Written Question
Tuesday 4th April 2023
Asked by:
Baroness Scott of Needham Market (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed Protect Duty on parish and town councils in England; and what new funding they intend to provide to local authorities to support their compliance with that legislation.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom
- Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
Martyn’s Law, formerly known as the Protect Duty, will be published as a draft Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny this Spring. The Home Office is acutely conscious that this Bill must be proportionate, ensuring not to place undue burdens on local authorities, including parish and town councils, whilst balancing against the threat the UK faces from terrorism.
Alongside the draft Bill, the Home Office will publish an impact assessment. A further, updated, impact assessment will be completed prior to any formal introduction of the Bill. The Home Office will also undertake a new burdens assessment and assess any requirements arising from it.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Jun 2020
Covid-19: UK Border Health Measures
"Can the noble Baroness reflect on the difficulties experienced by police in the early days of the lockdown concerning regulation and law versus guidance? Can she tell us what lessons her department learned from that, and how we can make sure that the three agencies involved are very clear about …..."Baroness Scott of Needham Market - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 5th May 2020
Asked by:
Baroness Scott of Needham Market (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what alternatives are available for registering a birth where the local registrar has closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and how the 42-day legal deadline will be dealt with in such circumstances.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
Information for a birth registration is legally required to be given in person by a qualified informant before a registrar. The General Register Office for England and Wales (GRO) has advised that birth registration appointments should, where possible, be deferred while the current measures to slow the spread of Covid-19 are in place. Where there is an urgent need for a birth to be registered, GRO and Local Authority registrars are considering how this can be achieved on a case-by-case basis within public health guidance and local authority policy.
The requirement for births to be registered within 42-days of the date of birth is not currently being enforced. Longer term planning to ensure all births are registered will be aligned to public health guidance.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2016
Bus Services Bill [HL]
"My Lords, I support the comments of my noble friend. I had not intended to speak, but the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, slightly provoked me into it when he commented that not-for-profit services “plug a few gaps”. I can tell him that in areas such as mine, in Suffolk, they …..."Baroness Scott of Needham Market - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2016
Bus Services Bill [HL]
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2016
Bus Services Bill [HL]
"My Lords, the amendment stands in my name and those of my noble friends Lady Randerson and Lord Shipley.
It really does not matter which side of the great debate noble Lords are on—whether they favour franchising, as I do, or whether they are fundamentally opposed to it, as we …..."Baroness Scott of Needham Market - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2016
Bus Services Bill [HL]
"I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate on this set of amendments, and to the Minister for his customary care and courtesy. However, I am afraid that I am not entirely reassured, as I think that there is a fundamental misunderstanding about what …..."Baroness Scott of Needham Market - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2016
Bus Services Bill [HL]
"It is certainly an issue of our time that perception is pretty much everything.
With that, I look forward to future discussions and beg leave to withdraw the amendment...."Baroness Scott of Needham Market - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2016
Bus Services Bill [HL]
"My Lords, I have four minor amendments in this group and wish to say a word or two about each of them. My Amendment 45 would include the Competition and Markets Authority in the list of consultees. This goes back to a point I made on Second Reading and in …..."Baroness Scott of Needham Market - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2016
Bus Services Bill [HL]
"My Lords, I am very pleased to see that the noble Baroness has tabled this amendment. I raised the question of the social value Act in a group of amendments when the Committee met last week. In doing so, I was trying to get at the point that the noble …..."Baroness Scott of Needham Market - View Speech
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