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EnactedNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022

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2nd reading, Committee stage, Report stage, 3rd reading in the Lords

05 Dec 20225 speechesView in Hansard ↗
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    Lord CaineLord CaineConservative
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    That the Bill be now read a third time.
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    20:24
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    Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)Conservative
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    My Lords, I have it in command from His Majesty the King to acquaint the House that His Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill, has consented to place his prerogative, so far as it is affected by the Bill, at the disposal of Parliament for the purposes of the Bill.
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    The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Caine) (Con)The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Caine) (Con)Conservative
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    My Lords, I will make a very brief statement on legislative consent. Clearly, the reason we are here is because there is neither a functioning Executive nor a functioning Assembly in Northern Ireland, so it has not therefore been possible to seek a legislative consent Motion. I beg to move that the Bill be now read a third time.
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    Lord CaineLord CaineConservative
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    That the Bill do now pass.
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    20:25
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    Lord Caine (Con)Lord Caine (Con)Conservative
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    My Lords, as we conclude proceedings on the Bill, I place on record my thanks to all those involved in its passage through the House. I thank particularly the noble Lords, Lord Murphy of Torfaen and Lord Bruce of Bennachie, for their collaborative and constructive engagement with this legislation and for recognising the importance of putting it on to the statute book in very quick time. I hope that the House will forgive me if I dispense with the usual Third Reading Oscars ceremony that has crept into our proceedings, but I thank all the officials who have worked on this Bill. The Bill is highly regrettable, as a number of noble Lords pointed out, but it is a necessary stopgap to enable the key public services to continue to be delivered for the people of Northern Ireland. I beg to move.
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