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HANSARDTrade BillI am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord. I know he made a very passionate and emotive speech earlier. The purpose now is to press his amendment, should he choose to do so.02 Feb 2021HANSARDSchools: Exam-year PupilsMy Lords, we seem to be missing the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for the next business. I propose that the House do now adjourn for five minutes until 1.08 pm.02 Feb 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims’ Payment SchemeMy Lords, the Secretary of State has made clear the high priority that he places on having the victims’ payment scheme open and receiving applications as soon as possible. He has…20 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims’ Payment SchemeI take note of my noble friend’s comment, but what counts is what is happening on the ground. Naomi Long and her board are taking forward the necessary processes to ensure that…20 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims’ Payment SchemeI am sure that the Secretary of State will be listening and I will certainly pass that on. However, I again reassure the noble Baroness that the Secretary of State has regular…20 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims’ Payment SchemeI am aware that a Victims Commissioner has not yet been appointed. That process is under way, but I reassure the noble Lord that that is not delaying any process to pay out money…20 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims’ Payment SchemeI can only repeat to my noble friend that, as he well knows, it is up to the Northern Ireland Executive to take this forward. The Secretary of State is, and always has been,…20 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims’ Payment SchemeFirst, I am very well aware that the noble Lord was caught up in the Troubles. I will not be drawn on some of the comments he made, but as I said earlier in response to the…20 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims’ Payment SchemeI take the noble Lord’s point but I see no need to do that because the Secretary of State is fully engaged on this matter. As the noble Lord will know, he regards this as a key…20 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims’ Payment SchemeI agree with the noble Lord. The victims, some of whom have suffered horrific injuries and endured great trauma, have been waiting for too long. As he will know, it will be up to…20 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims’ Payment SchemeI touched on this earlier. As my noble friend will know, the funding for the scheme is to come from the block grant. The regulations provide for the Executive Office to provide…20 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims’ Payment SchemeI agree with the noble Baroness’s comments in terms of the comments made by Naomi Long, who, again, is working extremely hard to put systems in place, establish the necessary…20 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims’ Payment SchemeAgain, the noble Lord makes a good point. It is hugely frustrating that the formal designation of a department to lead on delivering the scheme took so long; in fact, as he will…20 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims’ Payment SchemeIndeed. I listened carefully to the noble Lord’s comments. As he knows, the UK Government made legislation to establish a victims’ payment scheme, both to fulfil their legal…20 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinationsMy Lords, I would urge speakers to keep their questions short—one question, please—to allow all speakers to contribute.13 Jan 2021HANSARDEU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementI am sorry, but the time is up for my noble friend. It is well over two minutes.08 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, for Amendment 24, as it provides a further opportunity to talk briefly about the important issue of the devolved Administrations’ role in…06 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hain, the noble Baronesses, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick and Lady Suttie, and my noble friend Lady Altmann for their amendments. Amendment 17…06 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, there have been some succinct speeches in this debate and I shall keep my remarks relatively brief, but bearing in mind that there are six amendments to address.…06 Jan 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionNo.05 Jan 2021