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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 13 Dec 2021
Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill

"My Lords, I support, in general terms, the amendments that have been proposed by my noble friends and by the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie. They carry me back to past events. I was the first First Minister when Seamus and I were elected. We both regarded it as very important …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 13 Dec 2021
Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill

"My Lords, having heard what has been said by the noble Lords, Lord Alderdice and Lord Dodds, I think this is a very sensible amendment and I hope it will be accepted by the Government...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 13 Dec 2021
Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill

"My Lords, I think most people know that I am one of the parties, together with the noble Baroness opposite, who are pursuing these issues through the courts. Despite what has been said at first instance, I am quite confident that when we reach the end of this litigation we …..."
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Written Question
Prisoners' Release: Northern Ireland
Wednesday 29th November 2017

Asked by: Lord Trimble (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 15 September (HL1347–1351) relating to prisoner release, whether they will now answer the questions asked.

Answered by Lord Duncan of Springbank

The Northern Ireland Office have completed the consolidation exercise with the Sentence Review Commission and will respond this week.

Written Question
Prisoners' Release: Northern Ireland
Friday 15th September 2017

Asked by: Lord Trimble (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many loyalist prisoners, released under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998, have been recalled; and of those, how many were subsequently released under that Act.

Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

Northern Ireland Office officials are currently undertaking a consolidation exercise, in conjunction with the Sentence Review Commissioners to confirm the answers to your questions. I will write to the Noble Lord once this exercise has been completed.

Written Question
Prisoners' Release: Northern Ireland
Friday 15th September 2017

Asked by: Lord Trimble (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many republican prisoners, released under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998, have been recalled; and of those, how many were subsequently released under that Act.

Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

Northern Ireland Office officials are currently undertaking a consolidation exercise, in conjunction with the Sentence Review Commissioners to confirm the answers to your questions. I will write to the Noble Lord once this exercise has been completed.

Written Question
Prisoners' Release: Northern Ireland
Friday 15th September 2017

Asked by: Lord Trimble (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many loyalist prisoners sentenced for a scheduled offence have been refused release under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 and have not yet been released.

Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

Northern Ireland Office officials are currently undertaking a consolidation exercise, in conjunction with the Sentence Review Commissioners to confirm the answers to your questions. I will write to the Noble Lord once this exercise has been completed.

Written Question
Prisoners' Release: Northern Ireland
Friday 15th September 2017

Asked by: Lord Trimble (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many republican prisoners sentenced for a scheduled offence have been refused release under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 and have not yet been released.

Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

Northern Ireland Office officials are currently undertaking a consolidation exercise, in conjunction with the Sentence Review Commissioners to confirm the answers to your questions. I will write to the Noble Lord once this exercise has been completed.

Written Question
Prisoners' Release: Northern Ireland
Friday 15th September 2017

Asked by: Lord Trimble (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners have been released under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998; and of that number, how many prisoners were designated as (1) loyalist, and (2) republican.

Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

Northern Ireland Office officials are currently undertaking a consolidation exercise, in conjunction with the Sentence Review Commissioners to confirm the answers to your questions. I will write to the Noble Lord once this exercise has been completed.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 27 Jun 2017
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, the Prime Minister has been very generous to the Democratic Unionist Party to the point where she is open to criticism. I suggest that the DUP shows its appreciation and reduces the Prime Minister’s exposure by doing everything it possibly can to restore the Assembly. It should sort …..."
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