"I am grateful to the noble Lord for his observations. I was not present in the Chamber but I listened to his submission to your Lordships via the TV link earlier and will make sure that the points he raised are taken up by the Bill team and passed on, …..." Lord Stewart of Dirleton - View Speech
"That this House do not insist on its Amendment 11, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 11A...." Lord Stewart of Dirleton - View Speech
"That this House do not insist on its Amendment 22, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 22A...." Lord Stewart of Dirleton - View Speech
"My Lords, with the leave of the House, I will also speak to Motions P, Q, R and S. Let me begin with Amendment 22, which inserts a new clause relating to age assessment. I reiterate to the House that assessments are and will only be used when necessary. There …..." Lord Stewart of Dirleton - View Speech
"With that exhortation from behind me ringing in my ears, I step forward to address the points made by noble Lords from across the House in a further interesting and wide-ranging debate. I will touch first on age assessment.
"I am grateful to the noble Baroness and was not aware of the remarks to which she referred. If the Minister in the other place has given an undertaking that he will go away and think about it, I will certainly row back from what I said—that it would be …..." Lord Stewart of Dirleton - View Speech
"That this House do not insist on its Amendments 23 and 24, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reasons 23A and 24A, but do propose Amendment 24B in lieu—..." Lord Stewart of Dirleton - View Speech
"That this House do not insist on its Amendment 25, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 25A...." Lord Stewart of Dirleton - View Speech
"That this House do not insist on its Amendment 26, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 26A...." Lord Stewart of Dirleton - View Speech