Northern Ireland: National Crime Agency Debate
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Baroness Harris of Richmond
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Northern Ireland: National Crime Agency
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Baroness Randerson
My Lords, the Government do not intend to breach the Sewel convention on this issue. We believe that there is still work that can profitably be done to bring all parties in Northern Ireland to agreement on this issue. If agreement is not reached, the parties will have to decide what measures they need to take on devolved issues to deal with the problems that they face.
Baroness Harris of Richmond (LD)
My Lords, my noble friend has told us that these proposals are being talked about. Can she tell us whether they are being talked about in the context of the talks taking place to try to resolve many of these issues? I was not quite clear.
Baroness Randerson
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State discussed these issues with the political parties last week as part of the wider issues that were being discussed.