UK Parliament / Open data

Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill

Debate on bills on Monday, 26 June 2023, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Caine. The answering member was Lord Murphy of Torfaen.
Lords report stage second day. Amendment 31 agreed to on division (203 to 179). Amendments 32 to 36, 38, 40, 42 to 46, 48 to 58, 60, 64 and 65 agreed to. Amendment 66 agreed to on division (197 to 185). Amendments 67, 68, 70, 75 to 92 and 94 to 98 agreed to. Amendment 98A disagreed to on division (183 to 191). Amendments 106 to 109 agreed to. Amendment 110 disagreed to on division (181 to 197). Amendments 111 to 116, 119, 121, 122, 125, 127 to 147 and 151 to 167 agreed to. Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed (HL Bill 153).

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

831 cc479-546 

Session

2022-23

Legislative stage

Report stage

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 831 c479 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

31: Clause 13, page 11, line 13, at end inse...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 831 c479 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we had an extensive debate on Amendment 31 last Wednesday and on behalf of my noble fri...


Show all contributions (72)
Lord Russell of Liverpool | 831 c479 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I ask the House to be patient, as we now have to gallop through a series of amendments ...

Lord Caine | 831 c479 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

32: Clause 13, page 11, line 18, at end insert—

“(4A) In pa...

Lord Caine | 831 cc479-483 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

34: Clause 15, page 13, line 14, at end insert—

“(2A) The f...

Lord Caine | 831 c483 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

38: Clause 15, page 14, line 10, leave out from “are” to “and” an...

Lord Caine | 831 c483 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

40: Clause 15, page 14, line 16, leave out “subsections (3) to (5...

Lord Caine | 831 cc483-4 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

42: Clause 15, page 14, line 18, leave out from “has” to “this” i...

Lord Caine | 831 c484 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

48: Clause 15, divide Clause 15 into two Clauses, the first (Prod...

Lord Caine | 831 c484 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

49: Clause 16, page 15, line 13, at end insert—

“(5A) If a ...

Lord Caine | 831 c485 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

51: Clause 17, page 15, line 26, leave out from “to” to end of li...

Lord Caine | 831 c486 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

60: Clause 18, page 16, line 35, at end insert “, and

(b) a...

Lord Caine | 831 c486 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

64: Clause 18, page 17, line 22, after “revoked” insert “, except...

Lord Murphy of Torfaen | 831 c486 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Murphy of Torfaen

66: Clause 18, leave out Clause 18

Member’s exp...

Lord Murphy of Torfaen | 831 c486 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this amendment deletes Clause 18, which introduces conditional immunity in the Bill. Th...

Lord Caine | 831 c486 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

67: Clause 19, leave out Clause 19

Member’s explanatory sta...

Lord Caine | 831 c486 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

68: Clause 20, page 18, line 36, leave out subsection (1)

M...

Lord Caine | 831 c490 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

70: Clause 20, page 19, line 19, at end insert—

“(7A) If th...

Lord Caine | 831 c490 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

75: Clause 20, page 19, line 23, leave out paragraphs (b) to (g)<...

Lord Caine | 831 cc490-1 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

76: Clause 21, page 20, line 3, at end insert—

“(1A) The IC...

Lord Caine | 831 c491 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

84: Clause 22, page 21, line 11, at end insert—

“(3A) For p...

Lord Caine | 831 cc492-4 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

85: After Clause 22, insert the following new Clause—

“Pers...

Lord Caine | 831 c495 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

87: Clause 23, page 21, line 32, leave out from beginning to end ...

Lord Caine | 831 cc495-6 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

89: After Clause 23, insert the following new Clause—

“Subs...

Lord Caine | 831 c497 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

90: After Clause 23, insert the following new Clause—

“Fals...

Lord Caine | 831 c497 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

91: Clause 34, page 28, line 12, leave out subsection (3)

M...

Lord Caine | 831 c498 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

94: Clause 36, page 28, line 35, leave out “only”

Member’s ...

Lord Caine | 831 c498 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

98: Clause 38, page 29, line 27, leave out “P” and insert “a pers...

Lord Dodds of Duncairn | 831 c499 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Dodds of Duncairn

98A: Clause 38, page 29, line 30, at end insert—

<...
Lord Dodds of Duncairn | 831 c499 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the purpose of this amendment is to treat a public prosecution as having begun when a f...

Lord Faulks | 831 c499 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Faulks

99: After Clause 38, insert the following new Clause—

“Aut...

