Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill

My Lords, to be helpful, I intend to speak to the Bill and my amendment at the same time rather t...

My Lords, I echo the sentiments of the Minister about the recent escalation of tensions and the a...

My Lords, I respectfully support the last two speeches from the Leader of the Opposition and the ...

My Lords, I start by remembering the thousands of innocent victims of terrorism who died or were ...

My Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dodds of Duncairn. I remember well tha...

My Lords, I was 11 in 1969, when the Troubles started. I lived in an area of Downpatrick in Count...

My Lords, it is an honour and a privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, whose stand...

My Lords, I find it a special privilege to follow my noble friend Lord Brookeborough. Next April ...

My Lords, it is an honour and something of a burden to follow three distinguished Members from No...

My Lords, it is always a pleasure and a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, whose c...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hain, for the opportunity to intervene. It was merely on his point a...

I am grateful for the intervention, particularly as the noble Lord has long experience of policin...

My Lords, it will not surprise the House, bearing in mind that Peers from Northern Ireland have l...

My Lords, there are many parts of this Bill that I find not just problematic but actually quite d...

My Lords, I do not stand before your Lordships as someone from Northern Ireland and I have never ...

My Lords, it is a privilege—and a coincidence, which I will explain—that I should rise to speak a...

My Lords, this debate will adjourn and resume not before 8.15 pm, to allow us to move on to Repor...