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HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, as perhaps the unelected Member for North Down, it is appropriate that I follow my colleague after his remarks. This is a very net Bill, and I understand the concerns…24 Jan 2024HANSARDDementiaMy Lords, as both a member of the APPG and formerly a carer for my late mother, who suffered from vascular dementia, I welcome this debate and thank the noble Baroness, Lady…18 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillMy Lords, I enthusiastically support this legislation, which has received support from every corner of this House—even from the sober representation of the Democratic Unionists. I…16 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsMy Lords, I join everyone in this House in recognising the appalling scandal that has been placed before us and the appalling position sub-postmasters have been put in. Any…10 Jan 2024HANSARDOrgan DonationsMy Lords, I welcome the debate brought forward by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, and the focus that it enables on this issue. I am supportive of the principle of the legislation that…12 Dec 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Public Health, Marketing and Organic Product Standards and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am honoured to speak in today’s very important debate. I welcome the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Harlech, to his place for the first opportunity to answer on the…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement 2023My Lords, I join others in welcoming the Minister to her new role. Also, in the spirit of trying to have a balanced approach to the Autumn Statement, there are a number of aspects…29 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling UpMy Lords, can I press the Minister a little further on the situation as regards Northern Ireland? The rationale given by the Government for not announcing allocations to Northern…22 Nov 2023HANSARDAdult Social CareMy Lords, many families seeking adult social care can find that availability and quality are patchy; and particularly for those living in rural areas, the help they receive can…22 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael/GazaMy Lords, I am sure the House will agree when I say that this is a debate which we wish we did not need to have. The world would be in an awfully better place had the terrible…24 Oct 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023Given what my noble friends Lord Morrow and Lord Dodds have said about the lack of border posts—it will be two years down the line before they are actually put in place—and what…18 Oct 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023My Lords, I do not intend to stray beyond the two statutory instruments themselves, but they are symptomatic and symbolic of the wider problems with the Windsor Framework. First,…18 Oct 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care (Adult Social Care Committee Report)My Lords, I too commend this report and thank the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, and the committee for producing it, not simply in my capacity as a Member of this House but as a…16 Oct 2023HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I know from speaking to colleagues across Northern Ireland that the digital registration number—the DRN—has been probably the single biggest problem in recent elections. It is…19 Sept 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023My Lords, the regulations in front of us today deal with one specific aspect—a major aspect—of the Windsor Framework but, in another way, they are symptomatic of the wider…19 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I join others in thanking the Minister for bringing this forward. If I am critical of the Government, I hasten to add that it is nothing personal. To paraphrase “The…14 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I appreciate the point that the noble Lord has made in relation to the Scottish situation, but one advantage of the Holtham formula is that it is meant to provide a…14 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, it is very difficult to achieve unanimity in politics in Northern Ireland, yet the Government inadvertently seem to have achieved that through this legislation, in that…12 Sept 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy Lords, as we move through the early stages of this debate, I think it is important, first, that collectively, as a House, we recognise that there is a wide range of opinions…12 Sept 2023HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Follow-up Report (European Affairs Committee)My Lords, I join others in commending the noble Lord and the committee for a thorough, fair and balanced report. Its conclusions do not surprise me. Along with the noble Baroness,…11 Sept 2023