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Northern Ireland

Secondary information

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

691 c1477-89 

Session

2006-07

Department

Northern Ireland Office

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Proceeding contributions

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville | 691 c1488 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have a small, diffident, private suggestion to make. When I was a Minister in Northern I...

Lord Rooker | 691 c1486-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord is absolutely right. I hope that I addressed that in my earlier remarks. Th...

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Lord Alderdice | 691 c1486 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, at Parliament Buildings yesterday, the Taoiseach, in a very sensitive and thoughtful way, ...

Lord Rooker | 691 c1487 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord is absolutely right. Over the years, the direct-rule Ministers have encount...

Lord Howell of Guildford | 691 c1487 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as one of the last two surviving members of the original direct-rule four-man ministerial ...

Lord Rooker | 691 c1486 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I can knock that on the head straightaway. In no way was I implying that. We have just had...

Baroness O'Cathain | 691 c1485 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Statement that the noble Lord made is wonderfully welcome; I never thought that I woul...

Lord Dubs | 691 c1486 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, time does not allow one to pay tribute to all the people who have played a part in this ma...

Lord Rooker | 691 c1485 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, by referring to our membership and to most of the former Secretaries of State in the other...

Lord Haskins | 691 c1489 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are all rightly celebrating the end of the trouble of the past 40 years. I am a Protest...

Lord Rooker | 691 c1488 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I had never set foot on the island of Ireland until 2005, when the Prime Minister asked me...

Baroness Butler-Sloss | 691 c1488 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I go to Northern Ireland regularly—at least twice or three times a year. It is a beautiful...

Lord Rooker | 691 c1477-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with permission, I shall repeat a Statement made earlier today in the other place by the S...

Lord Mayhew of Twysden | 691 c1484 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness’s comments were a most salutary warning. Nevertheless, we must all trus...

Lord Rooker | 691 c1484 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, frankly, there is nothing that I can add to what the noble Baroness has said. She has spok...

Baroness Blood | 691 c1483-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for the Statement. As has already been said, many people here t...

Lord Rooker | 691 c1483 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, any response from me is superfluous. The noble Lord is absolutely right: this is because o...

Lord Soley | 691 c1485 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is some years since I made any statements or asked any questions in Parliament on North...

Lord Rooker | 691 c1484-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble and learned Lord. When I was in Belfast a couple of weeks ...

Lord King of Bridgwater | 691 c1483 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Statement, as we must all do on this occasion. We all have our memories and ...

Lord Rooker | 691 c1481-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for the warm responses from the two Front Benches. I do not disagree with an...

Lord Smith of Clifton | 691 c1480-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise for being slightly late when the Minister was repeating the Statement, but I h...

Lord Glentoran | 691 c1480 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement that was made in another place. The fact ...

Lord Rooker | 691 c1486 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend is absolutely right.

Lord Rooker | 691 c1488 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I endorse that. Northern Ireland is hosting international conferences on a very regular ba...

Lord Rooker | 691 c1489 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Lord for his kind remarks about the work of the Prime Minister.

Subjects

Demonstrations Devolution Community relations Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Assembly Northern Ireland government Northern Ireland Executive

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