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Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Renewal of Temporary Provisions) Order 2007

Debates on delegated legislation on Tuesday, 20 March 2007, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Rooker. The answering member was Lord Glentoran.

Draft SI on Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Renewal of Temporary Provisions). Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

690 c163-81GC

Session

2006-07

Department

Northern Ireland Office

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords Grand Committee

Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Renewal of Temporary Provisions) Order 2007
Monday, 29 January 2007
Statutory instruments
House of Lords
House of Commons

Proceeding contributions

Lord Rooker | 690 c176-7GC (Link to this contribution) No—political parties are voluntary groups. We have a policy of not fighting against parties that are...

Baroness Harris of Richmond | 690 c177GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. Can he indicate whether any senior officers—

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Lord Trimble | 690 c172-5GC (Link to this contribution) We would all do well to reflect on the two speeches that have just been made by the noble Baroness a...

Baroness Harris of Richmond | 690 c167-8GC (Link to this contribution) Yet again, I find myself on a hiding to nothing when dealing with Northern Ireland orders. I thank t...

Lord Rooker | 690 c178GC (Link to this contribution) I am coming to that. First I should say that no one has been recruited under the lateral entry proce...

Lord Kilclooney | 690 c181GC (Link to this contribution) It helps to clarify my question but it confirms that the 50:50 question does not automatically move ...

Lord Trimble | 690 c179GC (Link to this contribution) The Minister is in danger of confusing himself, or maybe he is trying to confuse other people. As I ...

Lord Trimble | 690 c180GC (Link to this contribution) It is only 700; it doesn’t matter.

Lord Rooker | 690 c178-9GC (Link to this contribution) I said no such thing. They were in the pool. Getting into the pool gets you qualified under the UK s...

Lord Trimble | 690 c178GC (Link to this contribution) The Minister has just confirmed what I was saying earlier; he has conceded that 780 people would hav...

Baroness Blood | 690 c172GC (Link to this contribution) As has already been said about the 50:50 rule, I can remember when full employment was put into Nort...

Lord Trimble | 690 c176GC (Link to this contribution) Just to correct the Minister on that, the Labour Party stopped discriminating on membership only wit...

Lord Kilclooney | 690 c168-70GC (Link to this contribution) I was interested in the comment of the noble Baroness that in three years’ time her party will be op...

Lord Rooker | 690 c163-6GC (Link to this contribution) rose to move, That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Police (Nor...

Lord Glentoran | 690 c166-7GC (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his explanation of the legislation before us. My party has opposed 50:50 si...

Lord Trimble | 690 c180GC (Link to this contribution) What about the 700?

Lord Rooker | 690 c179GC (Link to this contribution) I understand the discomfort that has been caused in the past by the drafting of the letters that hav...

Baroness Blood | 690 c179GC (Link to this contribution) I am a bit confused. I understand what the Minister is saying. He says that 708 got into the pool. T...

Lord Rooker | 690 c175-6GC (Link to this contribution) I will do my best to answer the questions I have been asked, as well as addressing some of the myths...

Lord Eames | 690 c170-1GC (Link to this contribution) The trouble with any regulations or legislation of this nature is that when you speak from within No...

Lord Rooker | 690 c181GC (Link to this contribution) That is precisely the answer that I thought I had given. I am glad that I need qualify it no further...

Lord Rooker | 690 c180GC (Link to this contribution) That is a minor number compared to—

Lord Rooker | 690 c180GC (Link to this contribution) Seven hundred people were positively discriminated against, but the rest, which was thousands, were ...

Lord Rooker | 690 c180-1GC (Link to this contribution) That is a minor number compared to the thousands. The noble Lord homes in on discrimination for that...

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