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Policing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

I do not know whether the Lord President is about to answer the questions I asked. Has she read the oath of allegiance taken by members of the Garda Siochana and does she think it will be well received and appropriate within Northern Ireland? In the context of the increasing threat of international terrorism in which the United States and other countries wish to co-operate with intelligence services in the United Kingdom, will the powers of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland extend to matters of national security and, if so, would that not deter the United States and other countries from co-operating with the intelligence services of the United Kingdom? Finally, the noble Baroness, Lady Blood, totally misunderstood and misrepresented what I said. I made clear that a wife is not responsible for the political views of her husband, but he is a political activist working for the break-up of the United Kingdom to bring about a united Ireland and, as such, the Police Ombudsman’s position is tainted in the eyes of the people of Northern Ireland.