"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 21 in my name. I think it would be useful for noble Lords to remember the vision that lies behind this Bill, which was published in the Government’s paper last July, Restoring Trust in Our Democracy. I just want to quote a …..." Baroness Hoey - View Speech
"I know the Minister has a lot to answer tonight, but will she say anything about Amendment 21, which was mentioned by a number of Peers?..." Baroness Hoey - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for the detail with which she has responded, although obviously I do not agree with her. Can I just correct something that has been said by many noble Lords? The Windsor Framework was never voted on as the Windsor Framework either in the House of Commons …..." Baroness Hoey - View Speech
"My Lords, here we are again—another SI, another dinner hour. As many of us have warned for some time, until we actually stop allowing a foreign power, the EU, to take over making the rules for part of our own country, we will be continuing with these SIs.
At end to insert “but that this House regrets that the draft Regulations were not subject to a public consultation on the proposed divergence in rail regulations between Great Britain and Northern Ireland”...." Baroness Hoey - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response, and I hope he will write on the questions that were not answered in the time available, particularly those to do with the supply across the United Kingdom and the costs.
"My Lords, the noble Lord mentioned a review. Is he consulting pensioner groups across the country on this? They are particularly affected by the lack of cash and by having to use these modern devices. Can he give a commitment that no government department or institution will ever make it …..." Baroness Hoey - View Speech
"My Lords, why does the Ministry of Defence continue to oppose the requests for a public inquiry from the 29 bereaved families of the Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre? The Ministry of Defence stated that the evidence had already been considered and no further investigation was warranted. …..." Baroness Hoey - View Speech