Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) Bill

My Lords, I shall be fairly brief as the noble Lord, Lord Hain, has very eloquently and, if I may...

My Lords, what the Minister has brought before your Lordships’ House today in these three Bills s...

My Lords, I wish to speak primarily on the budget Bill and the regional rates and energy Bill. Th...

My Lords, I offer my support to the Government for the broad thrust of the legislation this after...

My Lords, I join other noble Lords in strongly supporting the three Bills before us today. I full...

My Lords, I have to admit that when I first looked at these Bills, I did not find myself being pa...

My Lords, I welcome the three Bills coming to the House today. Obviously, you can talk about almo...

My Lords, as we all know, these Bills are the inevitable consequence of the deeply unfortunate ci...

My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the gap. In the brief time I feel I ought...

My Lords, it has been a fascinating if short debate. It has been a timely one, too, because this ...

My Lords, this has been a very wide-ranging discussion, as it always is when we confront the seri...

Could the Minister give us some indication about how long the consultation process will be?

That was a question I did not anticipate. I thought you might ask when it would begin, but not ho...

I am grateful for the Minister for his positive response. May I ask him to reflect before we meet...

I thank the noble Lord for that point. Yes, I will reflect before we meet, and I hope we can meet...

Before the Minister sits down, I draw his attention to one thing that he and the noble Lord, Lord...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Maginnis, who makes his point clear, as always. I understand exactly...

Before the noble Lord sits down, I ask him to reflect on the Judge Hart inquiry. If I picked up h...

Just before the Minister gets to his feet, I should like to say that I broadly agree with what th...

I thank both noble Lords for their interventions, and I will reflect on them.

As to the RHI...