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HANSARDYoung Futures HubsMy Lords, does the Minister not agree that one of the main drivers of mental problems among young people, and indeed older ones, is financial instability? That arises from a lack…24 Jul 2025HANSARDVoting at 16My Lords, I have the privilege of being a Lord Lieutenant and therefore presiding at oath-taking at citizenship ceremonies. We always make a point of telling people getting their…24 Jul 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I support this amendment. I wonder whether the Minister and the advisers have been to Northern Ireland, where, for a long time, buildings have been designed for the…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I may be accused of intruding, because I have not been here for the whole thing. It just interests me that, on one side, we are talking about what is in Clause 5, what…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I too recognise that inevitably we have got to fix a figure, and that is for this House and/or another place to do. I would just like to say one thing about Amendment 8,…03 Feb 2025HANSARDCommunity Engagement Principles and Extremism DefinitionMy Lords, will the Minister consider that there are a lot of good lessons to be learned from Northern Ireland on community relations? Those relations have come on a great deal,…22 Jan 2025HANSARDFuture of the Post OfficeMy Lords, the Minister appears quite optimistic, but does she not accept that the withdrawal of some of these post offices through closures hits the most vulnerable people in…18 Nov 2024HANSARDBovine TuberculosisMy Lords, is it not about time that we put badgers more on the basis of deer—permissible culling throughout the country? People see deer old and diseased, and everybody realises…12 Dec 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for presenting this budget. I feel rather sympathetic towards him in that he cannot come here for happy debates. One day, I hope that he will…14 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I have listened to everything. I have not bothered to intervene because I basically agree that this is not a great Bill and that all we can hope to do is make it less…21 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI have just a quick point. When we talk about the individual giving all the relevant and truthful knowledge, to what extent will he be asked about the other people involved in the…21 Jun 2023HANSARDVAT: Building Repairs and MaintenanceMy Lords, this is not a devolved issue, and it therefore affects Northern Ireland as well. Does the Minister not agree that conservation of the countryside and the built…19 Apr 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I support these amendments and I support what the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Eames, just said about children. Children are the future for Northern Ireland, and…29 Mar 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I would like to mention one factor which may be naïve and maybe I just cannot see it, but we appear to be talking about amnesty for individuals who have committed a…31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillPerhaps the noble Lord would like to ask the question of what information given to the commission by somebody seeking immunity will be made available to the victims. That is the…31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillDoes he mean that the commission will ask them who their accomplices were and that they must not refuse to name them?31 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I want to say briefly why I support this amendment. I must declare an interest in that I am a military veteran who served for a long time in Northern Ireland and members…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI suggest that the noble Lord may have meant GB-based veterans and not UK-based veterans, since Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.24 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, it is an honour and a privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, whose stand on terrorism and violence, and what she has done for many years, I admire very…23 Nov 2022HANSARDAmbulance Services and National Heatwave EmergencyMy Lords, I declare an interest in that I am a member of the Order of St John in Northern Ireland—and therefore St John Ambulance—and we do not have a heatwave. Can I ask the…13 Jul 2022