"Will my noble friend assure the House that the Government will continue to resist the temptation of yet more legislation in this area and rely on persuasion? Secondly, can she tell us whether the existing law is being enforced? My suspicion is that it is extremely patchy...." Lord Phillips of Sudbury - View Speech
"My Lords, does my noble friend recognise that solicitors are also essential to criminal advocacy and that there are growing deserts in this country, which will be much accelerated by the cuts, where people will not be able to find solicitors for miles? What is he going to do about …..." Lord Phillips of Sudbury - View Speech
"My Lords, will my noble friend say a word more about trust in politics as he very wisely referred to it early on in the Statement. It seems to many here today that there is a slow but very worrying creep of disaffection across Europe with democratic politics. There can …..." Lord Phillips of Sudbury - View Speech
"My Lords, in order that we might use the time for reflection to best effect, would it not be highly desirable if the opinion which I understand has been taken by the noble Lord, Lord Hart, or others of the group pressing the amendment, was made available to us? We …..." Lord Phillips of Sudbury - View Speech
"I am most grateful. I always listen with huge attention to what my noble friend Lord Ashdown says, not least because he put me here...." Lord Phillips of Sudbury - View Speech
"I am a placeman, fair enough. My noble friend said, with emphasis, that we are a creature of the Executive. I ask him then, what he makes of the following statistics. In the 13 years of the Blair Government, the Commons defeated the Executive six times. In the same 13 …..." Lord Phillips of Sudbury - View Speech
"My Lords, I agree with what the noble Lord has just said. If there is to be a presumption then the presumption should be that legislation should be taken here. There is only one alternative that is worse than the committee’s suggestion and that is the recommendation of the noble …..." Lord Phillips of Sudbury - View Speech
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce the volume of primary and secondary legislation being introduced in Parliament...." Lord Phillips of Sudbury - View Speech