"My Lords, as this Motion refers to a fast-tracked Bill, I thought it would be useful to set out the arrangements for the scrutiny of this legislation, as agreed by the usual channels. Second Reading will take place tomorrow during the dinner break, at a convenient point after or around …..." Baroness Smith of Basildon - View Speech
"That Standing Order 44 (No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day) be dispensed with on Monday 23 November to enable the Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill to be taken through its remaining stages that day and that, in accordance with Standing …..." Baroness Smith of Basildon - View Speech
"My Lords, I have it in command from His Majesty the King to acquaint the House that his Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, has consented to place his interests, so far as they are affected by the …..." Baroness Smith of Basildon - View Speech
"I will do, given a chance. The noble Lord, Lord True, when he was Leader of the Opposition, told me that his party opposed it, that it was not his party’s policy. I even offered and got support from the shadow Cabinet for the legislation and the noble Lord will …..." Baroness Smith of Basildon - View Speech
"My Lords, if this was a proxy for capacity, we would not be bringing it forward, and we would not do both at the same time. I think the noble Lord misunderstands the reasons why the retirement age has been proposed. I was perfectly willing to accept that our manifesto …..." Baroness Smith of Basildon - View Speech
"I think the noble Lord was only talking about the DUP, because we have Members on our Benches from Northern Ireland as well. One of the things we need to look at, and we are bringing forward further proposals on this, is that the House as a whole has to …..." Baroness Smith of Basildon - View Speech
"That Standing Order 44 (No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day) be dispensed with on Wednesday 14 October to enable the Sovereign Grant Bill to be taken through its remaining stages that day and that, in accordance with Standing Order 47 (Amendments on Third Reading) …..." Baroness Smith of Basildon - View Speech
"I am sorry to interrupt, but it might be helpful to the House to say that there is a retirement booklet that I arranged to be published which clearly states that, when Members leave this House, they will regain their vote...." Baroness Smith of Basildon - View Speech