Recent contributions (190)
HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in the names of my noble friends Lord Empey and Lord Rogan. I call them both my noble friends of over 20 years, despite the eccentric seating in…19 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I very much agree with the noble Lord, Lord Rogan. Where there is an absence of democratic government, particularly in Northern Ireland, that gap will be filled by the…12 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Elections (Northern Ireland) (Election Expenses) Order 2019My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Harris, and others have referred to the transparency of election donations. I hope that the Minister can give an answer—whether he sings it or…05 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) Regulations 2019My Lords, this debate has been short but important. This statutory instrument is not about Brexit. It is not a dry, uninteresting, bureaucratic instrument that needs to be passed…18 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: DevolutionMy Lords, the failure to restore the political institutions in Northern Ireland is a catastrophe. It is catastrophic for the people of Northern Ireland, British-Irish relations,…14 Feb 2019 Bills sponsored (1)