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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Jul 2014
Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill

"My Lords, I do not propose—indeed I am not qualified—to comment on the ruling of the European Court of Justice which has made it necessary to introduce the legislation that we are considering. But as a consequence of what I learnt as a member of the Joint Committee for pre-legislative …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 10 Jul 2014
Communications Data and Interception

"My Lords, I was a member of the Joint Committee which scrutinised the draft communications data Bill. I am sure that all members of that committee would attach great importance to restoring the position that we thought we were in before this. For that reason, I, and I think many …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2014
House of Lords: Labour Peers’ Working Group Report

"My Lords, I welcome the Labour Party report, which is full of interesting and well thought-out ideas and I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor, and Lord Grenfell on chairing that working group. As it turns out that I shall not be able to stay until the end of the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 31 Jan 2014
European Union (Referendum) Bill

"My Lords, I shall be brief. The core purposes of this Bill are that there should be an “in or out” referendum. It is not about what the result of that referendum should be; it is about whether there should be a referendum and that it should be before the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 24 Jan 2014
European Union (Referendum) Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 24 Jan 2014
European Union (Referendum) Bill

"My Lords, I hope that I can be reasonably brief in moving the amendment. We have a long day ahead of us.

The amendment does not bear on the issue of whether a referendum on United Kingdom membership of the European Union should be held. Nor does it bear on …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 24 Jan 2014
European Union (Referendum) Bill

"My Lords, my modest, innocent little amendment has given rise to a long, interesting and wide-ranging debate, and after more than two hours I do not propose to try to deal with every point. We are being told that the Bill must pass unamended to go back to the House …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 24 Jan 2014
European Union (Referendum) Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 24 Jan 2014
European Union (Referendum) Bill

"This amendment is moved as a consequence of the passage of Amendment 1. If this amendment is accepted, Amendment 31 falls and I should not move it...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 24 Jan 2014
European Union (Referendum) Bill

"My Lords, my knowledge of the Welsh language is even more spectacularly uncertain than that of the noble Lord, Lord Trefgarne. Is the language in Amendment 45 a precise translation of the amended version of the question?..."
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