"My Lords, I support most warmly all of the amendments in this group; I believe that they are very important indeed. Approaching it as they do from slightly different points of view, they all make the same fundamental point about the importance of building in arrangements so that, from the …..." Baroness Fookes - View Speech
"My Lords, I do not often ask questions. I am prepared to bet that if the Minister was still sitting on this side, she would be berating the Government for dragging their feet. I would like to ask that selfsame question, connected with another more practical one: when may we …..." Baroness Fookes - View Speech
"My Lords, there being an equality of votes, in accordance with Standing Order 55, which provides that no proposal to amend a Bill in the form in which it is before the House shall be agreed to unless there is a majority in favour of such amendment, I declare the …..." Baroness Fookes - View Speech
"My Lords, it appears that the technological problem has not been solved, so we are going to soldier on as best we can...." Baroness Fookes - View Speech
"My Lords, I too am anxious to have a better explanation. To me, the Bill seems very unfair, as it introduces two classes of people, one of whom will be disadvantaged at the same time as others are advantaged. It is one step forward and another one or two steps …..." Baroness Fookes - View Speech