Lord Empey
The Lord Empey Kt OBE
Ulster Unionist Party
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 15 January 2011
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Recent Debate Contributions
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Illegal Migration: Pull Factors
21/07/2025 • Lords
I thank the Minister for his response. The Minister is currently introducing some minor measures to make it more difficult for the traffickers facilit...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the “pull factors” attracting migrants to enter the United Kingdom illegally.
Strategic Defence Review 2025
17/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord McCabe, on his maiden speech. If a Glaswegian can become a Brummie, everything is possible. I also put o...
UK-France Migration: Co-operation
16/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the Minister referred to a number of his international engagements, but one thing the Government are stubbornly refusing to look at is discu...
UK Weapons Systems
30/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I expected the Minister to say that he had operational control over all weapons systems, but all weapons systems require maintenance, and re...
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they have complete control over the use of all UK weapons systems without needing to consult, or seek approval...
Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025
29/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, we need to think of the Minister’s welfare. I am quite sure that she probably needs counselling, coming to these debates. We see the array o...
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
25/06/2025 • Lords
I thank the noble Lord for his intervention. The Minister will be aware that, of course, the ECHR has particular connotations for me and Northern Irel...
My Lords, I apologise for not speaking at Second Reading, but I did attend the pre-brief that the Minister kindly gave to Peers.
On Amendment 71, t...
Gibraltar
16/06/2025 • Lords
The Minister said that this agreement would be subject to approval. We have not seen the detail, but I want to know what would happen if there were a ...
Official Controls (Plant Health) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025
08/06/2025 • Lords
I suspect that the answer will be, “We need them there just in case there’s an outbreak of disease and we have to inspect animals and get back to craw...
My Lords, to some extent, as previous speakers have said of this set of regulations, it is almost preposterous that we are debating it several months ...
Renters’ Rights Bill
05/05/2025 • Lords
Can I just come back on the reinstatement issue? Perhaps there was something in that response in the other place that the Minister referred to which w...
My Lords, I think the objective of the noble Baroness’s amendment is commendable. I worry, however, that if a property is altered, it will be limited ...
Frozen Libyan Assets: Compensation for Victims of IRA Terrorism
30/04/2025 • Lords
I just want to say to the Minister that I do not think there is any fundamental disagreement in the Room about where we should be going, but we have b...
I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, for securing this debate. This subject has been going around Parliament now for many years.
I have had the p...
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