"My Lords, I will make only a few brief comments. I thank the Minister for bringing forward the legislation in the first place, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, for her amendment. What she says is absolutely right, but the difficulties and problems did not start with these retained EU …..." Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome this debate and I declare an interest as a farmer and a landowner.
First, I want to touch briefly on the national insurance contributions increase. This will be increased on the employers, but who will really pay for it? The people who will pay for are …..." Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard - View Speech
"My Lords, every vote counts. That is one of the things that we hear regularly coming up to an election, particularly in Northern Ireland. I am well aware of that because, in my former constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone, at one stage an election was won by four votes. …..." Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for that answer. We are aware that 90% of the killings that took place during what are known as the Troubles in Northern Ireland were caused by terrorists, many of whom emanated from the Republic of Ireland. What are the Minister and the Government …..." Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to reform the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery to strengthen its independence, powers and accountability...." Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as a small landowner and farmer in Northern Ireland. I thank the noble Earl, Lord Leicester, for bringing this important debate forward. I know a number of noble Lords have tried to bring forward similar debates, and I welcome this opportunity. I am interested …..." Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard - View Speech
"My Lords, some things in life are very difficult to get a conclusion to. Some things are even difficult to get agreement on, and legacy in Northern Ireland is certainly one of them. If the noble Baroness listened to Radio Ulster this morning, she will know that, although she has …..." Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard - View Speech
"My Lords, we have had the Northern Ireland protocol and the Windsor Framework, and now we have the Safeguarding the Union document. All of those are supposed to assist with trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but we still have border checks, a border in the Irish Sea and …..." Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard - View Speech
"My Lords, out of every crisis comes some good as well. We saw a huge working together of people from various communities to help those affected by the floods and by the storm in general. In particular, I saw a number of farmers out clearing roads and cutting trees. Will …..." Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard - View Speech