"My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Shinkwin and the amendments of my other noble friends, and others. “Verba volant, scripta manent” means “Spoken words fly away, written words remain”. There is a reason that other noble Lords have pressed the issue about …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall touch briefly on two points prompted by both the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, and my noble friend Lord Blencathra. In a sense they are a challenge to the sponsor, the noble and learned Lord. I think I am right in saying that he was …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"My Lords, I think the debate that we have had for the last two and a half hours shows this House in a very positive light. It goes to the very essence of what some of us who are sceptical about the Bill believe to be the most crucial issue: …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"As usual, the noble Lord makes a very apposite point and reinforces my arguments.
Time is pressing, so if I can beg the indulgence of your Lordships’ House, I will just develop slightly my support for the points that my noble friend Lord Shinkwin made at the beginning of this …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"My Lords, I strongly support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, and congratulate her on her indefatigability and persistence on these issues, although that is usually on the basis of debating the Windsor Framework, which we are not doing today. I commend my noble friend …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"My Lords, the amendment was tabled by my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe and I have attached my name to it. Before I move on to it, I want briefly to indicate my support for the excellent amendment in this group tabled by my noble friend Lady Buscombe, Amendment 387A, which …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this very interesting debate, and thank in particular my noble friend Lord Goschen and the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley of Knighton, with his interesting intervention in the debate. I reassure my noble friend Lord Hailsham that these are permissive, …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"My Lords, I say at the outset that I hold the Minister in great regard and see him and his Secretary of State colleague, the right honourable John Healey, in the same tradition as great Labour patriots such as James Callaghan, for instance. But I take him back to the …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"I thank the Minister. She will know that the previous Government introduced a power in the Elections Act 2022 for the Electoral Commission to draw up a strategy and policy document containing measures to tackle electoral fraud and corrupt and illegal practices, including family voting. However, Ministers have now U-turned …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech