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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 Apr 2012
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

"My Lords, I strongly support the noble and learned Baroness in everything that she has just said. She has very starkly set out the figures and the likely impact of not sending this back to the Commons. She has quite rightly said that people could die as a result.

It …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 Apr 2012
Spencer Perceval

"My Lords, does the Minister agree that the continuation of slavery and quasi-slavery in very many parts of the world 200 years after the so-called abolition of slavery continues to be a scandal, and could he outline what Her Majesty’s Government intend to do in order to continually influence our …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Mar 2012
Economy: Budget Statement

"My Lords, the Chancellor has noble aims—a stable economy, a fairer, more efficient and simpler tax system and the encouragement of growth. From these Benches, I am pleased to endorse all three of those objectives. The debate is therefore not so much about the Government’s declared intentions as whether the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 14 Mar 2012
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

"My Lords, I, too, support the amendment. Quite a number of people find it quite hard to find their own voice and need the support of a friend. As a priest I know how many of the clergy spend a lot of time accompanying people and enabling them to speak …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 06 Mar 2012
Universities: European Languages

"My Lords, can the Minister confirm that Her Majesty's Government are concerned about the cultural as well as the economic disadvantage our country is likely to suffer as a result of the decline in language skills? As the UCAS statistics indicate a disproportionate fall in the number of applicants from …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 15 Feb 2012
Protection of Freedoms Bill

"My Lords, the problem with the phrase is entirely in the word “all”. The Minister mentioned the man on the Clapham omnibus. “In all the circumstances” sounds very different from “in the particular circumstances”. We are striving to tailor the application of the principles to particular cases. “In all the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 09 Feb 2012
House of Lords: Membership

"My Lords, I cannot declare an interest as I speak from the Benches whose number is fixed. However, I would like to ask the Leader of the House to reflect upon what he said about the principle of the balance in relation to the very important role played by the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 09 Feb 2012
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

"My Lords, it will not surprise you that I wholeheartedly support the amendment. I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Judd, for warning against sentiment. There is a robustness about offering human beings hope that contributes specifically to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of which he spoke. However, this …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Feb 2012
Magna Carta

"My Lords, the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton, played a decisive and formative role in the formulation of Magna Carta, and that was not the first or the last occasion in our history when the Church has, so to speak, helped to keep the feet of the powers-that-be to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 06 Feb 2012
Protection of Freedoms Bill

"My Lords, could I perhaps add to what the noble and learned Baroness has just said? Obviously, from these Benches we have a very particular concern in this matter. I agree entirely that there can be an excess of enthusiasm for CRB, and I have a number of colleagues who …..."
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