United Kingdom parliament
Alex Carlile
Member of the House of Lords · Crossbench
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Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee · House of Lords · 17 September 2026
Opening of session and inquiry focus
“Right, so the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee is today in the Senate Chamber of Parliament buildings here in this beautiful and lovely room to sit in. And we're now holding the 10th public evidence session of our inquiry on Article…”
Watch from 0:02Opening of session and inquiry focus
“Well, thank you very much for your support. We're a select committee of the House of Lords, but I think we all in this room value the word scrutiny, which is part of our name, the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee.…”
Watch from 2:54Sovereignty, consent principle and Article 2
“Can we just focus on sovereignty a little more? You're a member of the Westminster Parliament, so you subscribe to the sovereignty of Parliament for the United Kingdom. You're talking about the sovereignty of Northern Ireland as a discrete matter,…”
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Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee · House of Lords · 17 September 2026
Opening of session with UUP: scope of Article 2 inquiry
“The Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee today is honored to be in the Senate Chamber of Parliament Buildings here in Stormont as part of our visit to Belfast. We're now holding the seventh public evidence session of our inquiry on Article…”
Watch from 0:00Burrows: origins and political intent of Article 2
“So arising from that, Mr. Burrows, in your view, why did the UK and the EU negotiate and include Article 2 in the Protocol and Windsor Framework? And what is really its political significance as you see it as leader…”
Watch from 2:05Burrows: origins and political intent of Article 2
“And others have said to us that they feel that the government of the Republic does not really recognize and fulfill the intentions of Article 2, and particularly in relation to cross-border issues and certain investigations. Is that something that…”
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House of Lords · House of Lords · 3 September 2026
Oral question: PACCAR judgment and litigation funding
“My Lords, I beg leave to ask question standing in my name on the order paper and I declare the interest of having some professional involvement in collective actions. I'm grateful to the noble Lord for his reply. The noble…”
Watch from 14:39
House of Lords · House of Lords · 1 September 2026
Bill debate: regulators, financial services, historic events and devolved issues
“My Lords, it's always a pleasure to follow the noble lady's enlivening contributions to our debates. May she go on boasting. Rightly, this bill aims to ensure that the public service treats the public it serves with accountable candour and…”
Watch from 5:12:23
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee · House of Lords · 15 July 2026
Opening of session and Article 2 focus
“Good morning and welcome to the public meeting of the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee. We're today holding our sixth public evidence session of our inquiry on Article 2 of the Protocol and Windsor Framework, the so-called non-diminution of rights provision.…”
Watch from 0:02Supplementary: link between the Troubles and rights agenda
“Can I ask you a supplementary question, Mr. Nesbitt? When the these negotiations took place, obviously the background to the negotiations was the troubles. The talks were a resolution of the troubles. The conversation about rights that took place, how…”
Watch from 6:51Thomas: principles vs individual rights under the Framework Convention
“Forgive me for interrupting you, Mr. Nesbitt. Can I just bring in Lord Thomas of Gresford?”
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Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee · House of Lords · 8 July 2026
Opening: inquiry scope and witnesses
“Good morning and welcome to this public meeting of the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee. We're today holding the fifth public evidence session of our inquiry into Article 2 of the Protocol Windsor Framework, the so-called non-diminution of rights provision. We're…”
Watch from 0:01Conflict imperative vs future‑oriented rights; Dillon case introduced
“Can I ask you a supplementary question about imperatives which was the imperative the real imperative was it the troubles and securing a full range of human rights because of the troubles or was the imperative having the human rights…”
Watch from 4:53Conflict imperative vs future‑oriented rights; Dillon case introduced
“It was much wider you'll be aware that very recently the Supreme Court in the Dillon case focused entirely on the consequences of the troubles saying that Article 2 was to be interpreted as a consequence of the troubles rather…”
Watch from 6:32
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