"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 422E and, additionally, do so on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Verdirame, KC, who has a prior appointment in The Hague this week. He was the author of the probing amendment on this topic in Committee. At that stage, the Minister signalled …..." Baroness Falkner of Margravine - View Speech
"I would like to proceed and conclude my argument. I will be happy to listen to the noble Baroness once I have finished.
Because the police do not know when they find a lifeless body which of the situations they are confronted with, even with decriminalisation of abortion offences for …..." Baroness Falkner of Margravine - View Speech
"My Lords, I appreciate that the hour is late and very charged emotions have been expressed, so I do not intend to delay the House with a long response. I simply point out to those Members who are not familiar with the Companion and were surprised that so many of …..." Baroness Falkner of Margravine - View Speech
"I thank the Minister. I should declare from the outset that my Question is not related to any individuals but, rather, is a question of policy. She will know about both the reputational damage to Civil Service morale and the fact that public confidence takes a hit when perceptions of …..." Baroness Falkner of Margravine - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what standards of behaviour apply to UK public servants on secondment to international organisations where UK civil service standards may be higher than those of the temporary secondment...." Baroness Falkner of Margravine - View Speech
"My Lords, I do not believe the noble Baroness answered the last part of my question. Why are misconduct investigations undertaken by the international organisation, which may have lower standards, when the Civil Service Code applies, which may have higher standards? Should they not be undertaken by the home department …..." Baroness Falkner of Margravine - View Speech
"My Lords, I exhort the Whip, since he started by asking people to be extremely brief in their questions, to give some practical effort to controlling the Chamber in that regard.
I welcome the Government’s overall strategy but want to ask specifically about anti-Muslim hostility. The paper accompanying the definition …..." Baroness Falkner of Margravine - View Speech