Local Democracy in the United Kingdom

My Lords, I very much look forward to hearing the three maiden speeches today, in particular that...

My Lords, I am delighted to make my maiden speech on this vital topic.

It is, by definition...

My Lords, unusually, I have the privilege of paying tribute to the excellent maiden speech that w...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Stunell, on his excellent maiden speech and I look ...

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham. It is somewha...

My Lords, it is with the greatest possible pleasure that I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Stun...

My Lords, those who have known me only in your Lordships’ House may be surprised that I am partic...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for bringing this debate. We have already heard t...

I am sorry, but the noble Lord is out of time.

I am on my last sentence. Rather than letting the MoJ cut legal aid endlessly by taking areas of ...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Shipley for this debate and congratulate my noble friend L...

My Lords, it is a great honour to be with your Lordships today and to be making my maiden speech....

My Lords, it is a great privilege on behalf of the House to welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Scot...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Shipley for initiating this debate and congratulate those ...

My Lords, I want to take up the theme raised by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Derby ab...

My Lords, we have had an excellent debate and I am delighted that so many participants on all sid...

My Lords, as other noble Lords have done, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, on securin...

My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to respond to what has been an interesting debate. In terms ...

Will the noble Viscount say something about the unfairness that will be created by allowing all c...

In addressing the noble Lord’s point, I say that I believe that there is no unfairness. We are pa...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply, which we will study with great care. Clearly, we ha...