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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Mar 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"My Lords, I sympathise with a very great deal of what my noble friend said. I speak with a certain family background, and I too regret the diminution of the role and status of the Lord Chancellor. That said, we are where we are and we cannot sensibly address this …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Mar 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"My Lords, I wish to make two brief points. First, with regard to what has just been said by the noble Baroness, I strongly support the idea of time-limited persons in this House, whether they are Ministers, appointed for a particular short term or—my own favoured proposal—for fixed terms of, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 Mar 2025
Sentencing Council Guidelines

"My Lords, does the Minister agree that, in general, a community sentence should be imposed rather than a custodial one? In that context, would he agree that, in general, and not confined to the cohorts referred to in the guidelines, there should be a pre-sentence report to assist the court …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 Mar 2025
US Steel and Aluminium Tariffs

"My Lords, in our negotiations with the United States, the Minister should be very cautious on relying on expressions of good will from President Trump—it seems that they are not to be relied upon...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 Mar 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"I rise very briefly to speak to the four amendments in my name, Amendments 22 to 25. The first three would amend the lead amendment, Amendment 19, moved by my noble friend. For reasons that I shall come to shortly, I very strongly disagree with it.

First, I express some …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 Mar 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"My Lords, my amendment is very technical. It provides simply that the sanction should not apply if the Member has good reason for not participating...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 Mar 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 Mar 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"My Lords, I think the Committee would agree that disqualification from membership of this House should follow only a serious conviction. My suggestion is that a better indicator of the gravity of the conviction lies in the sentence rather than simply in the fact of conviction. That is why I …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 Mar 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 Mar 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"I beg leave to withdraw my amendment...."
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