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HANSARDIllegal Migration Act: Northern IrelandMy Lords, during the passage of the Rwanda Bill, my party flagged up these concerns. Of course, we were told that we were wrong. It now transpires that we were right. Surely the…15 May 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Missing from Registered AddressMy Lords, can the Minister help the House with this? The Dublin Administration speak of 80% of asylum seekers crossing from Northern Ireland, but does he have any idea what the…02 May 2024HANSARDNorthern IrelandMy Lords, like other noble Lords I particularly welcome the affirmation in the humble Address of the “foundational importance” of the provisions of Article VI, given that we are…27 Feb 2024HANSARDLocal Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2024My Lords, I am just interested in what the Minister said in relation to postal votes. He remarked that they are sometimes pushed through the door. I am not saying that he implied…26 Feb 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework (Constitutional Status of Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024My Lords, I will not repeat in detail what has already been said but will briefly underline some of the most important points as I see them, before looking in more detail at some…13 Feb 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]My Lords, I very often disagree with the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, but I agree with much that she said today. It is impossible not to be moved by some of the personal stories…09 Feb 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, before I come to what I want to say today, I want to remind the House that on Saturday evening I attended a memorial service at a local border school to remember its…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Industrial ActionMy Lords, the Minister has a good working knowledge of Northern Ireland, and I will be surprised if he does not agree with me that the public sector workers should receive their…17 Jan 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Public Health, Marketing and Organic Product Standards and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2023My Lords, in responding to the regulations before us, it is easy to allow our attention to be drawn to the Irish Sea border and its implications for trade and lose an important…04 Dec 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Public Health, Marketing and Organic Product Standards and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2023The land border with the EU could have been very easily resolved, because there were moves and proposals at the time. It could have been a simple, straightforward piece of work,…04 Dec 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Public Health, Marketing and Organic Product Standards and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2023I think that Northern Ireland, which we are constantly told is an integral part of the United Kingdom, should be treated as such. If you own a farm, it is your responsibility to…04 Dec 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Investment SummitMy Lords, like everyone else in your Lordships’ House, I too welcome the recent summit and hope that there will be an increase in good news following it. Can the Minister tell me…23 Nov 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Investment SummitMy Lords—23 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, we live at a time of greater international uncertainty than we have known for many years. That places special importance on upholding the norms and assumptions of…15 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael/GazaMy Lords, the massacre of Israeli civilians and the taking of more than 2,000 hostages ranging from babies to a Holocaust survivor on 7 October, together with the sustained rocket…24 Oct 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023I thank my noble friend Lord Weir for making that point. I think the Government are now on a mission to try to convince not only themselves but the watching public that all is…18 Oct 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023My Lords, I first congratulate my noble friend Lord Dodds of Duncairn, who has set the whole thing out very succinctly, and I hope that the Minister has been listening. When these…18 Oct 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023My Lords, the ostensible purpose of the Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 is to make provision for the enforcement of GB standards rather than EU ones in…19 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillMy Lords, things do not seem to have changed or moved since we debated my amendment to the Finance Bill in May. For reasons that I hope to explain, they have since deteriorated.…14 Sept 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I am glad that the noble Baroness enjoyed Northern Ireland. Most people who come to Northern Ireland enjoy it because there is so much to do and see. Right now, we can even…28 Jun 2023