Is the noble Lord aware that there was no greater opportunity than to use the MLAs in the run-up to this budget? Instead, there were two or three very brief and perfunctory meetings, of little import, between the civil servants and representatives of the parties. Surely it would have been a golden opportunity to let them go through the process, even if it were for guidance, if for no other reason.
Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Empey
(Ulster Unionist Party)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 12 March 2019.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill.
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