"My Lords, the Minister knows that tariffs are a tax paid by the consumers of the steel that will be introduced. I have looked carefully in the steel strategy, and I cannot see any analysis of the impact of those increased costs on either our domestic construction sector or our …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"My Lords, since there is still time, can I just press the Minister on her attempted answer to my question? She did not confirm that there had been any kind of economic analysis. She said that there had been engagement with the sector. Can she tell us whether the customers …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"I recognise the noble Baroness’s view, but the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, asked why we should not just go ahead and legislate for Wales. The point is that the Welsh Senedd has debated this matter, which is a perfectly good reason for us not to proceed without its consent. I …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"This is the heart of the problem, which was highlighted brilliantly by the noble Lord, Lord Stevens. This issue touches on a reserved matter—the noble Lord is absolutely right that the proposed change to the criminal law is reserved—but delivering the services, if done through the health service, would not …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"Yes, but the problem is that the noble and learned Lord has just confirmed, I think, that whatever the Welsh Senedd said, his intention was that this Parliament would have legislated to change the criminal law in Wales because it is reserved—and that does not give any democratic say to …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"I shall make two linked points. The noble and learned Lord set out clearly the decision that he and the sponsor of the Bill in the Commons made about how to implement it, which was for the Bill to change the criminal law for England and Wales. The alternative way, …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"I have noticed that. It limits their powers to what is within the legislative consent of the relative bodies. I am not clear about that fundamental point.
My final point comes back to the issue about getting answers. On the first day of our debates, I raised a number of …..." Lord Harper - View Speech
"I will be very brief in my response to that because of the time. That has nothing to do with this issue; this is a completely separate issue. Deciding on assisted suicide is not the same as allowing abortion to term without any legal consequences, which is an extreme provision …..." Lord Harper - View Speech