Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Jul 2026 Railways Bill
"My Lords, I sat through the Second Reading of this Bill. At the first debate, 30 people spoke and then a whole raft of amendments were put down by the noble Lords, Lord Hunt of Wirral and Lord Sharpe of Epsom, and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, from the Liberal …..." Lord Sentamu - View Speech
"What I want to say is that the numbers towards the end of that Bill were not as big as people suggest. Look in Hansard; the numbers were less...." Lord Sentamu - View Speech
"My Lords, I apologise to the noble Lords, Lord Fox, Lord Hunt and Lord Sharpe. Their amendments were to this Bill and not to the trains Bill. Nevertheless, the point stands. The attendance was no greater than when it was debated in Grand Committee. I apologise and sincerely hope that …..." Lord Sentamu - View Speech
"My Lords, does the Minister agree that a country that prides itself on keeping the rule of law and on the fact that nobody is above the law cannot hastily amend legislation which goes back to 1971? Such a country has to look at all the processes. Does he agree …..." Lord Sentamu - View Speech
"My Lords, I want to simply question Amendment 31. In Clause 58(2), there are many different ways in which the Government can provide assistance, such as
“by way of grant, loan, guarantee or indemnity … by the acquisition of shares or any other interest in, or securities of, a body …..." Lord Sentamu - View Speech
"Therefore, if they can come to Parliament to ask for it, do not put the limit in the Bill. That is what the noble Lord seeks to do in his Amendment 31...." Lord Sentamu - View Speech
"My Lords, we all say to the noble Lord, Lord Wilson of Dinton, on his valedictory speech: thank you for lifting our spirits. We will miss you. It is good to follow the noble Lord, Lord Doyle, and all 26 noble Lords who have spoken. Some of them have stolen …..." Lord Sentamu - View Speech
"My Lords, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leicester talked about the General Synod in 2017 debating outlawing conversion therapy. I put my head on the block and supported the motion that it should happen because in my book conversion is to make the person whole but not to …..." Lord Sentamu - View Speech
with the word “means” so that we knew what we were describing. The worry is that leaving it as it is could create a public interest so large that there was a mission creep that I do not …..." Lord Sentamu - View Speech
"My Lords, if Thames Water was a school, it would already have been put under special measures. You would not wait. As the noble Lord, Lord Birt, said, the regulation by Ofwat has been woeful. Is it still involved? Is it going to wake up to the fact that under …..." Lord Sentamu - View Speech