"My Lords, in supporting Amendment 5, in my name, I declare my interest as the director of the Free Speech Union.
I agree with all those noble Lords who have spoken already and expressed reservations about Clause 1, but, if we are going to have to live with Clause 1, …..." Lord Young of Acton - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interest as the general secretary of the Free Speech Union, a director of the British Friends of Israel and the editor-in-chief and majority owner of the Daily Sceptic.
Sanctions should target wrongdoing, not lawful disagreement. No academic or journalist should fear sanctions and losing …..." Lord Young of Acton - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 20 in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley. I declare my interest as the director of the Free Speech Union.
I draw your Lordships’ attention to a disconnect between this Bill and the Online Safety Act. At …..." Lord Young of Acton - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for giving way. That sounded very positive, but can I just clarify whether the Minister was giving the Committee an assurance that, when those protections are in place, children under the age of 16 will be able to access content of democratic importance, news publisher content …..." Lord Young of Acton - View Speech
"I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Falkner, for giving us an opportunity to discuss this important issue. I declare my interest as the director of the Free Speech Union. In the past six years, in its caseload, the Free Speech Union has taken on 167 cases in which a …..." Lord Young of Acton - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as the director of the Free Speech Union.
The noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, said earlier that he was looking forward to my remarks, seemingly under the impression that the Free Speech Union would be within scope of the new regulations in the …..." Lord Young of Acton - View Speech
"My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, on arranging this debate. I declare an interest as the author, eight years ago, of a Centre for Policy Studies paper on technical education.
"To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will consider giving the Office for Students power to investigate serious allegations of academic misconduct where a university has declined to commission an independent inquiry...." Lord Young of Acton - View Speech
"In begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare an interest as the director of the Free Speech Union...." Lord Young of Acton - View Speech