Information between 14th March 2022 - 8th December 2024
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Parliamentary Debates |
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European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) Bill
255 speeches (38,734 words) 2nd reading Friday 6th December 2024 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Robin Swann (UUP - South Antrim) those protections in the Belfast agreement, which were built in by my party and especially by Lord Trimble - Link to Speech 2: Jim Allister (TUV - North Antrim) The late Lord Trimble was absolutely right about that. - Link to Speech 3: Robin Swann (UUP - South Antrim) trust is removed, which brings me back to my intervention about the Belfast agreement and how Lord Trimble - Link to Speech |
Civil Service: Politicisation
60 speeches (22,913 words) Thursday 28th November 2024 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Godson (Con - Life peer) many hours interviewing the noble Lord, Lord Butler of Brockwell, for my biography of the late Lord Trimble - Link to Speech |
King’s Speech
65 speeches (26,371 words) Tuesday 23rd July 2024 - Lords Chamber Attorney General Mentions: 1: Lord Rogan (UUP - Life peer) It was the political objective of my late friend Lord Trimble to take Ulster unionism to the heart of - Link to Speech |
St Patrick’s Day: Irish Diaspora in the UK
48 speeches (16,992 words) Thursday 14th March 2024 - Westminster Hall Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Karen Bradley (Con - Staffordshire Moorlands) The two architects—the late Lord Trimble and John Hume—should be admired for their ability to put aside - Link to Speech |
Northern Ireland
42 speeches (28,471 words) Tuesday 27th February 2024 - Lords Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Lord Dodds of Duncairn (DUP - Life peer) the most prominent architects of the Belfast agreement, the noble Lord, Lord Empey, and the late Lord Trimble - Link to Speech 2: Lord Godson (Con - Life peer) line with that core principle and commitment in the Belfast agreement.In 1998, my late friend Lord Trimble - Link to Speech |
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill
26 speeches (13,184 words) 2nd reading Wednesday 24th January 2024 - Lords Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Lord Empey (UUP - Life peer) well understand it, because I know the threats that were made 25 years ago against our colleague Lord Trimble - Link to Speech |
Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Public Health, Marketing and Organic Product Standards and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2023
45 speeches (15,940 words) Monday 4th December 2023 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Bew (XB - Life peer) unity—but, 25 years later, heigh-ho, we are back with a version of the same argument.My friend Lord Trimble - Link to Speech |
King’s Speech
112 speeches (57,201 words) Wednesday 8th November 2023 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Lord Bew (XB - Life peer) Every time he sat in this Chamber, Lord Trimble would look down at the Throne and see the crown, and - Link to Speech |
Northern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) Bill
23 speeches (9,327 words) 2nd reading Thursday 18th May 2023 - Lords Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Lord Bew (CB - Life peer) As Lord Trimble did twice, with my total support, if it turns out that undertakings have been given—for - Link to Speech |
Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
12 speeches (2,667 words) Wednesday 26th April 2023 - Grand Committee Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Lord Rogan (UUP - Life peer) As my late noble friend Lord Trimble said in his lecture when accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo - Link to Speech |
Belfast/Good Friday Agreement: 25th Anniversary
41 speeches (21,732 words) Thursday 30th March 2023 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Chris Heaton-Harris (CON - Daventry) that agreement, I am also aware that we will do so without some of its other architects—not least Lord Trimble - Link to Speech |
Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023
49 speeches (20,999 words) Wednesday 29th March 2023 - Lords Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Lord Weir of Ballyholme (DUP - Life peer) Caesar needs to deliver; they lie largely within the competence of the Government.I mentioned Lord Trimble - Link to Speech |
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Organ and Tissue Donation) Bill
31 speeches (15,756 words) 2nd reading Monday 27th February 2023 - Lords Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer) have already seen the status change and go against the Belfast agreement, which is why the late Lord Trimble - Link to Speech |
