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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"My Lords, I will briefly add one argument in support of my noble friend’s amendment. There is widespread criticism of the competence and indeed the commitment of some of those who have been appointed to this House. Many of us think that some of those criticisms have been justified. If …..."
Lord Butler of Brockwell - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"Before the noble Baroness sits down, can she help me on a procedural point? If Amendment 13 were to be passed, Amendment 13A is clearly sensible. We are going to consider Amendment 13A first. Will it be possible to agree Amendment 13A and then vote against Amendment 13?..."
Lord Butler of Brockwell - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
NHS, Armed Forces and Civil Service Staff: Public Meetings

"My Lords, if senior public servants cannot address their staff or answer their questions without first having cleared with Ministers everything they are going to say, they risk losing their public personal authority and becoming not leaders but puppets...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
NHS, Armed Forces and Civil Service Staff: Public Meetings

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what instructions they have given to the staff of the National Health Service, the Armed Forces and the Civil Service about speaking at public meetings of their professions...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"My Lords, I intervened in Committee to explain why I could not support Amendments 5 and 6. I will repeat my argument briefly now. These two amendments would put the committee, HOLAC, into a position where it overruled the Prime Minister. In one case, the Prime Minister could make appointments …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Mar 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"My Lords, the House will not want to be delayed. I just want to make one point in support of my noble friend’s amendment. I say to the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, that I had the honour of serving on the Wakeham commission and I think we did a pretty …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 10 Mar 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"My Lords, with regret, I cannot support any of the amendments in this group. I say “with regret” because there are aspects of them that I like very much. I like the proposal to extend the scope of HOLAC to consider competence as well as integrity. I am also tempted, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 10 Mar 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. As I read his amendment, the Prime Minister could not recommend somebody if HOLAC had said that he should not. Would that not give HOLAC a veto and constrain the Prime Minister’s powers?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 05 Feb 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I want to say just one thing. In light of what has been said, I urge the Government to accept these amendments. They will do themselves no credit by resisting them, and I am certain the amendments will be passed...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Jan 2025
Attorney General’s Office: Conflicts of Interest

"My Lords, so that the noble Lord does not have to comment on particular cases, could he just say, as a general principle, whether there is a conflict of interest when a law officer is asked to advise on a matter in which he has been retained in a private …..."
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