US Department of Justice Release of Files
Debate between Lord Kennedy of Southwark and Lord Watts(1 week, 3 days ago)
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op)
My Lords, we will go to the Labour Benches next.
Lord Watts (Lab)
My Lords, I welcome the comprehensive Statement from the Leader of the House, but may I raise just one issue? There seem to be some questions to be answered about the role of the Cabinet Secretary in this. Is it appropriate for him to be involved in the investigation?
Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab)
My Lords, the role of the Cabinet Secretary, working with the KC, is to ensure that all available documents are made public, that what needs to go to the police does—some documents already have, and there may be others as more is investigated—and that others can be made public. So there is a role, but it is being overseen by an independent King’s Counsel. So there is a legal element to that to make sure that there is no possibility of information being withheld that should be in the public domain or referred to the ISC because it is a matter of national security.
Jobs Market
Debate between Lord Kennedy of Southwark and Lord Watts
Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op)
My Lords, we have not heard from the Labour Benches yet.
Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op)
No, I am sorry, we have not. The noble Lord, Lord Austin, is a non-affiliated Member of this House.
Lord Watts (Lab)
Following the previous question, which set out a strategy for dealing with youth unemployment, may I remind people that it was under the free market antics that we have just heard about that the Thatcher Government decimated my constituency and many Merseyside constituencies, and left them with record levels of unemployment?
Meat Labelling
Debate between Lord Kennedy of Southwark and Lord Watts(1 month ago)
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Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Chief Whip (Lord Kennedy of Southwark) (Lab Co-op)
It is the turn of the Labour Benches.
Lord Watts (Lab)
My Lords, religious conventions change over the years. As we have heard, this is a very cruel practice. Has the Minister considered meeting religious leaders to see how animal welfare could be improved?
Youth Mobility Scheme
Debate between Lord Kennedy of Southwark and Lord Watts(3 months, 2 weeks ago)
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Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Chief Whip (Lord Kennedy of Southwark) (Lab Co-op)
There has not been a Labour contribution yet, so it is the turn of my noble friend.
Lord Watts (Lab)
My Lords, is this not yet another example of how badly the previous Government negotiated the Brexit deal, leaving our young people with worse options than they had before?