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill
86 speeches (22,875 words) 2nd reading Wednesday 22nd February 2023 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Sammy Wilson (DUP - East Antrim) Indeed, one of the authors of the Good Friday agreement, the late Lord Trimble, made it quite clear that - Link to Speech |
Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (European Affairs Committee Sub-Committee Report)
46 speeches (18,251 words) Friday 20th January 2023 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Lord Godson (CON - Life peer) might be merit in a working relationship under the British-Irish Council, which my late friend Lord Trimble - Link to Speech |
The Importance of the Relationship Between the United Kingdom and India
55 speeches (19,346 words) Thursday 19th January 2023 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Godson (CON - Life peer) the most credible and articulate voice for unionism in these islands since my late noble friend Lord Trimble - Link to Speech |
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill
32 speeches (20,505 words) 2nd reading Monday 5th December 2022 - Lords Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Lord Weir of Ballyholme (DUP - Life peer) I have the honour of sharing that distinction with the late Lord Trimble. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Godson (CON - Life peer) It was gracious of the noble Lord to speak in those terms, and of course Lord Trimble himself had to - Link to Speech 3: Lord Murphy of Torfaen (LAB - Life peer) We all miss Lord Trimble. - Link to Speech |
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill
36 speeches (26,164 words) 2nd reading: Part 1 Wednesday 23rd November 2022 - Lords Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Lord Rogan (UUP - Life peer) No one knew for sure but, in the immortal words of my late noble friend Lord Trimble, it was about giving - Link to Speech |
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
193 speeches (40,385 words) Committee stage Monday 7th November 2022 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Lord Cormack (CON - Life peer) It is a pity that our recently departed colleague Lord Trimble is not able to be there for that extraordinary - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer) As the late Lord Trimble simply put it:“The Act of Union is the union.” That is undeniably true. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Dodds of Duncairn (DUP - Life peer) There was the famous quote by the late Lord Trimble, who said, “We have jumped, now it is your turn.” - Link to Speech |
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
69 speeches (15,385 words) Committee stage: Part 2 Wednesday 2nd November 2022 - Lords Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Lord Dodds of Duncairn (DUP - Life peer) statutory instrument brought in to implement Article 18—the noble Lord, Lord Empey, and the late Lord Trimble - Link to Speech |
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
31 speeches (10,499 words) Committee stage: Part 2 Tuesday 25th October 2022 - Lords Chamber Scotland Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer) I remind noble Lords of Lord Trimble, who also recently died, and his contribution to Northern Ireland - Link to Speech |
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
160 speeches (52,522 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 11th October 2022 - Lords Chamber Scotland Office Mentions: 1: Lord Godson (CON - Life peer) assembled to discuss the affairs of Northern Ireland since the demise of my late noble friend Lord Trimble - Link to Speech 2: Lord Rogan (UUP - Life peer) opportunity that I have had to address your Lordships’ House since the untimely death of my friend Lord Trimble - Link to Speech 3: Lord Stewart of Dirleton (CON - Life peer) the noble Lord, Lord Rogan, and others on the loss to our counsels constituted by the death of Lord Trimble - Link to Speech |
Deaths of Members and a Former Member
2 speeches (62 words) Monday 5th September 2022 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord McFall of Alcluith (Lord Speaker - Life peer) My Lords, I regret to inform the House of the deaths of the noble Lord, Lord Trimble, on 25 July, the - Link to Speech |
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
184 speeches (39,050 words) Committee stage: Committee of the whole House (Day 1) Wednesday 13th July 2022 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Jeffrey M Donaldson (DUP - Lagan Valley) Lord Trimble, as one of the key negotiators of the Belfast agreement, has stated very clearly that the - Link to Speech 2: Colum Eastwood (SDLP - Foyle) Gentleman and Lord Trimble on how they say consent works. - Link to Speech |
