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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

"I am grateful to my noble friend. Perhaps I should rephrase what I said: we were silent on amending the legislation to provide for a second referendum. Therefore, the Electoral Commission changed the wording, which was accepted to get the clarity that we need.

I fear that if we go …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

"One way of dealing with it would have been to make it clear that we were going to put things to a vote at the end. But now we are in a position of risking getting any kind of meaningful negotiation from Brussels because we would be sending people there …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

"I cannot attribute the motivation. The noble Lord has his view. I am simply saying that if we are going to send people to Brussels to do a good deal for us—and whether they can, I do not know—the one thing we cannot do is saw their legs off before …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

"I am not opposed to the concept, of course. We have already said that it is going to be ratified by Parliament. I make the point that if these amendments are inserted—and there are others on the Marshalled List to be dealt with at a later sitting—we are going to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 Jan 2017
The Process for Triggering Article 50

"My Lords, in the Statement the Secretary of State indicated that there would be consultation with the devolved institutions. The Minister will be aware that the Northern Ireland Executive are out of business, and while some Ministers are hanging on, they have no power to speak on behalf of the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Jan 2017
A New Partnership with the EU

"My Lords, in the Statement the Prime Minister indicated that free movement and the common travel area between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic should continue, but, as the House will know, the Northern Ireland Executive have abandoned the field, and there will not be an Executive in place before …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 05 Sep 2016
Exiting the European Union

"My Lords, the Minister will not be surprised to hear me raise the core question of the relationship with the Republic of Ireland. Has he received any representations from the Irish Government to the effect that they feel that our decision to leave Europe is a breach of, or threat …..."
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Written Question
Sovereignty: Northern Ireland
Wednesday 10th August 2016

Asked by: Lord Empey (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to discuss with other member states the matter of holding a Border Poll in Northern Ireland as part of their negotiations about the UK leaving the EU.

Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley

The UK Government will continue to abide by its commitments in the Belfast Agreement. It remains the case that the requirements in the Belfast Agreement for a border poll are not met. Our efforts need to be focused on getting the best deal possible for the UK in the negotiations with the EU.