Debates between Lord True and Lord Callanan during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Thu 2nd Mar 2023
Tue 25th Oct 2022
Wed 7th Sep 2022

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

Debate between Lord True and Lord Callanan
Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan (Con)
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I will take the intervention from the noble Lord, Lord Beith.

Lord True Portrait The Lord Privy Seal (Lord True) (Con)
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My Lords, if it would help the Committee, I understand that this is an extremely controversial Bill for many Members of your Lordships’ House. A good deal of time is being taken over it, which is your Lordships’ pleasure. On the question of interruptions, this is Committee and Members are free to speak more than once, but we make good progress if we allow all noble Lords to develop and complete an argument.

While the Companion says:

“A member of the House who is speaking may be interrupted with a brief question for clarification”—


not a speech—it also says:

“Giving way accords with the traditions and customary courtesy of the House.”


I think that is absolutely correct. The Companion continues:

“It is, however, recognised that a member may justifiably refuse to give way”.


It gives various circumstances, including

“in the middle of an argument, or to repeated interruption”.

The Committee must allow the Minister latitude to complete his argument. If a noble Lord has a new concrete point to put forward to the Committee afterwards, that is reasonable. I also remind the Committee that the Companion says:

“Lengthy or frequent interventions should not be made, even with the consent of the member speaking.”

Energy Prices Bill

Debate between Lord True and Lord Callanan
Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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That the Bill be now read a third time.

Lord True Portrait The Lord Privy Seal (Lord True) (Con)
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My Lords, I have it in command from His Majesty the King to acquaint the House that His Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Energy Prices Bill, has consented to place his interest, so far as it is affected by the Bill, at the disposal of Parliament for the purposes of the Bill.

Energy Bill [HL]

Debate between Lord True and Lord Callanan
Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan (Con)
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I am one group ahead.

Lord True Portrait The Lord Privy Seal (Lord True) (Con)
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Don’t worry, Martin—we’re counting it against you.

Amendment 67