"Perhaps the noble Lord could explain how it is envisaged that the Secretary of State will know that such a worker has a claim and should win...." Lord Murray of Blidworth - View Speech
"My Lords, first, I declare an interest as a barrister who occasionally practices in employment law. Secondly, in Committee on 18 June, Hansard recalls that I described the Bill as
"I thank the Minister for that Answer. Rather than ending automatic early release of prisoners, many of whom now serve only 40% of their sentence in prison, would it not make more sense to shift to a system of earned early release, whereby prisoners can earn the opportunity to be …..." Lord Murray of Blidworth - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the long-term impact of schemes for early release from prison on public confidence in the justice system...." Lord Murray of Blidworth - View Speech
"But the reality is that even if this Motion is passed, it will not, sadly, kill this dreadful treaty.
Finally, can the Minister confirm whether it is correct that, as set out in the Explanatory Notes, in accordance with convention, given that this is a treaty to cede territory and …..." Lord Murray of Blidworth - View Speech
"My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Mancroft. The issue of the need for and legal underpinning of the Chagos treaty has been the subject of numerous excellent monographs written by a team of authors led by Professor Ekins, professor of law and constitutional …..." Lord Murray of Blidworth - View Speech
"I declare my interest as a practising barrister and mediator in a set of chambers that specialises in public and planning law.
The specific issue I want to discuss is, perhaps counterintuitively, the reduction of statutory appeals and contentious litigation in the planning sphere. I suggest that we do this …..." Lord Murray of Blidworth - View Speech