Deputy Prime Minister TheQuipton clashed with Northern Ireland Secretary, IndigoRolo after the rejection from the House of Lords of the Northern Ireland Assembly Bill.

This week's Prime Minister's Questions (30 March-2 April), TheQuipton stepped in for JellyTom due to him being away on holiday.

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, /u/IndigoRolo criticised Conservative peers for rejecting his Northern Ireland Assembly Bill. Questions were also asked about the so-called Vote of no confidence against the prime minister, the lack of affordable housing, the European Union and the removal of /u/HaveADream as a Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament.

'Outraged'

/u/IndigoRolo attacked the Conservative Party for voting against the Northern Ireland Assembly Bill in the House of Lords, despite the bill overwhelmingly passing in the Commons. He stated that it is a 'legal requirement' for this government to fulfil the Good Friday Agreement.

The Northern Ireland Secretary and MP for Northern Ireland expressed his outrage for this outcome in the Lords and wanted a 'damn good answer'.

The Deputy Prime Minister responded by saying that the Lords are 'well within their rights' and it is their purpose to reject any bill. The Commons should also listen to the advice of the Lords, he said. He expressed the fact that his party whips allowed peers to have a free vote and informed the prime minister of this weeks ago.

/u/TheQuipton blamed Labour, UKIP, CNP and the Nationalists, who had peers that had also voted 'not content' to the bill.

Free transport 'is a basic human right'

The Shadow Health Secretary, /u/valttuuuuuuuuuu asked the deputy prime minister whether he thinks that the best method of 'ensuring the basic human right of free travel' is to make sure everyone can travel for 'absolutely free'.

This was met with criticism from UKIP Deputy Leader, /u/CrazyOC, while the deputy prime minister responded by saying that totally free travel is a 'step too far', but he said that this government is committed to making travel as accessible and affordable as possible.

The devolution ghost

Lord Galisky of Halifax asked the deputy prime minister whether the 'ghost of devolution' should finally be put to rest after the Scotland Bill was returned from the Lords, as was the case with the Northern Ireland Assembly Bill.

The deputy prime minister simply replied, 'I do' and referred the Lord Halifax to his previous comment about the Scotland Bill, in which he described the countless 'conveyor belt' of devolution bills as the same old tiring debates.

This week's Prime Minister's Questions was significantly quiet compared to the last, with the Leader of the Opposition, /u/Colossalteuthid not asking the prime minister a single question.