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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Fujitsu: Government Contracts

"My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and refer to my entry in the register of Members’ interests...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Fujitsu: Government Contracts

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Fujitsu’s suitability to hold government contracts...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Fujitsu: Government Contracts

"My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for her Answer. Given yesterday’s results from the official inquiry into the Post Office scandal, and the human tragedies which unfolded as a result of wrongful convictions of postmasters, what additional due diligence measures have the Government implemented or will the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
Welfare Reform

"My Lords, I welcome the concessions from the Government on welfare reform. Having been a Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive with responsibility for welfare reform and disability benefits, I know that this is a difficult issue.

These concessions will cause a funding gap for the Treasury. Can the Minister …..."

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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2025

"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the chairman of the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee, the noble Lord, Lord Carlile. I thank my noble friend the Minister for her presentation of this statutory instrument. I should indicate that I am a member of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee in …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2025

"My noble friend will recall that I and others discussed with her in the last few weeks trying to ring-fence funding in the Cabinet Office and Downing Street specifically for policing in Northern Ireland and to transfer it to the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that it is used not …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2025

"As a former Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive, I say that the Minister will appreciate that that sort of commitment from the June monitoring process is not really a commitment because I know personally that these sorts of commitments were made to me as Housing Minister and they never …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Plastic Pollution

"My Lords, can my noble friend the Minister indicate whether the Government have any plans to restrict the export of plastics through powers under the Environment Act to encourage recycling at home, rather than offshoring the problem?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 Jun 2025
Music Education: State Schools

"My Lords, I want to congratulate my noble friend Lady Keeley on obtaining this debate, and of course I congratulate my noble friend Lady Debbonaire on her passionate maiden speech.

There is no doubt from all the speeches tonight: we have heard of the importance of music in the curriculum …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Jun 2025
Disorder in Ballymena

"My Lords, in supporting the request made by the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, we are well aware of the political situation in the Northern Ireland Executive. In view of that, can my noble friend talk to her friend the Secretary of State to ensure that ring-fenced funding for the PSNI …..."
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