"My Lords, when the Minister started this debate, he said that our court and judicial system has never stood still. For many of us in this Chamber, we feel not only that it has not stood still but that it has been going backwards in recent years. That is very …..." Lord Russell of Liverpool - View Speech
"My Lords, there are many ways to describe the Bill. Top of my list at the moment is simply “timely”.
I point out to the representatives of the Conservative Party here, with their slightly selective memories of election history, that, in 1928, the Conservative Government extended the franchise so that …..." Lord Russell of Liverpool - View Speech
"My Lords, I have the privilege of serving on the post-legislative scrutiny committee on the Domestic Abuse Act, and I am reassured by the Minister’s focus on victims. Obviously, we are liaising closely with both the Domestic Abuse Commissioner and the Victims’ Commissioner, and I can assure him that there …..." Lord Russell of Liverpool - View Speech
"My Lords, I apologise for interrupting. The Minister has not answered the question of what assessment the Government have made of the cost impact on firms of moving from a single supervisor to dealing with two, particularly for small firms...." Lord Russell of Liverpool - View Speech
"My Lords, just quickly, I will back up the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, on Amendment 168. I, like many other noble Lords, have been involved with a variety of charities that were impacted by the cyber security breach at Beacon CRM, which has about 1,500 charities that store an enormous …..." Lord Russell of Liverpool - View Speech
"My Lords, I echo the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron: in the previous group, we probably would not have had anything like that debate if a clear strategy were indeed in place.
"My Lords, earlier today, I had the enormous privilege to co-host with the noble Baroness, Lady Berger, who I suspect will try to ask the question after me, a group of the bereaved parents. Four of them spoke very bravely in person. Behind them were arrayed the photographs of even …..." Lord Russell of Liverpool - View Speech
"My Lords, here we are again. It feels a bit like doomscrolling to keep returning to this subject. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Nash, and all those who have supported him for pushing water uphill successfully, defying gravity. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for appropriating, with her …..." Lord Russell of Liverpool - View Speech