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• Northern Ireland Executive Formation - Statement 16 Jan 2020

  My Lords, like other noble Lords I welcome the Statement. The Minister has come to this House on a number of occasions with negativity on Northern Ireland. This is a very positive Statement, and I and my party see it as a new beginning for Northern Ireland. After three years we now have a working Assembly and in particular an Executive made up of the five main parties in Northern Ireland. We...

• Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5) - Motion to Take Note 7 Jan 2020

  My Lords, I am sure that all political parties in this House want to see the devolved institutions restored in Northern Ireland. Let us all hope that an accommodation can be reached to restore the institutions in the next number of days. However, whatever accommodation is reached, it must be fair and balanced. It cannot be a situation where one party takes all. Three years from the collapse...

• Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders: Amendment to the Motion 30 Oct 2019

  Certainly, on this issue there is, as the noble Lord, Lord Empey, has said, total unity of purpose among all the political parties in getting this Bill on to the statute book. It is not easy, in Northern Ireland, to get all the parties to agree to anything, but they are in total unity about getting Royal Assent for this Bill. We heard late last Monday that all stages of this Bill would be...

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DUP Peer, Former Speaker, and MLA for Foyle

Entered the House of Lords on 13 January 2015

Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election

Left the Assembly on 13 October 2014 — retired

Party was DUP until 8 May 2007; Speaker until 13 Oct 2014

Also represented Foyle

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• Has spoken in 78 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Hay of Ballyore’s speeches
• Has received answers to 60 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 46.09% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 30 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)