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HANSARDJustice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) Order 2019My Lords, in considering these proposals, I cannot but recall that we are standing on the eve of an anniversary: 75 years ago so many young men—and some women—from the Province of…04 Jun 2019HANSARDScottish Government: DiscussionsMy Lords, on the relationship between devolution and separation, referred to by the noble Lord, will the Minister confirm that after 17 years of devolution, when the Scottish…02 May 2019HANSARDNational Security Council LeakMy Lords, how is this matter to be definitively resolved? The Government say the former Defence Secretary is guilty as charged. He is the third Defence Secretary to retire under a…02 May 2019HANSARDPalace of Westminster: FireMy Lords, I am grateful for the very informative Answer that the noble Lord gave. I am sure we are all glad to know that there are smoke alarms in the roof space. But I have to…25 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilWould the noble Baroness help me here, with a process of elimination? I am slightly confused. Since the Prime Minister says that there is no chance of any change to the withdrawal…25 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Economic ImpactMy Lords, may I return to the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Bilimoria, a few minutes ago? The Minister said in a previous reply that the benchmark for measuring the…20 Feb 2019HANSARDRecognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I am very grateful to the Minister. He mentioned that 12,000 UK citizens were awaiting professional recognition abroad and that 20,000 had thus far had their accreditation…11 Feb 2019HANSARDRecognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I do not know whether my barber is regulated or unregulated but, looking at the outcome of his work, I suspect he is unregulated. I thank the Minister for clarifying his figures,…11 Feb 2019HANSARDFemale Offender StrategyDoes the Minister recall that 15 years ago, during my noble friend Lord Blunkett’s custodianship of the Home Office, the Sentencing Guidelines Council approved indeterminate…31 Jan 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I very much recognise the sensitivity of the issues mentioned by the Minister, and I am also a long-time supporter of devolution. But does the Minister recognise the…31 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I have only one brief point to make in response to our noble colleague the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde. He said that this is an extraordinary procedure. That is because…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am not sure that it was parliamentary to accuse another noble Lord of putting an untruth before the House. I said that we read reports this morning. The noble Lord…21 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe Leader of the House has suggested that the biggest threat to the unity of the United Kingdom would be to have a second referendum. Will she reflect on the fact that actually…14 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationMy Lords, despite everything, our final Brexit destination remains a mystery—and, faced with a mystery, I am happy to take the suggestion made on Thursday to take the advice of…14 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationWhy should the British people have any confidence in the Government’s capacity to produce what the Minister said they wanted—clarity and stability—when the most glaring recent…09 Jan 2019HANSARDArmy: Divisional Manoeuvre and Deployment TrainingMy Lords, the essential prerequisite for putting an Army into the field is the capacity to recruit enough soldiers. Without that, you can do very little. We now have the smallest…08 Jan 2019