"My Lords, we are not due to return to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill until 8.42 pm. The time allocated for Statement repeats is very clear in the Companion: 20 minutes for Front-Benchers and 20 minutes for Back-Benchers. We have now exceeded that allotted time so, as …..." Lord Katz - View Speech
"I rise to speak to the amendments tabled by noble Lords on the Opposition Front Bench. As we have heard, Amendment 72 proposes to remove the requirement for an authorised officer to ensure that a person has not previously been searched using these powers. I respectfully but robustly oppose this …..." Lord Katz - View Speech
"My Lords, in addressing Amendments 84 and 90 proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady May of Maidenhead, I first take the opportunity to pay tribute to her work in this area, particularly as chair of the Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, and indeed I acknowledge and pay …..." Lord Katz - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful for the thoughtful contributions made by the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, and the noble Lords, Lord Davies of Gower and Lord German. Amendments 68, 69 and 209 raise important questions about the scope, application and oversight of the powers in the Bill.
"I suggest we take the heat out of this a bit. Interventions are welcome, but noble Lords are not obliged to take them, and they should be brief...." Lord Katz - View Speech
"My Lords, we have 10 minutes left. We have plenty of time to get everybody in if we are orderly about it. Let us hear from the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser...." Lord Katz - View Speech
"I thank the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, for speaking to the amendments tabled by him and the noble Lord, Lord Davies. The purpose behind these two amendments is to ensure that those who possess an item believed or suspected to be used in immigration crime, and those who arrange or …..." Lord Katz - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Berkeley for tabling Amendment 323E and everyone who contributed to this short but important debate on the issue of substitution clauses.
To be absolutely clear, the Government are very alert to the risks that my noble friends Lord Berkeley and Lord Hendy …..." Lord Katz - View Speech
"Over many years now, I have had lots of interesting discussions with my noble friend, in different guises. It is always a pleasure to meet with him—and indeed with any other noble Lords who wish to engage on this important issue...." Lord Katz - View Speech