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District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2006

Debates on delegated legislation on Wednesday, 24 January 2007, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Rooker. The answering member was Lord Glentoran.
Draft SI on District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (Amendment). Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
688 c402-8GC 
Session
2006-07
Department
Northern Ireland Office
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Related items
District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2006
Thursday, 30 November 2006
Statutory instruments
House of Lords
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions
Lord Rooker | 688 c404GC (Link to this contribution) The District Electoral Areas Commissioner.
Lord Glentoran | 688 c404GC (Link to this contribution) Yes. I understand that the two commissioners will be the same person. What is the thinking behind th...

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Lord Rooker | 688 c405-6GC (Link to this contribution) Chickens sometimes come home to roost quicker than you think. I take personal ministerial responsibi...
Viscount Ullswater | 688 c403GC (Link to this contribution) I must rule this discussion out of order. I have not put a Motion for the noble Lord to debate.
Lord Rooker | 688 c403GC (Link to this contribution) I cannot comment on the detail of that because the electoral system in Northern Ireland is somewhat ...
Lord Rooker | 688 c402GC (Link to this contribution) rose to move, That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the District El...
Lord Kilclooney | 688 c404-5GC (Link to this contribution) In paragraph 5, the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Northern Ireland will be su...
Lord Trimble | 688 c403GC (Link to this contribution) Of the factors mentioned by the Minister, the only one that has any substance is the last one about ...
Lord Rooker | 688 c403-4GC (Link to this contribution) The issue is simple. On the point raised by the noble Lord, Lord Trimble, when the Assembly is back,...
Lord Kilclooney | 688 c406GC (Link to this contribution) Since, as the Minister has confirmed, the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner has not completed...
Lord Rooker | 688 c406-8GC (Link to this contribution) He will not. This order does not do that. The boundary commissioner has to produce his report before...
Lord Trimble | 688 c402GC (Link to this contribution) On that point, why do we still have wards? What is the point of them? The relevant unit for electora...
Lord Glentoran | 688 c404GC (Link to this contribution) Having said that I had no problems with this order, I would just like an explanation about why, if i...
Lord Rooker | 688 c403GC (Link to this contribution) Well, the intention is there. They are identifiable if one focuses on the natural settlement of an a...
Subjects
Boundary commissions
Elections
Northern Ireland
Public appointments
Northern Ireland government
Local Government Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland
Legislation
District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2007
Link
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