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Lords Chamber
Hallett Review - Thu 17 Jul 2014
Wales Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Randerson (LDEM - Life peer) My noble friend asked about the royal prerogative of mercy and the failure to keep lists. - Speech Link
2: Lord Rogan (UUP - Life peer) State for Northern Ireland. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Randerson (LDEM - Life peer) State for Northern Ireland. - Speech Link
4: Lord Cormack (CON - Life peer) admit their guilt eligible for the royal prerogative of mercy, and those who are guilty and not prepared - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Hallett Review - Thu 17 Jul 2014
Northern Ireland Office

Mentions:
1: Theresa Villiers (CON - Chipping Barnet) process in Northern Ireland. - Speech Link
2: Theresa Villiers (CON - Chipping Barnet) of Northern Ireland. - Speech Link
3: Lord Dodds of Duncairn (DUP - Life peer) of Northern Ireland. - Speech Link
4: Ivan Lewis (IND - Bury South) of Northern Ireland. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Queen’s Speech - Wed 11 Jun 2014
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Lord Empey (UUP - Life peer) It emerged that 350 people had been given royal pardons under the royal prerogative of mercy but, even - Speech Link
2: Lord Wallace of Tankerness (LDEM - Life peer) has been happening as regards the royal prerogative of mercy. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 11 Jun 2014
Northern Ireland Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Robathan (CON - Life peer) the future of Northern Ireland. - Speech Link
2: Theresa Villiers (CON - Chipping Barnet) the future of Northern Ireland. - Speech Link
3: Jeffrey M Donaldson (DUP - Lagan Valley) of terrorist suspects were granted the royal prerogative of mercy—in other words, pardons— for serious - Speech Link
4: Theresa Villiers (CON - Chipping Barnet) the royal prerogative of mercy, I expect that aspects of that issue will be covered in Lady Justice - Speech Link
5: Lord Dodds of Duncairn (DUP - Life peer) Given the revelation that the royal prerogative of mercy was granted in at least 16 cases relating to - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 07 May 2014
Scotland Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Dodds of Duncairn (DUP - Life peer) Later this week, the opening stages of the Giro d’Italia will take place in Northern Ireland. - Speech Link
2: David Cameron (CON - Witney) Gentleman about the importance of these great sporting events—both the one he mentioned in Northern Ireland - Speech Link
3: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Ireland were given the royal prerogative of mercy, despite 10 years of files being lost. - Speech Link
4: David Cameron (CON - Witney) Lady, who I know takes a very close interest in these issues in Northern Ireland, that difficult decisions - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
High Court Judgment (John Downey) - Thu 27 Mar 2014
Northern Ireland Office

Mentions:
1: Nigel Mills (CON - Amber Valley) The point was made earlier that the idea of the royal prerogative of mercy was to correct miscarriages - Speech Link
2: Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP - Life peer) of mercy has been mentioned. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Tue 04 Mar 2014
Wales Office

Mentions:
1: Lord McAvoy (LAB - Life peer) the Northern Ireland Assembly. - Speech Link
2: Lord Kilclooney (CB - Life peer) the Northern Ireland Assembly. - Speech Link
3: Lord Lexden (CON - Life peer) the Northern Ireland Assembly. - Speech Link
4: None the Northern Ireland Assembly. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Randerson (LDEM - Life peer) the Northern Ireland Assembly. - Speech Link
6: Baroness Randerson (LDEM - Life peer) the Northern Ireland Assembly. - Speech Link
7: Baroness Randerson (LDEM - Life peer) the Northern Ireland Assembly. - Speech Link
8: Lord Alderdice (LDEM - Life peer) the Northern Ireland Assembly. - Speech Link
9: Baroness Randerson (LDEM - Life peer) the Northern Ireland Assembly. - Speech Link
10: Lord Alderdice (LDEM - Life peer) the Northern Ireland Assembly. - Speech Link
11: Baroness O'Loan (CB - Life peer) in Northern Ireland is something of which the people of Northern Ireland are very aware. - Speech Link
12: Lord Mawhinney (CON - Life peer) and for the people of Northern Ireland. - Speech Link
13: Lord Bew (CB - Life peer) from the affairs of Northern Ireland. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
John Downey - Wed 26 Feb 2014
Attorney General

Mentions:
1: Laurence Robertson (CON - Tewkesbury) I was a shadow Northern Ireland Minister when the Northern Ireland offenders Bill was withdrawn because - Speech Link
2: Bob Stewart (CON - Beckenham) the Police Service of Northern Ireland. - Speech Link
3: Emily Thornberry (LAB - Islington South and Finsbury) the Police Service of Northern Ireland. - Speech Link
4: Dominic Grieve (IND - Beaconsfield) Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. - Speech Link
5: Dominic Grieve (IND - Beaconsfield) Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. - Speech Link
6: Dominic Grieve (IND - Beaconsfield) Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. - Speech Link
7: Dominic Grieve (IND - Beaconsfield) the royal prerogative of mercy, as part of a peace settlement, and any suggestion of an amnesty. - Speech Link
8: Naomi Long (Alliance - Belfast East) Minister of Justice for Northern Ireland or the Policing Board. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 08 Jan 2014
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Owen Smith (LAB - Pontypridd) I worked with Paul at the Northern Ireland Office, and I can say from personal experience that he was - Speech Link
2: David Cameron (CON - Witney) devolution of policing and justice powers to Northern Ireland, particularly at the Hillsborough castle - Speech Link
3: Edward Miliband (LAB - Doncaster North) the man and his ability that he earned the respect, trust and affection of all sides in Northern Ireland - Speech Link
4: David Cameron (CON - Witney) It is excellent news that a royal prerogative mercy, which is very rarely granted, has been granted in - Speech Link
5: Lord Dodds of Duncairn (DUP - Life peer) He will be sadly missed not only in this House but throughout Northern Ireland. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Alan Turing (Statutory Pardon) Bill [HL] - Fri 19 Jul 2013
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord Sharkey (LDEM - Life peer) WA 341.].However, the Government could not be persuaded to exercise the royal prerogative of mercy in - Speech Link
2: Lord Quirk (CB - Life peer) noble Lord, Lord Faulkner, prosecution and conviction and, instead of imprisonment, the “mercyof treatment - Speech Link