"My Lords, the virtue of the Bill is the flexibility that it gives the Secretary of State, allowing him or her—depending who is there—to take action swiftly on the basis of security advice. I agree entirely with the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, and my noble friend Lord Cryer that it …..." Lord Reid of Cardowan - View Speech
"My Lords, after a week of fixation on personalities and personal ambitions, we can now return—I almost said “to sanity”—to the process of policies and the political direction of the Government. I am sure that they will want to make sure that their policies do not hinder but promote growth, …..." Lord Reid of Cardowan - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister. She has pointed out some signal failures in this case; they are now pretty widely known. What puzzles people, including those who are very sympathetic to the Government, is why, when there is such a failure of one particular company—of course, it is not …..." Lord Reid of Cardowan - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest in the area of cyber security. First, we should congratulate the Government, despite the seriousness of this, on their swift response. Admittedly, it was after the event, but the Government acted on this occasion swiftly and effectively. Secondly, although this was not a cyber …..." Lord Reid of Cardowan - View Speech