"I would like to ask my noble friend about a situation that was made clear to us in a fairly recent debate on the question of putting children together into families. There was quite a big family with four children. They were all over the place and the little girl—the …..." Baroness Knight of Collingtree - View Speech
"My Lords, is it not very important when discussing the use of water cannon that one also says in what circumstances they should be used?..." Baroness Knight of Collingtree - View Speech
"My Lords, will my noble friend assure the House with regard to a major problem that we all experienced in the House of Commons for many years of students signing up to study at not very reputable places and then disappearing? Is that problem over?..." Baroness Knight of Collingtree - View Speech
"My Lords, I also have been campaigning on this issue for a long time, not least because the gentleman to whom we have referred was there for so long; he seemed to live in a tent and would hang out his washing from time to time. We should remember that …..." Baroness Knight of Collingtree - View Speech
"Perhaps I may ask one further short question. In the many cases up and down the country where raucous parties have taken place, all it seems to need to get the police in action, on the spot and stopping the trouble, is for one or two people to complain. If …..." Baroness Knight of Collingtree - View Speech
"My Lords, is it not the case that the situation has been made very much worse by the numbers of students who have come here from foreign countries and not left but remained here, making great difficulties? Is not that point at the heart of this difficulty?..." Baroness Knight of Collingtree - View Speech
"My Lords, does my noble friend agree that it is just as wrong to apprehend or arrest a person because of the colour of his skin as it is to exonerate somebody who is quite clearly guilty for the same reason?..." Baroness Knight of Collingtree - View Speech