"My Lords, in this group I have tabled 28 amendments and signed another one. Most of them are connected to the fact that I do not believe the Bill should apply to Wales. We had something of a debate on the first day in Committee, but I was conscious at …..." Baroness Coffey - View Speech
"The Welsh Senedd’s legislative consent Motion was not about whether it could accept or reject the Bill. People perceived a threat, although I appreciate that this is not what Kim Leadbeater or the noble and learned Lord will have suggested. This perceived threat, explicitly put in a letter by the …..." Baroness Coffey - View Speech
"My Lords, we have covered quite a range of issues. I had intended for this to be about the decision-making process. The noble Lord, Lord Pannick, referred to Groundhog Day; it has not been Groundhog Day as far as I am concerned. On the very first day, there was an …..." Baroness Coffey - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord for setting out his new Amendments 548A and 549A, recognising and being positive about the feedback on trying to put something somewhat more detailed in the Bill. I tabled Amendment 549B because aspects of Amendment 549A were starting to …..." Baroness Coffey - View Speech
"My Lords, I recognise that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, has tabled Amendment 548A, which completely leaves out Clause 22. It could be useful to hear from him early in this group, recognising that he has not answered questions on advocates in the past because of …..." Baroness Coffey - View Speech
"Let me just finish my sentence, then of course I will come back to the noble and learned Lord. So far, the UK Government have refused to share any correspondence or to say which of these clauses should be devolved or which should come under a legislative consent Motion. That …..." Baroness Coffey - View Speech
"It is a breach because I believe a threat was made to Welsh Senedd Members that if they did not vote for the legislative consent Motion, the entire removal of Clause 42 would be put forward in an amendment by the sponsor of the Bill. That is in a letter …..." Baroness Coffey - View Speech
"I am conscious that we have probably exchanged views enough. There is a clear breach of the Sewel convention. It is not usual for the UK Parliament to vote on such matters. I do not want to get into further exchanges, but I have spoken to Senedd Members and they …..." Baroness Coffey - View Speech
"My Lords, I also support my noble friend Lady Altmann’s amendments. Whether she chooses Amendment 49 or Amendment 50 on which to divide, I will support her by voting with her.
The important point here is that people’s lives are unpredictable. One reason why we are extending this even now …..." Baroness Coffey - View Speech