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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I should like to speak before the Minister responds. I want to make a few brief remarks, not least on what has already been said. In Northern Ireland we are continually…14 Jan 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)My Lords, it would take more than five minutes—the allotted time—to cover all the issues that need to be covered on this vast subject. I am going to focus on abortion, and the…07 Jan 2020HANSARDHistorical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, I endorse what has been said without repeating the multiplicity of words. It will not be understood if this Bill does not reach the statute book. It is incredible that…31 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Extension of Period for Executive Formation) (No. 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, since my name has been mentioned, although not in the usual derogatory way, I shall speak briefly. I do not think any party is more enthusiastic than mine about the…31 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillI thank my noble friend for making those very succinct points and I agree entirely with him. He has raised the hardship cases with the Minister before, and we need the Minister to…31 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillMy Lords, it seems that we are again on the merry-go-round as we come to Northern Ireland. We on these Benches have said it umpteen times, but we want to keep repeating that we…31 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillI could not agree more with the noble Lord, Lord Caine. It seems to me that the Government will not do anything that will ruffle the feathers of Sinn Féin—they cannot disturb it.…31 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)My Lords, I am sure the House is already aware that the necessary signatures have now been collected to recall the Northern Ireland Assembly on Monday. I hope I am not being…17 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsMy Lords, do not the comments of the German Chancellor to the Prime Minister—that Northern Ireland must remain in the EU customs union for ever—now reveal the true nature of both…08 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) (No. 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, I will be brief but I want to say one or two things. I listened to the noble Lord, Lord Hain, extol the virtues of the Assembly. I am not going to say anything negative…09 Sept 2019HANSARDReport Pursuant to Sections 3(1), 3(6), 3(7), 3(8), 3(9) and 3(10) the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019My Lords, the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Northern Ireland) Act 2015, which I steered through the Northern Ireland Assembly, gives confirmed victims of slavery a statutory…09 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, in speaking to the amendment standing in my name, I am very conscious of what has been said on the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Hain, but the definition of a victim…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 20A. I want to be brief, not because this subject is not deserving of a full debate, but because I have listened carefully to the previous…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThat does not diminish my real concern here. I have to be frank and open with the House—and that is why I am saying that “must” rather than “may” should apply.17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, I have listened very carefully to what has been said around the House this evening. I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. It was remiss of me at…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, in speaking to the suite of amendments in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, and her co-signatories, I want to engage with two points. The first relates to…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillWhen we talked about amendments being “outside of scope”, we were talking directly about the other House.17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, I speak in defence of the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, to which my name is attached. Since the commencement of this debate at around 4 pm…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, I listened very carefully to what the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, said. He said that it was very clear in his mind, and I suspect that it is. But neither the noble Lord…17 Jul 2019