"My Lords, I am obliged to my noble friend. As someone who has been involved in Anglo-Libyan commercial relations for the past five or six years, I have, needless to say, received with the greatest distress what has been happening in Libya in recent weeks: the wholesale slaughter of civilians …..." Lord Trefgarne - View Speech
"My Lords, I apologise to the noble Baroness. When she said that the Bill had been rushed through, I was just pointing out we are on our 13th day in Committee...." Lord Trefgarne - View Speech
"My Lords, I have listened to a number of speeches this evening. Many of them are an abuse of the procedures of this House and others have been demeaning to this House in the face of a wider public. Therefore, with the utmost regret, I beg to move that the …..." Lord Trefgarne - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble and learned Lord complained that I had brought the debate to a close. I did nothing of the sort; the House did...." Lord Trefgarne - View Speech
"My Lords, I am not by any means the longest serving Member of your Lordships’ House but I have been here for 48 years. This is the first time in all of those 48 years that I have heard a challenge to the Speaker’s certification of a Bill as a …..." Lord Trefgarne - View Speech