"My Lords, will the Minister explain how the duty of candour—notable in its lack at Hillsborough, and not only at Hillsborough —can still be made compatible with the need to protect secrets, which we need to address the complex national security threats that we face? This was referred to by …..." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech
"My Lords, this report is the culmination of the Conduct Committee’s review of the Code of Conduct and the Guide to the Code of Conduct, launched last spring. We chose to embark on this review—and sometimes I wondered whether that was a wise move. We were not asked to …..." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech
"That the Report from the Select Committee Review of the Code of Conduct and the Guide to the Code of Conduct (4th Report, HL Paper 66) be agreed to...." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank noble Lords for all those comments. I will try and answer them all and, if I fail, that will not be deliberate. I am grateful for the kind personal comments; I am bathing in the plaudits from various sides of the House, and I appreciate that. …..." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech
On declaration of interests, at the end of the day, failure to declare a financial interest in a debate is a matter for the committee. It seems to us that the Privileges Committee and the processes of the House need to decide whether noble Lords …..." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech
"Well, we have had complaints in this area before, which we have acted on, from information from people involved.
I say to the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, that the behaviour code was meant to cover everybody. I hope that I have answered the question on politics. The rules do not …..." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech
"I hope the noble Baroness is content with what I have now said.
Lord Hodgson, with whom I have had a helpful correspondence, talked about the direction of travel moving towards the noble Viscount’s possibility. He also mentioned the tension between facing two ways. That is absolutely recognised, as I …..." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech
"I would certainly be happy to confirm that. Of course, if people appeal, and many do, the committee engages fully in the angles of that appeal and whether in fact they wish fully to endorse the commissioner’s findings. Again, it is a bit different in the Commons, but if the …..." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech
"That this House approves the appointment of Margaret Obi as a House of Lords Commissioner for Standards for a period of five years...." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech