Lord Weir of Ballyholme
The Lord Weir of Ballyholme
Democratic Unionist Party
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 16 November 2022
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Recent Debate Contributions
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Post Office Horizon Inquiry: Volume 1
16/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I join others in welcoming the first stage of this very important report into an appalling scandal which has blighted so many lives and whic...
Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life
06/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I welcome the Statement. The Government are right to identify education as being the great life changer for many young people. It is right t...
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025
02/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, like others, I had not really intended to speak in this debate, but unfortunately, I have listened at times—while I respect other views—with...
UK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Archipelago
29/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I join the joyful congratulations to the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Prentis, on her maiden speech, and perhaps sadder congratulations ...
Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025
29/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I apologise to the Minister in advance that I will be inflicting a little bit more pain on her. But where else would any of us prefer to be ...
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
22/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I support the group of amendments before us, which are well judged. I appreciate that they are essentially probing in nature, but I will mak...
Cardiovascular Illnesses
11/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Booth, for securing this debate. I say as an aside to his opening remarks that if the View full contribution →
Disorder in Ballymena
10/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I join others in commending the efforts and the bravery of the police and the other emergency services in dealing with the appalling situati...
Official Controls (Plant Health) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025
08/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, from that point of view, I had not originally intended to speak, but I suspect I may be the last Back-Bench contributor. In the true spirit ...
Preterm Birth Committee Report
05/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I am only the third male Member of this House to speak in this debate, following on from the noble Lords, Lord Patel View full contribution →
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