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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 13 Dec 2018
Constitutional Convention

"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, on his speech and the Motion he has tabled. He has been fortunate to find time for it. I thank him most sincerely for his extremely kind remarks about me. They are greatly appreciated.

It has been noticeable with …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 Dec 2018
Brexit: People’s Vote

"My Lords, referendums are often described as democratic, but they are not what we usually mean by democratic in this country, where we have a system of representative parliamentary democracy. The effect of having a referendum is to undermine that system because it changes Members of Parliament from being representatives …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Nov 2018
Brexit: Negotiations

"My Lords, all of those who took part in the debates which set up the 2016 referendum were absolutely clear that what we were legislating for was an advisory referendum, not a mandatory one. But the morning after the result was announced, the Government immediately took the view that we …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 13 Nov 2018
Economy: Budget Statement

"My Lords, research in the Library reveals the extraordinary fact that I have now spoken 59 times in Budget debates. This will be my 60th. Looking back on that period, there have been many memorable Budgets—by the late Lord Howe of Aberavon, by my noble friends Lord Lawson and Lord …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 25 Oct 2018
Brexit: People’s Vote

"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sugar. I very much agree with what he said about the referendum, which has ended up in a Brexit situation. The plain and simple term that we might use is that the public were given a false …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 19 Jul 2018
Referendums: Parliamentary Democracy

"That this House takes note of the impact on parliamentary democracy in the United Kingdom of the use of referendums...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 19 Jul 2018
Referendums: Parliamentary Democracy

"My Lords, our debates on Brexit have made frequent reference to referendums, but it seemed to me that the time had come to take a rather wider view of this issue. I am glad to see that a number of noble Lords who have added their names to the speakers …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 19 Jul 2018
Referendums: Parliamentary Democracy

"My Lords, I was delighted and surprised to be fortunate in the Motions ballot. I am glad that my choice of subject produced a debate of such exceptional quality, even by your Lordships’ high standards, particularly with two outstanding maiden speeches from my noble friend Lord Pickles and the noble …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Jul 2018
European Council

"My Lords, the thing that is unpredictable about President Trump is that he is occasionally right. He is certainly right to have complained that the other members of NATO are not contributing their fair share and that the United States and United Kingdom are carrying a disproportionate burden. Was this …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 19 Jun 2018
Long-term Plan for the NHS

"My Lords, given the Administration’s traditional objection to the hypothecation of revenue, does my noble friend agree that the Chancellor is likely to be reluctant to say that he is putting up taxation specifically for the NHS? In any case, would it be more acceptable to the public for the …..."
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