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Northern Ireland Assembly Members Bill [HL]

My Lords, first I endorse what the noble Lord, Lord Glentoran, said: all that the Bill does is restrict salaries. If the people of Northern Ireland wish to elect one person to two posts, that is entirely up to them. I am told by my noble friend that this has no bearing on allowances in the Irish Parliament, but I do not think that that answers the noble Lord’s question, so I will come back to him in writing. However, I do not know of anyone who serves in two Parliaments in two jurisdictions. I may be wrong about that, but I will come back to the noble Lord in writing. I am floundering here. I think that the best thing for me to do is to come back to him in writing and to put a copy of the letter in the Library.