Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 20 Nov 2025 Asylum Policy
"My Lords, I say to the Minister and the Home Secretary that this set of measures is to be welcomed, but I am afraid that it does not quite go far enough. I have one specific question for the Minister on the Statement. The Home Secretary said this in the …..." Lord Murray of Blidworth - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall not repeat at length the points so eloquently made by my noble friends Lord Evans and Lord Trenchard. I will, however, make one or two slightly different points.
As my noble friend Lord Trenchard has identified, litter by canals can have three principal impacts. The first …..." Lord Murray of Blidworth - View Speech
"Mr Sam Coates on Sky News said that this Budget had “unravelled” before it had been given. Does the Minister agree?..." Lord Murray of Blidworth - View Speech
"My Lords, for fear of treading on the toes of my noble friend Lord Hannan, I want to add to the debate that took place a moment ago concerning the intervention by the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, on my noble friend Lord Callanan’s amendment. I invite noble Lords …..." Lord Murray of Blidworth - View Speech
"The noble Lord seeks to justify his intervention but fails to do so. Because of the way the treaty is drafted and the way Article 18 operates, the treaty can come into force only when this legislation is implemented. That is unusual, but it has the effect of not allowing …..." Lord Murray of Blidworth - View Speech
"Will the Minister confirm that, in those proceedings to which she just referred, the United Kingdom was not a party and made no submissions?..." Lord Murray of Blidworth - View Speech
"My Lords, I obviously support my noble friend Lord Howe’s amendment. However, I would like to make some remarks in opposition to Amendment 180; the principal points have already been covered by my noble friends Lord Strathcarron and Lord Johnson, as well as the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley.
"As the noble Baroness will agree, the sales-people who run these sampling rooms are entitled to market their goods. What she just read out is clearly marketing puff—to coin a phrase. I do not think it suggests any abuse of the regulation and it certainly does not amount to evidence …..." Lord Murray of Blidworth - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak in support of my Amendment 216, which proposes a new clause that would provide accountability and oversight. In my submission, it would balance flexibility with constraint and ensure the approval of the next Parliament for this policy. It would also provide a check on ministerial …..." Lord Murray of Blidworth - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for giving way. One point that was made was that the immediacy of the impact on retailers of cigars would come not from the generational nature of the ban but from the risk that there may be regulations requiring the packaging of handmade cigars to be …..." Lord Murray of Blidworth - View Speech