Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill

My Lords, in advance of this debate, it may be for the convenience of the House if I explain the ...

My Lords—

Perhaps I may be allowed to finish; I have just a few lines. It will ensure fines of up to £1 mil...

Can the Minister clarify one point in his statement? He said “this” country. Can he say whether t...

I will certainly respond to that point at the end, in my concluding statement.

My Lords, I think there is something rather odd about the procedures of this House. It is no crit...

I do not wish to delay the House very long but I have a very long history as regards this matter....

With freedom comes responsibility and that is what this is all about. It is extraordinary what ha...

I join in supporting this amendment. It actually underpins freedom of the press in that it stops ...

My Lords, I speak as a former deputy editor of two national newspapers and perhaps I may say, str...

My Lords, I apologise to my noble friend the Minister for not raising this rather gritty little p...

My Lords, I wholeheartedly applaud the intentions of those parties that have brought about this c...

My Lords, following on from my noble friend’s comments, will the Minister explain how any future ...

My Lords, I intervene very briefly to indicate that it is not just the three main parties that ha...

My Lords, I am concerned that the words,

“with functions relating to the carrying on of an ...

My Lords, I add my concerns to those just expressed regarding the requirement of a two-thirds maj...

My Lords, I do not wish to delay your Lordships for long, because I imagine that the House will w...

My Lords, my old friend, the noble Lord, Lord Elystan-Morgan, said that he did not want to make a...

My Lords, I follow the remarks of my noble friend Lord Lipsey. In this debate, many important poi...

My Lords, this compromise is to be welcomed, and I suspect that the majority of newspaper groups ...

My Lords, this is a defining moment in the future of press self-regulation and the response to Lo...

My Lords, can the Minister clarify that point? Most of us from Scotland would want it to apply to...

I think I can best reply by saying that I shall stick to my previous remark, which is that talks ...

My Lords, is it within the power of the devolved Scottish Government to ignore this or is it not?...

As I say, talks are ongoing, so it is best if I respond to noble Lords on the matter raised initi...

My Lords, the real question I raised is whether the royal prerogative in relation to charters, wh...

No. The noble Lord deserves a full answer to that question. I think that the best thing would be ...

Before the Minister leaves this point, can he explain a little more about the Government’s thinki...

I think it would be best to address that question in the next group of amendments. As I mentioned...

With all due respect to the Minister, what I asked him about was this: what is to prevent the ame...

I believe that there are safeguards in place, but I think that the best thing would be for me to ...

The noble Baroness, Lady Deech, made the point, as I did, that surely we are entitled to have the...

I am certainly not denying that the House deserves an explanation, but I should reiterate that it...

The answer given by the noble Viscount to my noble and learned friend is not adequate. He should ...

I admit that the answer is not here, but I have pledged to write to noble Lords. We should rememb...

My Lords, I appreciate that it is difficult for my noble friend but the House is being invited to...

My Lords, I hesitate to interrupt what is a bit of a spat on this, but perhaps I may make it clea...

My Lords, perhaps I may try to offer the noble Viscount a little solace. Doubt is being cast on t...

I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Low, and indeed the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, for th...

Before the noble Viscount sits down, may I hope for an answer to the question that I asked? A let...

I pledge that a letter will indeed be written to my noble friend.

Before the Minister sits down, let me just say that I am absolutely sure that the questions that ...

My Lords, before the Minister replies, like many other noble Lords I have been trying to clarify ...

My Lords, I am sorry to prolong this, but it seems rather important. The Minister said in answer ...

My Lords, the last few comments made by noble Lords obviously need to be picked up and looked at ...

Moved by

Lord Skidelsky

84F: After Clause 78, insert the following new Clause—

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My Lords, this group of amendments stands in my name and those of the right reverend Prelate the ...

Tabled by

Lord Whitty

84FA: After Clause 78, line 25, at end insert—

“(6) Withi...

My Lords, I put down this amendment to the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Skidelsky, si...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

85: Clause 82, page 81, line 1, leave out “and 64...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

86: Clause 82, page 81, line 4, at end insert “, ...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

86B: Clause 82, page 81, line 9, leave out “secti...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

87: Clause 83, page 81, line 12, at end insert—