"I am very grateful to the noble Lord. If he just looks again at paragraph 5 of Schedule 2, it may be that there is a wholesale ambiguity. Sub-paragraph (2) says:
“Decisions of a panel may be taken by a majority vote; but this is subject to sub-paragraph (3)”,
"My Lords, I will speak very briefly in relation to Amendments 186, 251 and 380, all of which were tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, and two of which are supported by me. The noble Lord has asked me to give his apologies to the Committee; …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome what the noble and learned Lord has just said, which I am sure will be welcome to most Members of the Committee.
Amendment 25 stands in my name and those of my noble friend Lady Hollins and my noble and right reverend friend Lord Harries of …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"I do not want to take up unnecessary time, but the purpose of the judges’ role is to receive the evidence relevant to the issue under consideration. There are many tribunals, such as mental health tribunals, on which doctors serve, but in my view and that of many, where critical …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My Lords, I am very grateful to everybody who has taken part in this debate. I hope your Lordships would agree that, although this debate has taken over three hours, it has been conducted in precisely the spirit that was discussed in the short debate yesterday and that it has …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Mohammed, for namechecking me earlier, particularly in the same sentence as my noble friend Lord Pannick. I have the unenviable task tomorrow morning of moving the first amendment and the first group at 10 o’clock and, before I come here, …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"Does the Minister agree that much of the responsibility for making Section 121 of the Online Safety Act effective lies with Ofcom? Will he confirm that the Government expect Ofcom to be bold and robust in its application of the new law to online spaces in private messaging contexts, and …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect children in private messaging spaces from the prevalence of computer-generated child sexual abuse material...." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"Returning to the question of the judges, will the Minister be a little bolder in the light of the clear death of the rule of law in Hong Kong? The continued membership of six Commonwealth senior retired judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal—four Australian and two British—is …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech