"My Lords, I have enormous respect for the Minister, who has given very fulsome answers today. He referred to me. Therefore, I would just like to clarify for the House, because I know the Minister would not wish to mislead the House, that the time period needed for the code …..." Baroness Falkner of Margravine - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, but I am speaking in a personal capacity. This is particularly pertinent today because the EHRC has briefed on the Bill and I must therefore stress that my remarks are entirely personal and to my …..." Baroness Falkner of Margravine - View Speech
"My Lords, I too welcome the proposed actions of His Majesty’s Government. I know that many other noble Lords will wish to intervene in this; I will keep my questions very brief.
"My Lords, I too need to apologise to the House because I have not spoken previously on the Bill. I am therefore required, I am afraid, to add a few seconds of tedium in declaring my interest as chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. I am required to …..." Baroness Falkner of Margravine - View Speech
"I declare an interest as chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, but I am speaking in a personal capacity today.
The Minister has given a spirited defence of all the international actions that the Government are taking to try to battle this pernicious trade. Closer to home, in …..." Baroness Falkner of Margravine - View Speech
"My Lords, while I welcome the Government’s efforts in recent months a great deal, will the Minister accept that those who are calling for Iran’s current situation to be seen as a weakness may be gambling a little, because Iran has frequently demonstrated that when it is cornered it turns …..." Baroness Falkner of Margravine - View Speech
"I thank the noble Lord for giving way. I have not spoken on the Bill, but I have been present for quite a lot of the debates. I am slightly confused by the what the noble Lord, Lord Storey, said, and I wonder whether he meant to phrase it like …..." Baroness Falkner of Margravine - View Speech
"Before the noble Baroness sits down, can I inject one further thought that she might agree with? While the sentiments adduced in this debate are entirely right, and the concern is absolutely an important concern, does she agree that, in that discussion of centrally imposed targets versus the removal of …..." Baroness Falkner of Margravine - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, but I am speaking in a personal capacity today. I have not heard the Minister explain whether, in following the usual processes, the Government will publish a human rights assessment and the other impact assessments …..." Baroness Falkner of Margravine - View Speech