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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Dec 2020
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill

"My Lords, I thank the staff of the House of Lords for making this important debate possible. I thank the noble Lord, Lord True, for his engagement since the agreement was announced. Since the Bill was published, he has been truly helpful to all noble Lords in trying to understand …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Dec 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"The noble Lord, Lord True, has been true to his word. He has produced Clause 43A, which does not contain any element of illegality, as the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, said. I also agree with the noble and learned Lord that it is a sensible provision and we …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2020
EU: Negotiations

"Can the noble Lord tell the House whether the emergency legislation that we will be considering, either at the end of this week or the beginning of next week, will contain power for the Government to amend the withdrawal Act?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 30 Jan 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bridges of Headley. Far from seeming like seven years, it seemed like about six minutes; that was such a good speech. Thank you to the usual channels for making it possible for me to speak in the debate.

…..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Queen’s Speech

"Can we take it from that incredibly encouraging part of the Minister’s speech that the Human Rights Act as currently in our law will continue to reflect in its wording that of the European Convention on Human Rights?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, for his exposition of what was in the gracious Speech. He is a fine advocate on a sticky wicket. Looking at his profile on the Ministry of Justice’s website, I noticed that he used to work for the literary agents Curtis …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Queen’s Speech

"I knew that noble Lords would be pleased.

First, there was the reference to a British Bill of Rights, which has now featured in the gracious Speech for two years in a row, and in almost identical terms. The Human Rights Act 1998 has effected a fundamental change in the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Queen’s Speech

"Before the noble Lord leaves the subject of the prison system, can he tell the House by how much the education budget will go up?..."
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Written Question
Advisory Services: Finance
Monday 21st December 2015

Asked by: Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the end of the Advice Services Transition Fund in December 2015.

Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley

The fund is a Big Lottery Fund programme, to which Government contributed 50% of the budget. As the fund comes to a close, the Big Lottery Fund will be monitoring how organisations have met their agreed outcomes and will be supporting the dissemination of learning amongst the ASTF partnerships and beyond.

Written Question
Constituencies
Tuesday 10th November 2015

Asked by: Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to amend section 3(5A) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 to remove the requirement on the Secretary of State to lay the draft of an Order in Council for giving effect to the recommendations contained in the Boundary Commissions’ reports.

Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley

The Government will outline its plans for constituency boundaries when it responds to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee’s report, What next on the redrawing of parliamentary constituency boundaries?, in due course.