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Lords Chamber
Seafarers’ Wages Bill [HL] - Wed 20 Jul 2022
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Lord Hacking (LAB - Excepted Hereditary) The Thatcher Government, after sorting out the trade unions, somewhat bravely decided to sort out the - Speech Link
2: Lord Mackay of Clashfern (CON - Life peer) Government in the courts of Scotland, advising the Government on Scots law and, in conjunction with the Attorney-General - Speech Link
3: Lord Balfe (CON - Life peer) We have a precedent in the certification officer for trade unions, who certifies all the trade union - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
National Security Bill (Fourth sitting)
Committee stage: 4th sitting - Tue 12 Jul 2022
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Stephen McPartland (CON - Stevenage) Furthermore, the measures underpinning this clause also include the requirement of Attorney General consent - Speech Link
2: Stephen McPartland (CON - Stevenage) This includes registered UK electors—including registered overseas electors—UK-registered companies, trade - Speech Link
3: Stephen McPartland (CON - Stevenage) In addition, consent will be required by the Attorney General, or the Advocate General in Northern Ireland - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 07 Jul 2022
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Mark Spencer (CON - Sherwood) Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill, followed by debate on motions relating to the Liability of Trade - Speech Link
2: Thangam Debbonaire (LAB - Bristol West) than planning for how we will deal with the cost of living crisis; and, as backlog Britain bulges, the Attorney - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Standards of Behaviour and Honesty in Political Life - Thu 23 Jun 2022
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness D'Souza (CB - Life peer) to hold the Executive to account, an independent judiciary, freedom of expression and of the media, trade - Speech Link
2: Baroness Wheatcroft (CB - Life peer) That is the verdict of a Conservative former Solicitor-General. - Speech Link
3: Lord Collins of Highbury (LAB - Life peer) letter came out, and I could hear the spin from the Prime Minister’s office: “Oh well, this is about a trade - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 15 Jun 2022
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: John McNally (SNP - Falkirk) The UN Secretary-General has called investment in new fossil fuel production and power plants “moral - Speech Link
2: Andrew Selous (CON - South West Bedfordshire) Many areas like mine have already had massive new housing development with no commensurate increase in general - Speech Link
3: Andrew Selous (CON - South West Bedfordshire) Many areas like mine have already had massive new housing development with no commensurate increase in general - Speech Link
4: Boris Johnson (CON - Uxbridge and South Ruislip) Gentleman talks about a trade war. - Speech Link
5: Liz Twist (LAB - Blaydon) I ask the Prime Minister: has he met trade unions and employers in the rail industry to attempt to bring - Speech Link
6: Sarah Champion (LAB - Rotherham) Your Attorney General, Prime Minister, is challenging the rules to make it even easier for defence teams - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
Report stage - Mon 13 Jun 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Eleanor Laing (CON - Epping Forest) iii) the date on which the relevant disclosable arrangement(s) was entered into;(iv) details on the general - Speech Link
2: Daniel Zeichner (LAB - Cambridge) Is she really putting a general monitoring duty on the OfS to require pre-emptive reporting? - Speech Link
3: John Hayes (CON - South Holland and The Deepings) I note the Attorney General’s recent comments that, as well as unpicking the Human Rights Act 1998, which - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [HL]
2nd reading - Tue 24 May 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Balfe (CON - Life peer) The Minister may recall that we also had representations from the General Municipal and Boilermakers - Speech Link
2: Baroness Sherlock (LAB - Life peer) claim for benefits on behalf of someone who is terminally ill, even if they do not have a power of attorney - Speech Link
3: Baroness Stedman-Scott (CON - Life peer) We have had royal college round tables with the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College - Speech Link
4: Baroness Stedman-Scott (CON - Life peer) on record my thanks to the individuals, charities, clinical groups and all the others, including the trade - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Queen’s Speech - Wed 18 May 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel (CON - Life peer) the communities of Northern Ireland, and we must reframe the protocol with an equal respect for both unions - Speech Link
2: Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (LDEM - Life peer) I believe that the Attorney-General has given the opposite opinion; I should rather like to see that - Speech Link
3: Lord Lilley (CON - Life peer) That should not be news to us because the former Attorney-General Geoffrey Cox explained to the House - Speech Link
4: Lord Lang of Monkton (CON - Life peer) We should especially heed the recent statement of the present Chief of the General Staff, General Sir - Speech Link
5: Lord Palmer of Childs Hill (LDEM - Life peer) The Conservatives must release the Attorney-General’s legal advice on the protocol immediately, along - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Northern Ireland Protocol - Tue 17 May 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Elizabeth Truss (CON - South West Norfolk) We will do so in a way that fundamentally respects both Unions—that of the United Kingdom and that of - Speech Link
2: William Cash (CON - Stone) I also strongly urge her to take the advice of the Attorney General on matters of international law, - Speech Link
3: Joanna Cherry (SNP - Edinburgh South West) Last week it was reported that the Attorney General has provided legal advice as part of the background - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Queen’s Speech - Mon 16 May 2022
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Mentions:
1: Baroness Donaghy (LAB - Life peer) unions, lefty lawyers, even the House of Lords. - Speech Link
2: Lord Monks (LAB - Life peer) The boss of P&O even admitted deliberately breaking the law on consulting British trade unions—but - Speech Link
3: Lord Razzall (LDEM - Life peer) is not in his place, they seem to want to tear up the Northern Ireland protocol—which, whatever the Attorney-General - Speech Link
4: Lord Woodley (LAB - Life peer) Select Committee in the other place that he had knowingly broken the law by not consulting recognised unions - Speech Link