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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 10 Oct 2022
Economy: The Growth Plan 2022

"My Lords, I start by congratulating my noble friend Lady Gohir on her excellent maiden speech and the noble Baroness the Minister on her new appointment, and wishing the right reverend Prelate well on his retirement from this House in what can only be described by our standards as early …..."
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Written Question
Peers
Friday 17th June 2022

Asked by: Lord Carlile of Berriew (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to bring forward legislation to enable the removal of peerages from those who have been convicted of and imprisoned for serious criminal offences.

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

Legislation and Standing Orders provide for the expulsion of peers from the House of Lords who are imprisoned for serious offences. Ultimately, matters relating to the expulsion of a peer is for the House of Lords rather than the Government.

Nobody is under any obligation to address convicted criminals for serious offences by their title.

Whilst Peers may voluntarily stop using their peerage titles, there is currently no formal mechanism for revoking their titles, which would require bespoke primary legislation. The Government currently has no plans to bring forward such legislation.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 16 May 2022
Restoration and Renewal: Location of House of Lords Chamber

"My Lords, I declare the interest of having been brought up in Burnley. Would the noble Lord care to remind Mr Gove that we are one Parliament and not two, and therefore dividing the two Houses would be a very adverse and unconstitutional act? Therefore, if he wants Parliament to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2022
Elections Bill

"My Lords, in relation to my noble and learned friend’s amendment, I have a short but I believe very important question to ask of your Lordships. What is your Lordships’ House here for if it is not this? My noble and learned friend has demonstrated beyond doubt that there is …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Jan 2021
Constitution, Democracy and Human Rights Commission

"Please could the noble Lord explain simply to a perplexed audience the relationship between Sir Peter Gross’s review of the Human Rights Act, the review by the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, of administrative law and the constitution, democracy and human rights commission being discussed today?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 08 Jan 2021
EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

"My Lords, until 31 December last year the United Kingdom was a fully active member of the Schengen Information System. This gave the UK authorities immediate alerts and information about suspected persons, objects and dangers. We are now out of the Schengen Information System. Please will the Minister in his …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 28 Nov 2018
Church of England: Disestablishment

"Would the Minister like to reflect on the undoubted fact that the moral authority in the clergy in Wales is no less than that of the clergy in England, albeit that there has been no established Church in Wales for approximately a century?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 Apr 2018
Capita

"My Lords, can the Minister confirm that, as Capita refreshes itself and restructures, the Government will be totally intolerant of any attempt to reduce the standard of services for which Capita has contracted? If Capita attempts so to do, will the Government prioritise finding new contractors to undertake those services, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, I have an irresistible yen to return to the subject of the gracious Speech.

Very early last Wednesday morning, I was awoken by my annual fantasy in which the gracious Speech consists of the declaration that Her Majesty’s Government will introduce absolutely no legislation whatever in the new …..."
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Written Question
Cybercrime
Friday 18th September 2015

Asked by: Lord Carlile of Berriew (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made in the forthcoming Strategic Defence and Security Review of the threat posed by cyber security; and whether they plan to commit to new spending in this area.

Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley

We regard cyber security as one of the top risks to UK national security. The 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review therefore covers cyber security and will consider what we need to tackle the cyber threat. We cannot speculate on the outcome of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.