"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, for bringing forward this regret amendment. The regulations before the House concern railway interworking in Northern Ireland and arise from arrangements linked to international and post-Brexit obligations.
"My Lords, I welcome the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord McCrea. Although a casual observer might think we are simply debating technical standards for consumer electronics or even industrial machinery, anyone with an eye for the integrity of our United Kingdom knows that we are doing something far more …..." Lord Hay of Ballyore - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for giving way. He will know Northern Ireland extremely well, and he will know that there are at least five councils of Northern Ireland that do not implement the covenant. What do you have when your veterans lose out? You end up with a …..." Lord Hay of Ballyore - View Speech
"My Lords, the Armed Forces Bill comes before the House at a very important time in the history of our nation. The threats facing our country are the most complex there have been for many decades. War continues to rage in Ukraine, which is a reminder that our country’s defence …..." Lord Hay of Ballyore - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 38A and 38B in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Weir. The amendment before the Committee in my name would require that this Government
“shall seek to permit limited commercial and chartered flights for British Chagossians to and from Diego …..." Lord Hay of Ballyore - View Speech
"My Lords, I support Amendment 48 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, which seeks to protect individuals from being pressurised into assisted death. As the Bill stands, references to coercion and pressure in Clause 1 are strictly related to coercion and pressure coming from “any other person”. …..." Lord Hay of Ballyore - View Speech
"My Lords, I support this draft order extending the provisions in the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, which will, for a further two years until 31 July 2027, enable criminal trials to continue to be concluded without a jury in Northern Ireland if certain conditions are met. The …..." Lord Hay of Ballyore - View Speech
"I do not know where I got 3,000 from—I meant to say 6,000. I apologise to the Committee and ask for correction...." Lord Hay of Ballyore - View Speech
"On the £200 million that has been allocated to policing, have the Executive received that amount? There is some confusion on the £200 million. We are getting information that, until now, they have received only £5 million. Clarity on the £200 million would be important, especially when it comes to …..." Lord Hay of Ballyore - View Speech
"Following on from the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, there is confusion about this £200 million, where it has gone, who is allocating it and so on. We need clarification around the allocation of future funding for police...." Lord Hay of Ballyore - View Speech