"My Lords, good can come out of bad events. The experience, as well as the speech, of my noble friend Lady Harding is one such good aspect. If it combines with bringing us into line with European practice, which so many businesses already have to follow, so much the better. …..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 167, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, and I also support Amendment 74. I have done that in the knowledge that it is perfectly possible that the Minister will say that she wants to minimise regulation wherever possible—I …..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"Does the Minister accept that without litigation funding, Alan Bates would never have been able to bring his fantastic legal action against the Post Office, and does he recognise that this is an urgent matter?..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"My Lords, I apologise for having spent less time in Committee than I would have liked, but I have been speaking on the Public Office (Accountability) Bill. I am grateful to those noble Lords who I suspect have been speaking to amendments on my behalf.
"My Lords, I listened carefully to what the Minister said. She made some very reasonable points and she may even be right, but I will need to take it away and think about it. In the meantime, I beg leave to withdraw my amendment...." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure and an honour, although rather difficult, to follow the noble Lord, who spoke movingly and from the heart about things he knows a great deal about. I thank him for what he has said. I apologise for having been less in the Chamber than …..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech