"I congratulate the noble Baroness on the draw and on presenting her first ever Private Member’s Bill. In the 37 years I have been in Parliament, I have never presented a Private Member’s Bill, so I particularly congratulate her both on this opportunity and on the, as ever, passionate and …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the financial sector about the decline in acceptance of cash payments and the pending reduction in availability of card payments in favour of payment by smart devices...." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend. I remind the House that, some time ago, I asked the then Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Vere, if she would come to dinner with me on the proviso that, if I could not access the payment system, she would be the one to pay. …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"My Lords, this is an important short debate, but I hope that all those who have contributed will be with us at 10 pm tonight...." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"My Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend Lady Taylor on her skill, good humour and patience, not least with me, and I thank our fellow committee members. I actually found myself agreeing with the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, who will speak after me today; I was quite astonished on …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Mohammed. I can call him my noble friend because, until last May, he was my local councillor. I hope he achieves as much in this place as he did in mine...." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"It is my privilege to follow the noble Baroness and to commend the part she played as Home Secretary and Prime Minister in listening to the families. I hope the House will forgive me for reiterating words that have already been used this afternoon, but I have been reflecting personally …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"I commend my noble friend for the enormous amount of work, time and energy that he is putting into this area. I know it is greatly appreciated by those who have campaigned for years. Will he take a look at the slowing of the work on progression plans and the …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his generous response. With the House’s indulgence, I want to say what a great pleasure it has been, and how much I appreciate the tremendous collaboration with the noble Lord, Lord Herbert of South Downs, the 10 other commissioners who generously gave …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"My Lords, I commend my noble friend on the time and commitment he has given to talking to organisations on behalf of prisoners and their families. Does he agree, however, that there appears to be an increasing logjam of those on recall who are held in prison often when the …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech