Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community highlighting the progress made (coloured text version) in the negotiation round with the UK of 16-19 March 2018. 130p.

Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community highlighting the progress made (coloured text version) in the negotiation round with the UK of 16-19 March 2018. 130p.

Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community. 129p.

Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community. 129p.

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness and everyone else who has taken part in the very constructive debates we have had over the various Readings. I should also mention Mr Goggins, in another place, with whom I have had a number of conversations in trying to reach agreement on...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness and everyone else who has taken part in the very constructive debates we have had over the various Readings. I should also mention Mr Goggins, in another place, with whom I have had a number of conversations in trying to reach agreement on...

My Lords, on Second Reading I raised two questions regarding the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly: first, the re-election of the Speaker; and, secondly, the pension arrangements for the Speaker. The Leader of the House responded very constructively and undertook to write to me on those, and I am...

My Lords, on Second Reading I raised two questions regarding the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly: first, the re-election of the Speaker; and, secondly, the pension arrangements for the Speaker. The Leader of the House responded very constructively and undertook to write to me on those, and I am...

I was coming to my next point, which was brought to my attention in Northern Ireland. Can a Member in Northern Ireland be elected to the Irish Parliament in Dublin, and will this in any way affect his allowances or salaries?

I was coming to my next point, which was brought to my attention in Northern Ireland. Can a Member in Northern Ireland be elected to the Irish Parliament in Dublin, and will this in any way affect his allowances or salaries?

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Kilclooney, has got it slightly wrong. The Bill does not stop people being elected: it only ensures that they cannot take three salaries.

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Kilclooney, has got it slightly wrong. The Bill does not stop people being elected: it only ensures that they cannot take three salaries.

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...

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...

My Lords, the Bill will permit the Northern Ireland Assembly to delegate powers in relation to the setting of salaries and expenses for Members of the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly. Currently, the Assembly is explicitly prevented from doing so under Section 47(7) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, which states...

My Lords, the Bill will permit the Northern Ireland Assembly to delegate powers in relation to the setting of salaries and expenses for Members of the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly. Currently, the Assembly is explicitly prevented from doing so under Section 47(7) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, which states...

My Lords, I will be brief. I spoke on this previously. I was uneasy about the restriction on people having dual mandates. I mentioned that there were people in Northern Ireland with triple mandates. The Nobel laureate, Mr John Hume, was an elected Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, an...

My Lords, I will be brief. I spoke on this previously. I was uneasy about the restriction on people having dual mandates. I mentioned that there were people in Northern Ireland with triple mandates. The Nobel laureate, Mr John Hume, was an elected Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, an...

That the Bill do now pass.

That the Bill do now pass.

Northern Ireland Assembly Members Bill (HL). Lords third reading debate. Agreed to on question. Bill passed and sent to the Commons.

Northern Ireland Assembly Members Bill (HL). Lords third reading debate. Agreed to on question. Bill passed and sent to the Commons.

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness for listening to the mood of the House, as expressed at Second Reading and in Grand Committee. In effect, she has moved, in substance, to deal with the issues which were raised—there could be a quarrel about some detail but very little....

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness for listening to the mood of the House, as expressed at Second Reading and in Grand Committee. In effect, she has moved, in substance, to deal with the issues which were raised—there could be a quarrel about some detail but very little....

My Lords, in moving Amendment 1, I will speak also to the other government amendment in this group. This amendment deals with the issue of dual mandates, which was clearly a matter of concern on Second Reading and in Committee. I am sure that the debate this afternoon will give...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 1, I will speak also to the other government amendment in this group. This amendment deals with the issue of dual mandates, which was clearly a matter of concern on Second Reading and in Committee. I am sure that the debate this afternoon will give...

1: Clause 1, page 1, line 17, leave out subsection (5) and insert— "( ) For subsection (4) substitute— "(4) Provision under subsection (2A) must ensure that, if a salary is payable to a member of the Assembly ("M") as a member of either House of Parliament or as a...

1: Clause 1, page 1, line 17, leave out subsection (5) and insert— "( ) For subsection (4) substitute— "(4) Provision under subsection (2A) must ensure that, if a salary is payable to a member of the Assembly ("M") as a member of either House of Parliament or as a...

Excellent, my Lords. I completely agree with the noble Lord, Lord Smith of Clifton; we hope that progress continues to be made in the talks at Hillsborough. I also hope that his earlier prognostications do not come to pass now because, like the noble Lord, Lord Morrow, I am sure...

Excellent, my Lords. I completely agree with the noble Lord, Lord Smith of Clifton; we hope that progress continues to be made in the talks at Hillsborough. I also hope that his earlier prognostications do not come to pass now because, like the noble Lord, Lord Morrow, I am sure...

That is exactly the message that I was hoping the noble Baroness would pass on.

That is exactly the message that I was hoping the noble Baroness would pass on.

3: Clause 1, page 2, line 30, at end insert "; and if the determination does not make the provision required by section 47(4) (as substituted by this section) it has effect as if it made that provision." Amendment 3 agreed. Clause 2 : Pensions etc. Amendment 4 not moved....

3: Clause 1, page 2, line 30, at end insert "; and if the determination does not make the provision required by section 47(4) (as substituted by this section) it has effect as if it made that provision." Amendment 3 agreed. Clause 2 : Pensions etc. Amendment 4 not moved....

My Lords, I did not intend to speak. However, I declare at the outset that I am a Member of that much-maligned Northern Ireland Assembly which, in the opinion of some, is not doing its single job very well. That criticism is ill founded. This House should just stop and...

My Lords, I did not intend to speak. However, I declare at the outset that I am a Member of that much-maligned Northern Ireland Assembly which, in the opinion of some, is not doing its single job very well. That criticism is ill founded. This House should just stop and...

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for their contributions today and for their warm welcome for the Government’s amendments. Before I turn to the amendments tabled by other noble Lords, perhaps I might answer some of the points that have been made in this short but interesting and...

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for their contributions today and for their warm welcome for the Government’s amendments. Before I turn to the amendments tabled by other noble Lords, perhaps I might answer some of the points that have been made in this short but interesting and...

My Lords, it seems to me that the amendments are very sensible indeed. If a Member has two positions, he should only get the salary for one. It is an indication that we should move on and allow other people to take the reins. The only way that they will...

My Lords, it seems to me that the amendments are very sensible indeed. If a Member has two positions, he should only get the salary for one. It is an indication that we should move on and allow other people to take the reins. The only way that they will...