"My Lords, it is good to see the noble Baroness, Lady Prentis, back in her place, and I am sure the whole Committee welcomes her back.
Unlike the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, I cannot claim to have a background in representing Wales—the closest I have been is on a few …..." Lord Weir of Ballyholme - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 553B. It is one of a range of amendments I have tabled, which have been put into a number of groups, to try to deal with some of the concerns that have been raised by disabled people and to provide high levels …..." Lord Weir of Ballyholme - View Speech
As part of that, the commissioner should offer a reasonable opportunity for the person to consult the advocate before a decision is made. Flowing from that, there would then be recorded written reasons for whether that meeting has taken place, whether the offer has been taken …..." Lord Weir of Ballyholme - View Speech
"Does the noble Lord agree that, as we saw recently, it is also the extent to which, if we normalise the sense of terrorism, it feeds into future terrorism? To give an example of this, when we saw the terrible shooting of John Caldwell—thankfully, despite horrendous injuries, the officer survived—and, …..." Lord Weir of Ballyholme - View Speech
"My Lords, I support the amendment in the names of my noble friend Lady Foster and others. It is right that we look to close the loophole. We need to look at how terrorists operate in the real world. The loophole that is there at present suggests that the current …..." Lord Weir of Ballyholme - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to my amendment in this group, Amendment 200B. It would insert a new clause to say that care professionals are not permitted to raise the subject of assistance. For the avoidance of doubt, the proposed new clause says that anyone who is engaged in patient …..." Lord Weir of Ballyholme - View Speech
"My Lords, it is an honour and a privilege to follow the noble Lord in what may be his valedictory speech. It is perhaps a little disappointing that it was on this SI, which seems to have been based on false premises. A range of factors that were not available …..." Lord Weir of Ballyholme - View Speech
"The noble Lord gave one of his key considerations as a test of economic fairness. Perhaps he could explain to the House how it is economically fair to have an 100% exemption for Scotland but 50% for Northern Ireland. How is that fair?..." Lord Weir of Ballyholme - View Speech
"The noble Baroness referenced the good work of the Scotland Office in lobbying to ensure that Scotland was exempted. Does she agree that this stands in sharp contrast to the Northern Ireland Office, which was instead lobbying parties in Northern Ireland to back this order and ensure that it was …..." Lord Weir of Ballyholme - View Speech