Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 22 Jun 2022
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]
"Well, there we are. My Lords, it is not easy. My heart tells me that the noble Lords, Lord Empey and Lord Dodds, and others are right that the devolution settlement should be protected. If you set up an Assembly and a Government, they should be allowed to get on …..."Lord Murphy of Torfaen - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 22 Jun 2022
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]
"Yes, I understand, and if I was the Secretary of State under those circumstances, I would not invoke special powers, which this Act would eventually do; I would get on a plane and go over there and have a chat for the next two weeks to try to resolve it, …..."Lord Murphy of Torfaen - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 22 Jun 2022
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]
"Of course. No one said that any of this is easy; far from it. When he wound up, the Minister was very kind to say that he would look at all the different ideas that have emerged from the discussions and debates here today and come back on Report with …..."Lord Murphy of Torfaen - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Jun 2022
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]
"My Lords, it has been an interesting debate. I sometimes wonder how we ever passed the Good Friday agreement, but we did. We had similar arguments about issues perhaps much more significant than the language 25 years ago. Comparing this with what has occurred in Wales, where I was a …..."Lord Murphy of Torfaen - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 16 May 2022
Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
"My Lords, of course it is right that the Prime Minister is in Belfast today, but the Minister, who has enormous experience of Northern Ireland politics, knows that one-off meetings will not solve the problem; it requires proper, intense, round-table negotiations with the European Union, with the Irish Government and, …..."Lord Murphy of Torfaen - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 8th April 2022
Asked by:
Lord Murphy of Torfaen (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland last met the Irish Foreign Minister to discuss visa requirements for EU citizens entering Northern Ireland from Ireland.
Answered by Lord Caine
- Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland)
The Government will continue its strong cooperation with the Irish Government on a range of immigration issues, reflecting its commitment to both the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the Common Travel Area. These matters were most recently discussed at the British–Irish Intergovernmental Conference in Dublin on 23 March.
Written Question
Friday 8th April 2022
Asked by:
Lord Murphy of Torfaen (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland last met political parties in Northern Ireland to discuss the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
Answered by Lord Caine
- Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland)
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regularly meets Northern Ireland political representatives to discuss Northern Ireland-related matters, including the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Until the recent resignation of the First Minister, the Secretary of State also regularly attended meetings of the cross-Government Protocol Contact Group along with the Minister for Europe and the First and deputy First Minister and he looks forward to their resumption after the Northern Ireland Assembly Election on 5 May.
Written Question
Friday 8th April 2022
Asked by:
Lord Murphy of Torfaen (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland last visited Dublin for meetings with Irish ministers.
Answered by Lord Caine
- Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland)
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland last visited Dublin for meetings with Irish Ministers on Wednesday 23 March where he attended the British Irish Intergovernmental Conference alongside Minister of State, Conor Burns.
Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 07 Apr 2022
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
"It is a great pleasure to take part in this debate and, as always, to listen to the words of the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, who opened it with great knowledge, as he always does. It has been a wise, informed and useful debate, held against the background of disease …..."Lord Murphy of Torfaen - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 03 Mar 2022
Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
"I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Jay, for initiating the debate and the invaluable work his committee does. This deserves a longer debate and more Members taking part. The lack of resolution of this issue has the most profound implications for the future of Northern Ireland. The elections in …..."Lord Murphy of Torfaen - View Speech
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