"It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blackwell, my old foe, and a pleasure to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Bolton, on her excellent report and her feat in securing unanimous agreement on it. Some of the speeches today have shown us what a feat …..." Lord Kerr of Kinlochard - View Speech
"On procedure, I suspect that on the Opposition Front Bench the lady doth protest too much, judging by what I hear about the precedents. It is rather a good thing that there is a vehicle, in the Representation of the People Bill, ready for the addition of the amendments that …..." Lord Kerr of Kinlochard - View Speech
"The noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, introduced the debate with his usual courtesy and wisdom, but he reminded us that, as a highlander, for all the courtesy, he carries a claymore. I cannot follow him in that—I am a boring lowlander.
"My Lords, I was head of the Treasury’s defence division, and I welcome all this concentration on the money, but the document is actually about investment and where the money is to be spent. Ukraine is making, using, and losing 7 million drones a year. The life cycle of any …..." Lord Kerr of Kinlochard - View Speech
"My Lords, I have not yet heard an answer to the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Fox, on conflict of interest. Is it acceptable for a Crown servant—an immigration officer, a Border Force employee—to be a director of a private security firm? If not, will it now be …..." Lord Kerr of Kinlochard - View Speech
"Reverting to the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, if the person granted asylum has only 42 days to navigate housing, employment and the markets, and to get himself a bank account and registered for universal credit, we need to help him by giving him all the documentation he …..." Lord Kerr of Kinlochard - View Speech
"It has been said that the Americans are against the necessary revision of the 1966 exchange of letters. That is not my understanding. I would be grateful if the Minister could confirm that the text of the revised exchange of letters has been agreed by officials from the Foreign Office, …..." Lord Kerr of Kinlochard - View Speech
"It is daunting to follow two such experts on the subject. I cannot match their eloquence, but, like them, I feel strongly that these rule changes are wrong. Some of them, we have to admit, we were warned of in the White Paper, which we discussed on 17 November. Even …..." Lord Kerr of Kinlochard - View Speech