"My Lords, as this is an immigration-related Question, I take the opportunity to say that I am sure the whole House agrees with me in wishing Mr Stephen Ogilvie, the person who suffered the knife attack in Belfast the other day, well in recovery, as he suffered very severe injuries. …..." Lord Empey - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to locate a permanent military presence in the Gulf to protect allies and ensure international freedom of navigation...." Lord Empey - View Speech
"I join the Minister in expressing condolences to the families of the service personnel who have been killed in recent accidents. It draws the attention of the whole House to the risks that our service personnel run every single day of their lives.
"My Lords, like many Members, I declare an interest as a member of the General Aviation APPG and as an honorary vice-president of the Union of Pilots, Engineers & Cabin Crew.
I want to talk about slots, but before getting to that point, I will say that much of the …..." Lord Empey - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich on her maiden speech. It is also the end of an era, with the departure from our Benches of the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield, who is a legend in his own lifetime, with …..." Lord Empey - View Speech
"My Lords, the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, as the Minister mentioned, has looked at this and suggested that the House may wish to seek assurances from the Minister regarding the use of exemptions. In the House of Commons Delegated Legislation Committee yesterday, the Minister said:
"My Lords, will the Minister tell the House what discussions she has had with our universities and colleges of further education to assess what changes they are making in the curriculum that they are offering to students and the nature of those? There is a risk with AI that a …..." Lord Empey - View Speech
"My Lords, last Friday we were talking about communication difficulties, whether through hearing, language or something else. In that context, the noble Lord, Lord Rook, has done us a service by proposing his amendments to make it simple and clear. The reason why this is important is that the Bill …..." Lord Empey - View Speech
"My Lords, I speak in the gap. I was a member of the committee when this report was written. I wanted to be here to support it and suggest that it should be read, particularly by those who perhaps have only a peripheral knowledge of Northern Ireland. We were greatly …..." Lord Empey - View Speech