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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 28 Oct 2015
European Union Referendum Bill

"My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 9 and 20, in my name, which are linked to the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Tyler, and are aimed at achieving the same objective. We have all seen a number of different proposals for doing that, but there seems to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 28 Oct 2015
European Union Referendum Bill

"My Lords, I had not intended to speak in this debate but there is one dimension that perhaps I can bring to the debate that few others could.

In Wales, perhaps in Scotland as well, apart from constitutional nationalism there is always a fringe of more extreme nationalism and there …..."
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Written Question
Human Rights Act 1998
Monday 8th June 2015

Asked by: Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Wales concerning the implications for the National Assembly for Wales of any changes to the Human Rights Act 1998.

Answered by Lord Faulks

The Government was elected with a mandate to reform and modernise the UK human rights framework.

The Government has committed to consult fully on its proposals.

We will consider the impact of a Bill of Rights on the devolution settlements as we develop our proposals and will fully engage with the devolved administrations.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 09 Dec 2014
Mesothelioma

"My Lords, will the Minister go further on that? There needs to be a certainty that the money is there but the top-level researchers also need to be aware of it so that the money and the level of the research capability are brought together. Is the Minister confident that …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2014
Public Protection Sentences

"My Lords, is it not totally unacceptable that 600 people should be in for eight years when they might have expected to be out after two years; that, had this happened before IPP came in, they would not be in these circumstances; and that, if their cases were to arise …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 20 Oct 2014
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

"My Lords, I apologise for having missed the first two minutes of the speech of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Lloyd, in moving this amendment. As he and the Minister may well be aware, this subject has been exercised me considerably over many months now, having seen cases arising …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 20 Oct 2014
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

"If this formulation does not meet the requirements, why has the Labour Party not put forward its own amendment to do so?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 18 Jul 2014
Assisted Dying Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I support giving the Bill a Second Reading. This is clearly a most difficult issue, in which we have to balance the sanctity of life with the freedom given to us as individuals to make choices. We have to balance the fears some hold about the abuse of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Jul 2014
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

"My Lords, this is my first contribution on the Bill; I apologise that I could not participate at Second Reading. The amendment deals with a matter about which I feel very strongly. I speak as a layman, not as a lawyer; we have heard excellent analysis from the noble and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Apr 2014
Prisons: Education and Training

"My Lords, does the Minister recall the debate last Thursday in which it was mentioned that more than 5,000 IPP prisoners are being held in prison, two-thirds of whom are beyond their tariff, and that the main reason for this is the lack of training for rehabilitation? Given that this …..."
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