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill
287 speeches (38,282 words) Committee stage: Committee of the whole House Day 1 Wednesday 29th June 2022 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Conor Burns (IND - Bournemouth West) We gathered to pay tribute to my right hon. and noble Friend Lord Trimble, to thank him for his career - Link to Speech |
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
282 speeches (50,679 words) 2nd reading Monday 27th June 2022 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Mark Francois (CON - Rayleigh and Wickford) the Foreign Secretary confirm that one of the strongest advocates for action on this has been Lord Trimble - Link to Speech 2: Iain Duncan Smith (CON - Chingford and Woodford Green) Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) was Prime Minister, I happened to take a delegation, including Lord Trimble - Link to Speech 3: Brandon Lewis (CON - Great Yarmouth) We should all take note of the important and powerful words of Lord Trimble, an architect of the Good - Link to Speech |
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]
31 speeches (15,677 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 7th June 2022 - Lords Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Lord Hay of Ballyore (DUP - Life peer) In the last few days, the noble Lord, Lord Trimble, has said much the same words. - Link to Speech |
Queen’s Speech
146 speeches (56,599 words) Wednesday 18th May 2022 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Lord Carlile of Berriew (CB - Life peer) Two of those parties, the noble Lord, Lord Trimble, and John Hume, from very different parts of the Northern - Link to Speech |
Northern Ireland Protocol
127 speeches (13,499 words) Tuesday 17th May 2022 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Mark Francois (CON - Rayleigh and Wickford) I warmly welcome the statement, as I am sure will the Nobel laureate Lord Trimble, who wrote in a national - Link to Speech 2: Elizabeth Truss (CON - South West Norfolk) He is right to highlight the article today by Lord Trimble. - Link to Speech 3: Iain Duncan Smith (CON - Chingford and Woodford Green) The powerful article by Lord Trimble, one of the architects of the Good Friday agreement, makes it very - Link to Speech 4: Greg Smith (CON - Buckingham) right one, but there have been 18 months of negotiations so far, which have been met with what Lord Trimble - Link to Speech |
Parliamentary Research |
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Developments in Northern Ireland, 2022-23 - CBP-9913
Dec. 06 2023 Found: soon as possible”. 15 Tuesday, 2 August 2022 (not a formal sitting) MLAs met to pay tribute to Lord Trimble |
The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement - 25 years on - CBP-9547
Mar. 28 2023 Found: was joined by former US President Bill Clinton, Sir Tony Blair, Bertie Ahern, Gerry Adams and Lord Trimble |
General debate on the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday agreement - CDP-2023-0078
Mar. 24 2023 Found: talks, was joined by former US President Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Bertie Ahern, Gerry Adams and Lord Trimble |
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill: HL Bill 52 of 2022–23 - LLN-2022-0047
Oct. 05 2022 Found: (former leader of the U lster Unionist Party), Arlene Foster (former leader of the DUP) and Lord Trimble |
The Accession of King Charles III - CBP-9621
Sep. 21 2022 Found: 2022. 123 For example, tributes to Martin McGuiness, a former deputy First Minister , and to Lord Trimble |
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill 2022-2023 - CBP-9569
Jun. 24 2022 Found: Voice), Arlene Foster (the then First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the DUP) and Lord Trimble |
Tweets |
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Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench - Life peer) - @KilclooneyJohn
13 Dec 2022, 11:40 a.m. @JamieBrysonCPNI An excellent analysis of the NI Protocol and Devolution and the Belfast Agreement. The late Lord Trimble stated “the Protocol tore the heart out of the Belfast Agreement”!! Link to Original Tweet |
Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench - Life peer) - @KilclooneyJohn
30 Nov 2022, 11:30 a.m. @AlexKane221b I think you are correct. The late Lord Trimble, one of the main authors of the Belfast Agreement said: The NI Protocol tore the heart out of the Belfast Agreement! Link to Original Tweet |
Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench - Life peer) - @KilclooneyJohn
18 Oct 2022, 6:58 a.m. @JamieBrysonCPNI Good news but the UUP damaged itself by not giving a lead against the NI Protocol from the outset. The late Lord Trimble did so! Link to Original Tweet |
Lord Fowler (Crossbench - Life peer) - @LordSpeaker
3 Aug 2022, 2:05 p.m. It was a privilege to attend the funeral for Lord Trimble at Harmony Hill Presbyterian Church in Lisburn. I was reminded of Seamus Mallon, recalling the Greek proverb: ‘A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they will never sit.’ https://t.co/ttnyW7iMmK Link to Original Tweet |
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) - @JimShannonMP
26 Jul 2022, 1:48 p.m. Saddened by the loss of Lord Trimble. This stalwart of unionism recognised the Irish sea border compromised the principles of the Good Friday Agreement & through this he again worked to unify unionism to oppose it. Sincere sympathies to Daphne & the children,he was one of a kind. Link to Original Tweet |
Kevin Foster (Conservative - Torbay) - @kevin_j_foster
26 Jul 2022, 12:04 a.m. Lord Trimble was a man who navigated a path to peace despite great personal cost to him. His legacy is a generation has grown up knowing peace and progress in Northern Ireland, not the troubles. It was a privilege to have met him and his death is a loss to us all. Link to Original Tweet |
Andrew Stephenson (Conservative - Pendle) - @Andrew4Pendle
25 Jul 2022, 9:32 p.m. Saddened to hear about the passing of former First Minister of Northern Ireland David Trimble. On behalf of the @Conservatives we will always be grateful for the incredible role that Lord Trimble made in formulating the Good Friday Agreement. Our thoughts go out to his family ? Link to Original Tweet |
Boris Johnson (Conservative - Uxbridge and South Ruislip) - @BorisJohnson
25 Jul 2022, 9:13 p.m. I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of Lord Trimble earlier today. He was a giant of British and international politics and will be long remembered for his intellect, personal bravery and fierce determination to change politics for the better. Link to Original Tweet |
Andrew Lewer (Conservative - Northampton South) - @ALewerMBE
25 Jul 2022, 9:06 p.m. Such sad news. Lord Trimble, Nobel peace prize winner, was such a formidable politician and statesman. My sympathies and condolences to his family and colleagues https://t.co/CuH5ZZLwPE Link to Original Tweet |
Priti Patel (Conservative - Witham) - @pritipatel
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs 25 Jul 2022, 8:45 p.m. Lord Trimble was a man of great integrity and honour who helped secure the peace deal which ended the worst of the Troubles in NI. Tonight we remember his legacy and invaluable contribution to securing the Good Friday Agreement. My thoughts are with his friends and loved ones. Link to Original Tweet |
Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer) - @NigelDoddsDUP
25 Jul 2022, 8:42 p.m. Very saddened to learn of the passing of Lord Trimble. Our deepest sympathies to Daphne and their children. https://t.co/ahMdj7OJgt Link to Original Tweet |
Will Quince (Conservative - Colchester) - @willquince
25 Jul 2022, 8:17 p.m. Very sad to hear the news that Lord Trimble has passed away after a short illness. I was fortunate enough to travel with him to Israel where I got to know a truly dedicated public servant and statesman who was the most interesting and entertaining company. His legacy will endure. Link to Original Tweet |
Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann) - @carlalockhart
25 Jul 2022, 8:07 p.m. Very sad to hear of the passing of Lord Trimble. Along with many other posts, he also had the privilege of serving as the Member of Parliament for Upper Bann. To his wife and children who will feel this loss most personally I assure them of my prayers in their time of loss. Link to Original Tweet |
Department Publications - News and Communications |
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Tuesday 18th April 2023
Northern Ireland Office Source Page: Secretary of State's speech at Agreement 25 Conference Document: Secretary of State's speech at Agreement 25 Conference (webpage) Found: I will be forever struck by the foresight and leadership of Lord Trimble in pushing forward with the |
Thursday 30th March 2023
Northern Ireland Office Source Page: Secretary of State's Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement 25th Anniversary Debate Speech Document: Secretary of State's Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement 25th Anniversary Debate Speech (webpage) Found: Not least Lord Trimble, leader of the UUP and Northern Ireland’s first First Minister, and John Hume, |