Debate on bill on Wednesday, 22 November 2006, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Rooker. The answering member was Lord Glentoran.

Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill

Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill. Lords Second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 687 c345-69
Session: 2006-07
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill. Brought from the Commons. Explanatory Notes HL Bill 8-EN also published.
Tuesday, 21 November 2006
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Proceeding contributions: Lord Rooker | 687 c359 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may interrupt just to knock this one on the head. This, frankly, is so negative ...; Lord Laird | 687 c359 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am highly delighted, but—; Lord Laird | 687 c359-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am highly delighted, but the trouble is that we still seem to find instances of the Secr...; Lord Rooker | 687 c359 (Link to this contribution) I have told you ten times.; Baroness Park of Monmouth | 687 c363-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, most of the major points have of course already been brilliantly made by a number of speak...; Lord Tebbit | 687 c360-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall have some hard words to say about some aspects of government policy. I hope that t...; Lord Kilclooney | 687 c365 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I want briefly to follow the noble Viscount on the question of language. In Northern Irela...; Viscount Brookeborough | 687 c364-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I had not intended to speak, but I wish to mention two matters. First, as an ex-member of ...; Lord Rooker | 687 c366 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very grateful for noble Lords’ contributions. Notwithstanding the implied criticism, ...; Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton | 687 c365 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I gently remind noble Lords that normally it is a courtesy to the House to indicate, when ...; Lord Rooker | 687 c366 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think that it is implied in the legal definition of supporting all the policing and crim...; Lord Tebbit | 687 c366 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have just been given a very good reason, which it is probably more polite not to comment...; Lord Tebbit | 687 c366 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord. Is he saying specifically that those words include MI5?; Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton | 687 c369 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now adjourn until6.10 pm. In moving this Motion, perhaps I...; Lord Rooker | 687 c368-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will be more than happy to attempt to do that at some stage, and I will try to do so thi...; Lord Trimble | 687 c368 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for giving way on this matter. I entirely accept his statement that t...; Lord Rooker | 687 c367 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not know whether I gave a good answer or not, then. Obviously, I am very grateful to ...; Lord Rooker | 687 c345-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. Of the many Northern Ireland Bills...; Lord Glentoran | 687 c349-51 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, for setting out the context of the Bill in his usual ...; Lord Smith of Clifton | 687 c351-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for introducing this Bill. I must apologise to noble Lords in a...; Lord Trimble | 687 c353-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I feel that I approach the Bill in much the same temper as the noble Lord, Lord Smith of C...; Lord Mayhew of Twysden | 687 c356-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is an enormous encouragement to hear in the last words of the noble Lord’s speech that ...; Lord Laird | 687 c357-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking the Minister for explaining the Bill at Second Readin...
Subjects: Devolved matters Admissions Administration of justice Conduct Devolution Finance Elections Languages Irish language Northern Ireland Police Powers Northern Ireland Assembly Members Political parties Ministers Northern Ireland government North South Ministerial Council Schools School choice Secondary education Timetables Sinn Féin Ulster Scots language British Irish Council St Andrews Agreement District policing partnerships
Legislation: Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill 2006-07
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill

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