My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Fox. I too was unfortunately unable to take part at Second Reading but …
Speech LinkI rise once again to support my noble friend Lord Alton. It is always a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Blencathra, a …
Speech LinkWe are a charitable and generous country, but we can do more than just hand over our spare vaccines to save lives in the developing …
Speech LinkMy Lords, one is always left stunned and moved when listening to my noble friend Lady Newlove. I rise to support Amendment 167 in the …
Speech LinkFirst, First, I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Forsyth, a great free-trader, who spoke with common sense and great dignity and clarity. Supporting …
Speech LinkMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 176 and 177, in my name, and I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Derby, …
Speech LinkI thank my noble friend Lord Holmes for asking this Question on Holocaust Memorial Day. I praise Her Majesty’s Government and the department for their …
Speech LinkI am pleased to follow my noble friend Lord Cormack, and I agree with him, but my overriding concerns are for children. As I stated …
Speech LinkMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 3, 5, 168, 169 and 170. I congratulate my noble friend Lady Altmann on her excellent introduction. I …
Speech LinkI pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, for securing this debate and to Gerald Ronson, the founder, driving force and inspiration of the …
Speech LinkFollowing on from that question, only this week Her Majesty’s Government stated as part of the E3 that they are deeply concerned by Iran’s announcement …
Speech LinkI congratulate my noble friend Lord Wharton on his maiden speech. How appropriate, as he said, that he has spoken in today’s debate, as it …
Speech LinkMy Lords, while I welcome the important step that the Government took in July, ensuring that the Bill would recognise the children of victims of …
Speech LinkMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Storey: teachers and support staff should be thanked for their professionalism and for the care they …
Speech LinkMy noble friend has rightly stated that the safety and security of our citizens is the top priority and that the UK will continue to …
Speech LinkMy Lords, I am pleased to be able to follow my noble friend Lord Blencathra. The HCLG report published yesterday argued, correctly, that leaseholders should …
Speech LinkI, too, was privileged to be present when Baroness Jowell spoke. In 1988, a 27 year-old man whose wife was eight months pregnant and who …
Speech LinkA Question about the centrality of the family gives me my first opportunity in this House to pay tribute to my noble teacher, the extraordinary …
Speech LinkI guess it is easy to sit on the sidelines and criticise but on the critical issue of homelessness this Government, and specifically the Secretary …
Speech LinkIn the Statement, the Minister in the other place said that
“we are committed to the nuclear deal with Iran—the joint comprehensive plan of action, …
Speech LinkMy Lords, the Domestic Abuse Bill, as currently drafted, places an important duty on local authorities in England to deliver support for victims who are …
Speech LinkMy Lords, I refer the House to my registered interests. It is absolutely clear that questions need to be answered by a number of international …
Speech LinkMy Lords, as I mentioned at Second Reading of the internal market Bill, people across this country know that we voted to leave and tried …
Speech LinkMy Lords, I have no intention of delaying the House as I have made my views on this pretty clear. The noble Lord, Lord Oates, …
Speech LinkMy Lords, I am delighted to follow my noble friend Lord Sarfraz and congratulate him on his excellent speech. I also congratulate the noble Baroness, …
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