"My Lords, before we begin, I will make my usual brief remarks. First, I reiterate our thanks, on behalf of the whole House, to all staff across the House for supporting this Sitting. I cannot do justice to the thanks that the staff of the House deserve, not only for …..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, as a pre-recess treat, I will update the House on planned recess dates. I have already announced most recess dates until Christmas this year. I will now add those for the short November weekend, when the plan is to rise at the conclusion of business on Wednesday 4 …..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"We will hear from the noble Baroness, Lady Foster, next and then we will come back to my noble friend on the Labour Benches...." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, I have it in command from His Majesty the King to acquaint the House that His Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Pension Schemes Bill, has consented to place his interests, so far as they are affected by the Bill, at the disposal of Parliament …..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, before we move on to the Motion that the Bill do now pass, I understand that the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, has tabled an amendment. I expect the debate on that to be brief and to be contained to the narrow subject it seeks to address, relating to …..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"Before anyone else comes in, I will just say that we should be addressing only the narrow issue of the impact assessment and nothing else...." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, before we begin, I will make my usual brief remarks. First, I reiterate the thanks, on behalf of the whole House, to all staff across the House for supporting this Sitting today. I know that noble Lords will be aware of the huge amount of work that takes …..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, I have noticed that the time now is 5.18 pm. We have no intention of moving on to another group. When this group is finished, I will seek to adjourn the House. I say to any colleagues waiting for another debate that it will not be happening this …..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech