Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]

My Lords, I echo many of the points just made by the noble Lord, Lord Murphy. I also repeat the c...

My Lords, first, I apologise for my non-participation at Second Reading, due to the fact that I w...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lords who have spoken to these amendments. I say at the...

My Lords, I understand the points the Minister makes. He also makes the point that, eventually, a...

Moved by

Lord Caine

2: Clause 1, page 3, line 22, leave out from “Commissioner” to “U...

My Lords, these amendments in my name all concern proposed changes to the differentiation in the ...

My Lords, the Minister has proved that he has been listening. I know the Bill in its entirety is ...

Moved by

Lord Morrow

2A: Clause 1, page 3, line 33, at end insert—

“(5) The Fir...

My Lords, I am pleased to speak to Amendments 2A, 4, 16, 35A and 37, and I point out at the comme...

My Lords, I will very briefly add a word or two. By way of general introduction, I agree with nob...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Morrow and Lord Dodds of Duncairn, and to m...

My Lords, I have listened carefully to what the Minister said. As I said earlier, and on another ...

Moved by

Lord Caine

3: Clause 1, page 3, line 33, at end insert—

“78I

Fur...

My Lords, I have great pleasure in speaking to Amendments 3 and 30 in my name, on the establishme...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend. His amendment represents a very satisfactory response to the p...

In Committee, in deference to the excellent speech on the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lor...

My Lords, I am very grateful for the support of my noble friend Lord Lexden, and that of the nobl...

Moved by

Lord Morrow

4A: Clause 2, page 6, leave out lines 10 to 23

Member's ex...

My Lords, I am pleased to speak to Amendments 4A and 17, in my name and that of the noble Lord, L...

My Lords, I can understand much of what the noble Lord, Lord Morrow, is saying. I entirely agree ...

My Lords, on Monday I had an extremely useful meeting with Ian Crozier of the Ulster-Scots Agency...

My Lords, like other speakers, I have very considerable sympathy for the views that the noble Lor...

My Lords, following on from the noble Lord, Lord Murphy, I hope the Minister will remain in his p...

Again, I am grateful to noble Lords for their contributions, in particular the noble Lord, Lord M...

My Lords, I again listened intently to what the Minister said. He remarked that it was said that ...

Moved by

Lord Caine

6: Clause 2, page 7, line 24, leave out from “Commissioner” to “U...

Moved by

Lord Caine

7: Clause 3, page 8, line 11, leave out from “Commissioner” to se...

Moved by

Lord Morrow

10: Clause 3, page 8, line 24, leave out “arts and literature” a...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 10, I am pleased to speak also to Amendments 12, 13, 14, 15 and 30A...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Morrow, for his exposition and the detail behind these ame...

My Lords, I support Amendment 10 in this grouping but, first, having taken part at Second Reading...

My Lords, once again, I am very grateful to noble Lords for moving and speaking to their amendmen...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken on these amendments. I begin by welcoming the p...

The noble Lord is correct to say that NDNA sets out the functions of the commissioner and then ex...

I am very grateful to the Minister for that.

Turning to his response to Amendment 10, I hav...

Moved by

Lord Caine

11: Clause 3, page 8, line 25, after “and” insert “the”

Moved by

Lord Browne of Belmont

18: Clause 3, page 9, line 30, leave out “facilitatio...

My Lords, in the absence of the noble Lord, Lord Empey, and with the permission of my noble frien...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Belmont, and I will be very brief in my...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. I believe that NDNA is a fair package, but I am not...

Moved by

Lord Caine

23: Clause 3, page 11, line 7, leave out from “Commissioner” to s...

Moved by

Lord Browne of Belmont

24: Clause 5, page 11, line 17, at end insert—

...

My Lords, again, in the absence of the noble Lord, Lord Empey, who unfortunately has matters to d...

My Lords, I have some sympathy with the amendment, or at least with what lies behind it. I do not...

My Lords, I am very grateful again to the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Belmont, for his comments in...

My Lords, first I would like to thank the noble Lord, Lord Murphy, for his very useful contributi...

Moved by

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

25: Clause 6, page 12, line 1, at end insert...

My Lords, Amendments 25 and 27 in this group are in my name, and they address the powers of the S...

My Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Ritchie’s amendments. Furthermore, I ask the Minister to...

My Lords, I speak in support of Amendments 28, 29 and 36 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Mo...

My Lords, I must say that the final debate of this evening has been fascinating. There are times ...

My Lords, I am incredibly grateful to all noble Lords who have participated in this Report stage ...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who participated in this short debate. It was very interesting ...

Moved by

Lord Caine

26: Clause 6, page 12, line 6, leave out from “Commissioner” to “...

Moved by

Lord Caine

30: After Clause 7, insert the following new Clause—

“Estab...

Moved by

Lord Caine

31: Clause 8, page 13, line 21, leave out from “Commissioner” to ...