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HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023Thus, if you live in Northern Ireland today, you are looking not only at regulations resting on current legislation imposed over your head but at regulations preceded by no…28 Jun 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 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, throughout the passage of the Bill here and in the other place, many people have raised serious concerns about it, and about its impact on victims of modern slavery. I…28 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 61A, tabled by me and my noble friends Lord Dodds and Lord Weir. My noble friend Lord Dodds has already spoken very eloquently on this, but I…21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, the Minister was at pains to point out that Amendment 2 is all about reconciliation, yet no matter how much you search through the Bill, there is no definition of…21 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am happy to confirm that the noble Baroness is right.12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly as a co-signatory to Amendment 96, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Weir. I suspect it will not surprise anyone in your Lordships’ Committee that…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, many Peers spoke at Second Reading about their concerns over the modern slavery amendments. They did so again on day two in Committee, in response to Amendment 19A and…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I shall speak briefly to Amendment 19A in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, and congratulate him on a very informative and excellent speech. I said at Second…05 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I thank everyone who has contributed to the debate. If there is one striking note, it is that I did not hear anyone say they oppose what we are trying to do, so I will…23 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) Bill23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I wish to direct my comments to Amendments 123A, 142, 161, 183, 297 and 306, and I want to focus mainly on age verification. The starting point for effective age…23 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillMy Lords, Amendment 1 is in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Dodds of Duncairn. Clause 2 of the Bill is concerned with: “Advice and information on options for raising…23 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillMy Lords, we certainly agree with the Minister when he says that it is regrettable that the Northern Ireland Assembly is not up and operating—but we all know perfectly well why.…18 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, there is a legitimate debate to be had about how the UK manages its borders, and like every other noble Lord here, I have opinions on that too. However, it should…10 May 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023My Lords, when announcing the arrival in another place of the statutory instrument that is now before this House, the leader of the House described the provision as a “keystone”…29 Mar 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023My Lords, we joined Europe as one identity. Why are we not leaving it as a single identity? Are our votes not important any more?29 Mar 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023My Lords, this has been a fairly long debate. Sometimes those of us who come from Northern Ireland feel that we do not get a fair crack of the whip in time, and sometimes we…29 Mar 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023Leave out after “that” and insert “this House declines to approve the draft Regulations because rather than eliminating the democratic deficit they make provision for law to be…29 Mar 2023HANSARDOfficial Controls (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thought by now that this House would be acutely aware of how Northern Ireland is governed, but obviously it is not. We have heard comments here tonight that allude to…01 Mar 2023