"My Lords, I will take very little time. I am very concerned about the situation, for all the reasons that were given—and that were put better than I could have put them. I ask only that consideration be given, and an assurance of further consideration, so that this proposal will …..." Lord Campbell of Alloway - View Speech
"I thank the noble Lord. His speech opened the gateway, for which I am grateful, to the face-to-face, one-by-one necessity which arises in a lot of desperate cases. Therefore, on that basis, I accept that the Government will do the right thing...." Lord Campbell of Alloway - View Speech
"My Lords, why is the Minister of Justice concerned with this? If there is concern, why is not the Lord Chancellor asked to deal with this? What is the difference between the one and the other now that we do not have the old-style Lord Chancellor or Minister of Justice?..." Lord Campbell of Alloway - View Speech
"Perhaps I may ask my noble friend a question, as I am rather confused. To implement this question as put surely you need to have an elastic available resource—you need something that from time to time meets the circumstances. Is that not right? If you look at Clauses 2 and …..." Lord Campbell of Alloway - View Speech
"Is this really a question of training? Is it not a question of making appropriate provision in these special circumstances?..." Lord Campbell of Alloway - View Speech
"In trying to follow this, I must say that surely the question of the quality of the expert evidence is not fundamental. The fundamental question, is it not, is whether they need expert evidence. Who decides that? Is it an independent person or is it the legal aid authorities? Could …..." Lord Campbell of Alloway - View Speech
"I am much obliged to my noble friend. This is not a long question. Is the noble Lord aware that nothing he has said justifies the conduct of the Government on this Bill—nothing at all?..." Lord Campbell of Alloway - View Speech