMy Lords, I welcome the Motion moved by the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Caine, regarding the humble Address being presented to His Majesty. The Motion deals with a number of…27 Feb 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework (Constitutional Status of Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024We got the clear impression that that was exactly what the other parties wanted. They complained outside the door but did not really want to come inside, and that was the theme…13 Feb 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework (Constitutional Status of Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Browne. I want to say at the outset that I have been listening to the debate very attentively; I have listened to a…13 Feb 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my colleagues, my noble friends Lord Morrow and Lord Dodds, in this debate. One way in which the constitutional importance of the Windsor…19 Sept 2023HANSARDNATS: StaffingMy Lords, as someone who uses the airport regularly to come to this House, I have to say that this is not a one-off. Flights are delayed or cancelled regularly each week. Last…19 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillMy Lords, first, I thank the Minister for explaining the detail of the Bill to the House this afternoon. It is our desire to see an Assembly and a functioning Executive back up…14 Sept 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I rise to oppose these regulations, first, in the way that they have been set out. The issue has united communities of all backgrounds in Northern Ireland in terms of…28 Jun 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Morrow on bringing forward the amendment to the House this afternoon. It is perhaps good to look back at how we arrived at the…29 Mar 2023HANSARDHong Kong Military Veterans: SettlementMy Lords, I will raise an issue that I think was raised when I was at school too. Does the Home Office have any plans to address the long-standing issue that exists whereby UK…29 Mar 2023HANSARDPostponement of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023You can do better than that, Minister.22 Feb 2023HANSARDPostponement of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023When you were eight or nine?22 Feb 2023HANSARDPostponement of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023My Lords, like my noble friend Lord Browne, I welcome the draft order before the Committee, which will allow the people of Northern Ireland to celebrate the Coronation of King…22 Feb 2023HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Supreme Court JudgmentMy Lords, can the Minister comment on the issue whereby people elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly are then subject to laws in some 300 areas made by a legislature of which…09 Feb 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I very much welcome the Bill to the House, late as it may be. Like the noble Lord, Lord Storey, I know very little about the internet. I certainly know less about the…01 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillMy Lords, I start off by associating myself with the Minister’s remarks. It will be 40 years tomorrow since the awful Droppin Well bar tragedy that killed 17 people: six civilians…05 Dec 2022HANSARDRepublic of Ireland: British PassportsMy Lords, I welcome the Minister to the Dispatch Box and I wish him well in his new role. I am grateful to have the opportunity to hold this debate in your Lordships’ House. This…26 Oct 2022HANSARDRepublic of Ireland: British PassportsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to grant an automatic right to a British Passport to people born in the Republic of Ireland who have lived in…26 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, as the Minister indicated earlier, we are debating this Bill against a backdrop of political instability in Northern Ireland, due in no small part to the European…11 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, first I add my words of condemnation of the footage that is doing the rounds at the moment, which is vile and has deeply hurt the McAreavey family. There is no place in…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillMy Lords, the Civic Forum may certainly have been a good idea 20 years ago, but I am not too sure that it would work in today’s politics. I remember the forum. In fact, on…13 Dec 2021