"Well, I wish I had heard the noble Baroness say that when she was a Minister and many other Bills were being pushed through in recent years and we did not have statutory instruments. A classic case that noble Lords here will remember was the minimum service level Bill that …..." Lord Collins of Highbury - View Speech
"Well, I would argue very strongly that it does. I come back to the point—and I make it strongly—that the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, and his party increased the qualifying period. It started at six months, then went to one year and then two years; now he is saying six …..." Lord Collins of Highbury - View Speech
"That this House do not insist on its Amendments 7 and 8, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reasons 7A and 8A...." Lord Collins of Highbury - View Speech
"My Lords, I have already spoken to Motion H, that the House do not insist on its Amendment 48, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 48A. I beg to move.
"That this House do not insist on its Amendment 48, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 48A...." Lord Collins of Highbury - View Speech
"That this House do not insist on its Amendment 62, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 62A...." Lord Collins of Highbury - View Speech
"My Lords, I start by expressing my gratitude to my noble friend for securing this debate. I am also grateful to all noble Lords for their contributions. The simple fact is that millions of people today are dangerously malnourished because of conflict, and too often this malnourishment has devastating consequences, …..." Lord Collins of Highbury - View Speech
"I do not accept the noble Baroness’s assertion. The department received the final draft code on 4 September. It is 300 pages long. That code needs detailed consideration because, as my noble friend pointed out, we want to avoid uncertainty. We want to ensure, as the Equality and Human Rights …..." Lord Collins of Highbury - View Speech
"I understand that many trans people may have read the human rights commissioner’s correspondence. I reread it this morning. It will undoubtedly raise concern among trans people. We have been clear that the laws to protect trans people from discrimination and harassment will remain in place. Trans people will still …..." Lord Collins of Highbury - View Speech