Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
Debate between Lord Deben and Lord Roborough
Committee stage
Wednesday 17th April 2024
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Wednesday 17th April 2024
(8 months ago)
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Lord Deben (Con)
If a Church of England or Catholic school says it will not buy from a country that is persecuting Christians, that is concentrating on its core responsibility. It is not avoiding it; it is what it is there for, which is to uphold the faith. Are we really going to dictate whether or not it should make that decision?
Lord Roborough (Con)
My Lords, the Minister has an advisory speaking time of 20 minutes. May I respectfully suggest that we leave any further interventions until the end to allow the Minister to answer as many of the existing questions as possible?