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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 12 Mar 2021
Budget Statement

"My Lords, in many areas, lockdowns and home-working have fostered a growing sense of connection with local communities. That is evidenced in an outpouring of community and voluntary activity, as well as support for small local businesses. These businesses have a kind of built-in agility, which has enabled them to …..."
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Written Question
Census: Coronavirus
Monday 12th October 2020

Asked by: Baroness Scott of Needham Market (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Census planned in England and Wales for 21 March 2021 will still take place in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords

The 2021 Census will take place as planned in England and Wales on 21 March 2021. We regret the timing of the decision from Scottish Government.

Written Question
Statutory Instruments: Coronavirus
Wednesday 13th May 2020

Asked by: Baroness Scott of Needham Market (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the rule requiring statutory instruments to be laid before Parliament at least 21 days before coming into force remains applicable as a default position even during the COVID-19 pandemic; and whether any departure from that rule needs to be justified by reference to specific necessity and not a general disapplication.

Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords

The 21-day rule is a long-standing convention that gives Parliament adequate time to scrutinise secondary legislation subject to the negative procedure before it comes into force. It also protects those affected by changes in the law by giving them time to prepare. The Government is committed to complying with this important convention as far as possible, and continues to apply it, in the usual way, during the COVID-19 period.

Many SIs laid as part of the Government’s response to COVID-19 have not adhered to the convention in order to enable the swift implementation of the necessary emergency legislation. In line with standard procedure, this is being determined on a case-by-case basis, with the default position being that the 21-day rule is complied with wherever possible. If an SI does need to be laid fewer than 21 days before it comes into force, then justification must be set out in the Explanatory Memorandum to explain why the urgent action is needed and what the impact of delaying the legislation would be.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 06 Jun 2019
House of Lords: Gender Equality

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 06 Jun 2019
House of Lords: Gender Equality

"My Lords, I remind the House that I am a member of the House of Lords Appointments Commission. I am grateful that the noble Lord has highlighted that since 2012 we have appointed seven women and five men, but is he aware that only 27.8% of the applicants to HOLAC …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 08 Sep 2016
Civil Society and Lobbying

"My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, has done the House a great service by tabling this debate. I shall confine my remarks to the charity sector and place on record how much I am looking forward to the work of the Select Committee which has been established to look …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Queen’s Speech

"Like my noble friend Lady Barker, I will speak on the relationship between the Government and the charity sector. It is worth starting with the reflection that charities contribute around £12.2 billion to the UK economy and that on top of the millions of people who volunteer on a regular …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 18 Nov 2014
Deregulation Bill

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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 18 Nov 2014
Deregulation Bill

"I rise to offer the Government an early Christmas gift, cunningly disguised as Amendment 87B. It is a rare jewel; a genuine piece of deregulation which no one as far as I can tell opposes, which saves money and does not cost anything. I shall explain.

In 1837, a system …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 18 Nov 2014
Deregulation Bill

"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister and certainly look forward to having a meeting to see how we can progress this further. I have been trying to talk to somebody about this for about five months now, so I hope that even at this late stage it is …..."
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