"I am grateful to the noble Lord for his reply. He is aware, and the House will be aware, that collective actions give consumers the power to pursue legal actions for which they cannot obtain legal aid, however egregious the wrongs that have been committed against them. Why is it …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reverse the effect on opt-out collective court actions and connected litigation funding resulting from the Supreme Court decision in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others; and, if so, when it is …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and I declare the interest of having some professional involvement in collective actions...." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness’s enlivening contributions to our debates. May she go on boasting.
Rightly, the Bill aims to ensure that the public service treats the public it serves with accountable candour and transparency. It is odd to feel that we need …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what resources are being allocated to HM Prison and Probation Service and the Parole Board to expedite the progression of Imprisonment for Public Protection prisoners towards release...." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for his Answer. Does he agree that the fact that there are nearly 900 unreleased IPP prisoners still in custody, of whom 99% are over-tariff, is wholly unacceptable? How much will that shameful statistic be reduced in the next 12 months? What steps will be taken …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My Lords, Amendment 172B is in my name. I declare two interests. First, I was formerly, for several years, a part-time chair of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, which hears most collective actions; I heard several collective actions there. Secondly, in my professional life, I accepted membership of consultative panels in …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"May I repeat my second question? Will the Minister confirm that it is the Government’s view that Amendment 5 is covered already by Section 18 of the National Security Act 2023?..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"I apologise for interrupting the Minister in full flow. Can he make the position absolutely clear? He said that, as far as the Government are concerned, on the advice that they have received, Amendment 3 is covered by Section 33 of the 2023 Act. He has put that plainly on …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech