"My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Lord Privy Seal for his comments. I want to take this opportunity to briefly set out the approach to considering the Counsellors of State Bill, following its introduction today. Second Reading will take place next Monday, on 21 November. Noble Lords can …..." Earl of Courtown - View Speech
"My Lords, I apologise to the House, but there is a great deal of noise as Peers leave the Chamber and I ask them to be quiet...." Earl of Courtown - View Speech
"I apologise to the noble Baroness. We have had 20 minutes of Back-Bench debate on this and we will now move on to the next Statement...." Earl of Courtown - View Speech
"My Lords, will the noble Lord give way? The whole House is perfectly aware of his thoughts on this matter but, in this instance, we are moving on to the other Statement now...." Earl of Courtown - View Speech
"My Lords, decisions on changes to regional museum service provision are for those who run them, including local authorities. However, we fully appreciate that regional museums are important for both local communities and local economies. This information is not collated centrally, but we have asked the Arts Council to provide …..." Earl of Courtown - View Speech
"My Lords, I think that the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, knows his Shakespeare perhaps a little better than I do, and I would not like to put myself forward as any of the characters he mentioned. He has drawn attention to TheCulture White Paper, which is of …..." Earl of Courtown - View Speech