Lord Empey

My Lords, I speak as someone who served as a Trade Minister in Northern Ireland. I was also vice-president of the Institute of Export and International Trade for many years. The f…

The noble Lord did not address the main point in the debate at all, or the fact that his document says: “The exact impact is difficult to quantify, given the lack of data about th…

My Lords, I feel a bit sorry for the Minister because he introduced what appears to be a bland SI and now finds himself in the midst of a debate covering a whole range of other is…

My Lords, I think it is important to look at this not just from an Irish point of view; we have to look at the big picture. It is clear that there are different pieces of legislat…

My Lords, will the Minister tell the House what discussions she has had with our universities and colleges of further education to assess what changes they are making in the curri…

My Lords, the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, as the Minister mentioned, has looked at this and suggested that the House may wish to seek assurances from the Minister re…

In the modern NHS—not the NHS of five, 10 or 20 years ago—a patient can be in the back of an ambulance for hours outside the hospital, and then be put in a corridor before they ge…

I thank the noble and learned Lord for his explanation. However, I said that it was a probing amendment. Other clauses are also extended to Northern Ireland, not simply Clause 37.…

My Lords, I want to deal with probing Amendments 887A and 888A, in my name. Throughout the process there has been a potential clash between what decisions might be made here and w…

Before the noble Baroness sits down, I ask for clarification on one point, and if she does not have it right now, perhaps she could write and put it in the Library. There are two…

My Lords, I speak in the gap. I was a member of the committee when this report was written. I wanted to be here to support it and suggest that it should be read, particularly by t…