"My Lords, I may have misunderstood him, but did the Minister say that the Government would consider derogating from Article 3?..." Lord Hardie - View Speech
"I know that. I may have misunderstood what the Minister said, but, if that was the case, I point out that that is not possible...." Lord Hardie - View Speech
"My Lords, I have listened carefully to the noble Baroness’s response, but I wonder if she could help me to understand a point raised by the Minister. It appears from proposed new subsection (1) that if a whistleblower is involved with the commissioner, the whistleblower controls the investigation. The whistleblower …..." Lord Hardie - View Speech
"My Lords, I, too, have not spoken before on the Bill. I understand the sentiment behind the noble Viscount’s amendment. As a former judge in Scotland, I do not demur from the advantage of having such reports. However, I wonder whether there is an element of confusion in the various …..." Lord Hardie - View Speech