Northern Ireland Budget Bill - Second Reading (and remaining stages) (Continued) – in the House of Lords at 10:17 pm on 7 February 2023.
Lord Caine
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office), Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
My Lords, I thank once again all noble Lords who have participated this evening. I place on record my sincere gratitude and thanks to the Northern Ireland Civil Service for the way in which it has co-operated with His Majesty’s Government, and to my own officials in the Northern Ireland Office for their incredible hard work in putting together a budget for Northern Ireland in these very difficult circumstances. I am sure I speak for the whole House in hoping that we will not have to be in this position ever again.
Bill passed.
House adjourned at 10.19 pm.
The Second Reading is the most important stage for a Bill. It is when the main purpose of a Bill is discussed and voted on. If the Bill passes it moves on to the Committee Stage. Further information can be obtained from factsheet L1 on the UK Parliament website.