Lord Faulks | 831 cc499-504 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this amendment, which is supported by the noble Lord, Lord Godson, and the noble Barone...

Lord Butler of Brockwell | 831 cc504-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Faulks. I also echo his remarks a...

Lord Howell of Guildford | 831 cc505-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I, too, support this amendment, so powerfully moved by the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, and...

Baroness Hoey | 831 cc506-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, when I asked a question about this some six months ago I was assured that something wou...

Baroness Suttie | 831 cc507-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, when this amendment was introduced at a very late stage in Committee, I expressed conce...

Lord Murphy of Torfaen | 831 c508 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been an interesting debate. I begin my brief remarks by paying tribute to Lord...

Lord Caine | 831 cc508-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very grateful, as always, to noble Lords who have spoken in this short but very im...

Lord Faulks | 831 cc509-510 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very grateful to all those who have taken part in this debate, and I am grateful t...

Lord Caine | 831 cc510-1 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

106: Clause 40, page 31, line 32, leave out from “before” to end ...

Baroness O'Loan | 831 c511 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness O'Loan

110: Clause 40, leave out Clause 40

Member’s explanato...

Baroness O'Loan | 831 c511 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this amendment would delete the prohibition on inquests, which are an ancient part of o...

Lord Caine | 831 cc511-5 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

111: Clause 41, page 33, line 18, at end insert—

“(2A) On a...

Lord Dodds of Duncairn | 831 c515 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Dodds of Duncairn

114A: Clause 44, page 35, line 25, at end insert—

...
Lord Dodds of Duncairn | 831 cc515-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we now come to this group of amendments on memorialisation. This is a very difficult an...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 831 cc516-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have a certain sympathy with Amendment 114A in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Dod...

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown | 831 cc518-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I join my noble friend Lord Dodds and the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, in supporting A...

Baroness Hoey | 831 cc520-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I speak to support Amendments 117 and 118 in my name but agree with the amendment from ...

Lord Weir of Ballyholme | 831 cc522-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, within any democracy it is healthy and appropriate that people have a battle of ideas a...

Lord Morgan | 831 cc523-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I intervene not as an Irish person but as someone who comes from another Celtic country...

Baroness O'Loan | 831 cc524-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this part of the Bill, providing for history and memorialisation, is about creating as ...

Lord Eames | 831 cc525-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have frequently felt moved to speak in this House about the suffering that has been e...

Lord Patten of Barnes | 831 cc527-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I did not intend to contribute to this debate, but sitting here listening to some of th...

Lord Murphy of Torfaen | 831 cc529-530 (Link to this contribution)

This has been a powerful debate in many ways. I suppose it should be, bearing in mind what has ha...

Lord Caine | 831 cc530-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful as always to those who have contributed to this debate, which was lengthi...

Lord Godson | 831 c533 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will be happy not to press my amendment.

Lord Dodds of Duncairn | 831 cc533-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been a very powerful debate, with powerful contributions from all sides of you...

Lord Caine | 831 c534 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

115: Clause 45, page 36, line 20, at end insert—

“(aa) cons...

Lord Caine | 831 cc534-5 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

119: Clause 48, page 38, line 17, at end insert—

“(c) that ...

Lord Caine | 831 c535 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

121: Clause 50, page 39, line 16, at end insert “, and

(b) ...

Lord Caine | 831 c535 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

122: Clause 51, page 39, line 41, at end insert—

““relevant...

Lord Caine | 831 c535 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

125: Clause 54, page 43, line 23, at end insert—

Lord Caine | 831 c536 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

127: Clause 54, page 45, line 30, second column, leave out from “...

Lord Caine | 831 c536 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

128: Clause 57, page 47, line 30, leave out “Part 3” and insert “...

Lord Caine | 831 cc536-8 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

130: Schedule 1, page 50, line 30, at end insert—

“5A_(1) T...

Lord Caine | 831 c539 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

145: Schedule 2, page 60, line 17, at end insert—

“(1A) Sub...

Lord Caine | 831 c539 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

146: Schedule 4, page 64, line 39, leave out “£1,000” and insert ...

Lord Caine | 831 cc539-541 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

147: After Schedule 4, insert the following new Schedule—

“...

Lord Caine | 831 cc542-3 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

151: Schedule 10, page 81, line 6, leave out from “if” to end of ...

Lord Caine | 831 c543 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

159: Schedule 11, page 85, leave out lines 22 and 23 and insert—<...

Lord Caine | 831 cc544-6 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Caine

162: Schedule 12, page 89, line 8, at end insert—

“2A_ Afte...