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Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2019
Monday 18th March 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Duncan of Springbank Portrait Lord Duncan of Springbank
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No single party can claim to speak for any area whatever. There is a diversity of opinion in Northern Ireland and we must respect that diversity in every one of its manifest forms.

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Portrait Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab)
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My Lords, could the noble Lord say a little about the discussions taking place with the DUP at the moment? Frequent meetings are taking place with the Prime Minister. Is this topic on the agenda?

Lord Duncan of Springbank Portrait Lord Duncan of Springbank
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I am afraid I do not know the answer to that question.

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