"Well, my Lords, another brilliant maiden speech. We are so fortunate to have so many new women on our Benches—on all our Benches. It is so good to be here today and I am very proud to welcome my noble friend to the red Benches. I know that the whole …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, I recognise that these negotiations have been taking place over many years and have included the noble Lord. I pay tribute to Minister Doughty and his team for all that they have done, and the Governments of Gibraltar and Spain. Does my noble friend agree that this deal …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, before speaking to Amendment 313A, I thank my noble friend for bringing forward amendments in response to my amendment in Committee. These amendments clarify the evidential threshold for obtaining an SPO, bringing this in line with the domestic abuse protection orders, so ensuring swifter and less onerous access …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, I am very grateful for the response from my noble friend the Minister. I did not really understand the point about age, so I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, and I look forward to reading Hansard and to receiving a letter likewise.
"My Lords, before my noble friend sits down, I am sure the whole House agrees with, in essence, what Amendment 273 says, but I also noted from my noble friend that it is much more complex than I had understood. I am sure that she is as frustrated as everyone …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, as I mentioned at Second Reading, I am very proud that with Clause 87 this Government abolished the time limitations in historical Church child sexual abuse cases. Survivors such as my friend Stephen Bernard, whom my noble friend the Minister referenced, were concerned that the clause, as originally …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"May I suggest we heed the very wise advice of the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, and proceed today, as the noble Baroness said, and get through as many groups as possible, making amendments as we see fit as a Chamber? We should do our job of scrutiny, which is exactly …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"I shall briefly intervene. I am sure that my noble and learned friend will answer this later, but I want to put on record that nobody who is a supporter of this Bill—an amended Bill, as it goes forward—would ever put costs as the major reason for supporting it. I …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech
"My Lords, the point that the noble Lord is making is very interesting, but he may have heard my noble friend Lord Winston say previously in the debate on the current Bill that he has changed his mind. He may well have changed his mind about the words that we …..." Baroness Royall of Blaisdon - View Speech