"My Lords, I support these amendments, particularly those relating to prisoners and, indeed, what the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, so eloquently expressed. Just before I do, I will also support something that the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, who is now not in his place, said earlier, when he complained about …..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech
"I am grateful to the noble Lord. As I said, I will come on to the amendment soon, but I want to emphasise this point because I think that it matters a lot in this debate and will matter in the coming weeks. A particularly virulent article in the Times …..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech
"My Lords, I support the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Berger. It is reasonable to have these considerations about the different ways people think and feel at different times in their life. One of the big discussions we have more broadly about the Bill is about the cognitive capacities …..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech
"I do not want to detain your Lordships’ House, and the speeches already made by several noble Lords are very much to the point. I should declare an interest as a long-serving employee of the Daily Telegraph. In that capacity, I draw the attention of the Minister to what …..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech
"My Lords, I could not possibly attempt to compete with the forensic skill of the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, which is so impressive. I simply want to add to this excellent debate one striking comparison which I hope may illuminate it.
"My Lords, I have attended all stages of this Bill and collected a strong sense that the Government have seen it as something which it is not. They have regarded it as a tidying-up exercise, but it is a constitutional reform and therefore serious. I try to imagine how future …..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech
"Can I ask the noble Baroness something? The most important reform that ever took place in the House of Lords was caused by the threat of the Liberal Government to create hundreds of Peers. They had that right and they knew that they had that right, and the King agreed …..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech
"My Lords, I put my name to the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Roberts, and I did so because although it seems like a small point, it is part of a bigger point.
"My Lords, I warmly endorse the amendment and the speeches by the noble Baroness, Lady Blackstone, and the right reverend Prelate. I briefly invite your Lordships to make a comparison in order to understand how we might look at this issue. It is a comparison we can make with our …..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech
"My Lords, I should declare an interest as a senior fellow of Policy Exchange, which has produced very interesting material on all this; of course, the noble Lord, Lord Godson, is its director.
Thirty years ago, Diana, Princess of Wales, campaigned against landmines. I witnessed this because I was editing …..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech