Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill

My Lords, I start by thanking the Minister for bringing forward these essential Bills today. They...

My Lords, when the business Motion was being discussed last week, I made the point that the metho...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Empey, and I will be reiterating ...

My Lords, I will speak on the Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill in partic...

My Lords, like other noble Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his presentation of these Bil...

On a point of information, I have seen two Northern Ireland flags recently.

The noble Lord must have brought them with him himself, because certainly nobody over here would ...

Is the noble Lord aware that there was no greater opportunity than to use the MLAs in the run-up ...

The noble Lord knows that I agree entirely with him. I simply cannot see that there is any sound ...

My Lords, it is with some regret that I speak on this issue today. Indeed, I feel that this is th...

My Lords, very much along the lines of the previous speakers who have addressed this issue, I wil...

My Lords, unlike most of the speakers in this debate, I do not come from Northern Ireland. It is ...

My Lords, I support the two Bills and thank the Minister for arranging the briefing from his offi...

My Lords, there has been a wide range of speeches on the Bills here this evening, all very much w...

My Lords, I will speak briefly with what is, I hope, a simple message, one which has been express...

My Lords, I very much agree with the noble Lord, Lord Rogan. Where there is an absence of democra...

My Lords, no matter how much homework I do before I come here, I am always confronted by new ques...

I am very grateful to the Minister, but it feels as if he is giving a veto to one party. When Lor...

The noble Lord is absolutely correct. That is why I am trying to be very careful in putting this ...

I am most grateful. I would like to follow up: I think we see this as one. I appreciate the sugge...

I accept the words of my venerable and noble friend. I am trying to find a way of moving this for...

To follow the remarks of the noble Lords, Lord Alderdice and Lord Cormack, has there been any dis...

The noble Lord raises a question to which I do not have the answer, I am afraid; I do not have it...

It is only 9.05 pm.

The night is still young, exactly.

Returning to the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Empey. ...

I am also interested in whose budget it comes from.

I will make sure the letter covers that point as well. On the housing association aspect, I have ...