(6 years, 4 months ago)
Lords Chamber
The Countess of Mar (CB)
My Lords, we are speaking to Amendment 6 at the moment. The amendment is to Amendment 7.
(7 years, 6 months ago)
Lords Chamber
The Countess of Mar (CB)
The noble Lord appears to be making a Second Reading speech. Would he kindly pay attention to the amendment on the Order Paper?
(7 years, 6 months ago)
Lords Chamber
The Countess of Mar (CB)
My Lords, I remind the noble Lord that he has already spoken.
The noble Lord speaking for the Opposition held the office of Secretary of State for Northern Ireland with distinction. He knows that during all that time he never shared joint authority. Will he comment on why an amendment may be carried by a number of his noble friends that will, for the first time, enshrine in legislation—this is the proposal—that we change the policy, which has been agreed between parties during all these years, that we do not have joint authority in Northern Ireland?