My Lords, I thank my noble friend. His amendment represents a very satisfactory response to the probing amendment that I moved in Committee alongside a similar amendment in the name of unionist noble friends. He reminded the House of the historical background, which we went over quite thoroughly in Committee, so I will not repeat it, following his example. I hope that the new foundation will conduct its work in ways that enrich and enlarge understanding, of the unionist tradition in particular, and help to increase support for unionism in all parts of the community in Northern Ireland. That is something that Viscount Castlereagh himself would have wanted.
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Lexden
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 6 July 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL].
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