Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 23 Oct 2015
Advertising of Prostitution (Prohibition) Bill [HL]
"I shall give way in just one second, after I finish my sentence. The noble Lord has brought forward a bill of goods that is not exactly, when you open up the content, what you find on the label outside...."Lord Davies of Stamford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 23 Oct 2015
Advertising of Prostitution (Prohibition) Bill [HL]
"When I read the Bill, I thought that it was slightly curious because, for the reasons I have just set out, if you succeed in abolishing the right to advertise, you kill the economic activity underlying it—and therefore, surreptitiously, there might be an intention to abolish prostitution, not directly by …..."Lord Davies of Stamford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 23 Oct 2015
Advertising of Prostitution (Prohibition) Bill [HL]
"I was guided in my remarks by the phrase in the first line of the noble Lord’s substantive Bill:
“A person who publishes or causes to be published”.
It seems to me that inevitably the supplier of prostitution services would be causing to be published any advertisements that appeared on …..."Lord Davies of Stamford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2015
Mediterranean: Migrant Trafficking
"My Lords, if the Government are serious about breaking the link between being picked up in the water and getting permanent access to live in the EU, which is the phrase the Government always use and which the Minister used today, why do the Government not instruct the Royal Navy …..."Lord Davies of Stamford - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 23rd February 2015
Asked by:
Lord Davies of Stamford (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of the security service, Home Office officials or police officers have travelled to Paris following the recent terrorist attacks there to be briefed in detail on the incident and to draw potential conclusions for the protection of the public in the United Kingdom.
Answered by Lord Bates
As my Right Honourable Friend, the Home Secretary, said in her statement to the House on 14th January 2015 (Hansard columns 869-871); UK police and Security Services are working closely with their French counterparts to support them in the response and to draw out all the possible lessons for the UK following the terrible attacks that we saw in Paris. It would not be appropriate to comment in further detail on an ongoing investigation.
Written Question
Monday 26th January 2015
Asked by:
Lord Davies of Stamford (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of recent events in Paris, they are reconsidering the range of weapons issued to armed police units in this country.
Answered by Lord Bates
Following the attacks in Mumbai in 2008, the Government set up a programme to improve the UK’s ability to respond to this type of incident. As a result, there has been a step change in police firearms capability, speed of military response and the ability of emergency services specialists to save lives under higher risk conditions, as well as a range of other measures to enhance protective security.
We have improved joint working between the emergency services. Specialist joint police, ambulance and fire teams are now in place in key areas across England, with equivalents in Scotland and Wales, trained and equipped to respond and manage casualties in the event of a marauding gun attack. Regional and national response to firearms attacks are regularly tested and exercised. However, since the recent events in Paris, and to be absolutely sure we have the right numbers of officers, with the rights skills and equipment, in the right places, we are working with police to review these arrangements.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Terrorist Attack in Paris
"My Lords, will the noble Lord accept that the events in Paris—the public reaction to them throughout Europe has been very moving—have persuaded a very large number of people in this country, including me, to reconsider our previous position and take the view that we ought to go further than …..."Lord Davies of Stamford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Dec 2014
EU: Justice Opt-ins
"My Lords, is not the depressing and worrying thing about the noble Lord’s Question that it is so ideological? It implies that when we look at legislation we ought first of all to be concerned about whether it is classified as European or as British legislation, rather than whether it …..."Lord Davies of Stamford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 Nov 2014
EU: Migration
"My Lords, following the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Deben, the very useful statistics on the numbers of EU citizens here as opposed to British citizens living in the EU brought forward by my noble friend Lord Lea—it is about exactly the same—and given the statement the other …..."Lord Davies of Stamford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Jul 2014
Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill
"My Lords, I rise to support the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, in his amendment. Before doing so, I hope that it may be in order to say a word of appreciation to the Minister—on my behalf, but I dare say that I am speaking also on behalf of …..."Lord Davies of Stamford - View Speech
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