"The purpose of the legislation is to lower the costs; we are talking about parity of arms. That was outlined in the evidence sessions...." Ian Byrne - View Speech
"I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
My right hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool Garston cannot be here to move the motion because of her father’s illness. She really wanted to be here, and I fully support the new clause, so I am going …..." Ian Byrne - View Speech
"I welcome the Minister’s response and the offer of continuing talks with my right hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool Garston...." Ian Byrne - View Speech
"Good morning, Sir Roger. The offence of misleading the public is aimed at deterring wrongdoing related to the system, rather than to individual gain or loss, which is adequately covered by the offences under clauses 12 and 13. I feel that proof of harm is therefore inappropriate and will render …..." Ian Byrne - View Speech
"I want to reinforce what the hon. Lady said regarding the definition of journalism. It must be tightly defined to prevent the bogus defence that we have seen recently, as made by Stephen Yaxley-Lennon—also known as Tommy Robinson. If the purpose of this exclusion is to exempt public service journalists—for …..." Ian Byrne - View Speech
"Amendment 56 is to schedule 3, which place limits on extraterrestrial jurisdiction for offences. I am gravely concerned, because often in the history of cover-ups, those responsible have sailed off into the sunset with fat pensions, unscathed and untouched by justice. The whole point of the Bill is to close …..." Ian Byrne - View Speech