"My Lords, I will speak very briefly to support what the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, has just said. As the Minister knows, I very strongly support the Bill and welcome it, but it seems that there is a gap here.
"My Lords, I wonder whether we can now hear from the Front Benches. We have had a long discussion about these issues and have moved into the danger of repetition. We have already had a response from the sponsor of the Bill too, so I think it is now the …..." Baroness Blackstone - View Speech
"May I finish what I am saying? My noble and learned friend Lord Falconer of Thoroton has already made the concession that he would like very much to discuss this point. Will the noble Baroness please go straight to the compromise she is proposing, rather than referring to various other …..." Baroness Blackstone - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Whitehead on joining this House. He and I worked together in the 1997 Labour Government, when he was an enormous support to me. I know he will make a huge contribution to the House.