"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 101 in my name, in which I am joined, as we have heard, by the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, but also by the noble Baroness, Lady O’Grady, who, of course, was the leader of the TUC, and by the noble Baroness, Lady Morrissey, …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"May I just add to that? My concern is that my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti is right that, in law, one should not use contractual agreements to avoid criminal processes. However, you do not have criminal processes unless you have a complainant, and often women do not want to go …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"Colleagues, I apologise that I was a minute or two late. Unfortunately, I am disabled at the moment, and everything takes so much longer for me. As soon as I saw that it was a few minutes to 1 pm, I tried to make my way here in time.
"My Lords, I, too, welcome the new colleagues into this House and wish them well in their work as Members. I also congratulate the Minister on her introduction of this important piece of legislation. The world of work has changed and the expectations of workers, especially women, have also changed.
"I co-chair the taskforce for the return of the children who have been taken into Russia. The evidence is really shocking and quite scandalous. It is interesting that no one from the Government has ever asked me to come and speak to them about the evidence. I draw that to …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare that I am a practitioner at the English Bar and the president of the council of Justice, a leading British law organisation. I am the director of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, an honorary Writer to the Signet in Scotland and, as your Lordships …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, it is really heartwarming to hear such unanimity in support of the Bill, and I, like others, welcome it with all my heart. I too am a Catholic Scot of Irish descent. I am also a close and admiring friend of Lady Angiolini and I am delighted that …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, I chair the high-level legal panel which advises the international coalition of nations referred to by the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad. I thank the Minister for his attendance at the United Nations General Assembly with us all, promoting the strong sense that democracy depends on there being free …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, I too pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, for this important debate.
As recently as July last year, our Secretary of State, David Lammy, stated:
“We are committed to recognising a Palestinian state as a contribution to a peace process, at a time that is most …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, I too am concerned that this is slipping down the legislative agenda, because this issue is serious. Whistleblowers in the Post Office scandal, for example, were silenced early on when they wanted to go public and received letters telling them that they would be sued for defamation if …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech