Strathclyde Review

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Leader of the House both for making the Statement and fo...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness and the noble Lord for their constructive and positive comme...

My Lords, this Statement appeals to the very best, indeed, the noblest instincts of this House. T...

I once again thank my noble friend for all his work in this area. In response to his question, I ...

My Lords, first, I join my noble friend Lady Smith in congratulating the noble Baroness the Leade...

I thank the noble Lord for his comments and hear what he says. As I said, when we work constructi...

My Lords, like others, I am extremely grateful to the noble Baroness for her Statement and for th...

I thank the noble Baroness for her comments. She is absolutely right: we will face significant ch...

My Lords, I am always most worried when the House is congratulating itself on how wise it has bee...

I entirely agree with the noble Lord that this House has a vital role to play, but we must rememb...

My Lords, I am not at all averse to joining in universal congratulations where they are deserved,...

I do not want to give answers that diminish the enthusiasm we are showing today, but I shall not ...

My Lords, I was slightly worried that the Leader of the House was implying that she and the Gover...

My Lords, I am under no illusions about the task that we have ahead and the role this House will ...

After what the noble Lord, Lord Jones of Birmingham, said on the “Today” programme this morning, ...

I thank my noble friend for that question, and I can indeed confirm that.

My Lords, in welcoming the Statement, I take the opportunity to place on record my personal thank...

Again, I am not going to make any promises that I cannot keep, but I am very happy to say that I ...

My Lords, as the chairman of your Lordships’ Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, I warmly w...

I thank my noble friend for that and thank his committee for all the work that it did in relation...

My Lords, I join all noble Lords in congratulating the Government and the Leader of the House on ...

Like the noble Lord, I often reflect on the many hours that we spent in this Chamber on the Housi...

My Lords, as chairman of the Delegated Powers Committee, which also produced a report, may I say ...

I thank my noble friend and her committee for the work that they have done on this review and mor...

My Lords, I congratulate the Government on the decision. I have one simple request, as this seems...

I thank the noble Lord for his comments, and I entirely agree that we have a lot of work to do to...

My Lords, there has never been a greater need for the calm deliberation that this House can bring...

I thank my noble friend for those comments; I think I probably do so on behalf of the Labour lead...

My Lords, I echo the suggestion made by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Wallace, about the amend...

As I said, I can make no promises. I said to the noble Lord that I will obviously take these comm...

I do not think that this debate can conclude without mention of Henry VIII. Repeatedly, some Memb...

I assure the noble Lord that when we legislate we most certainly do, and will, take care to ensur...

My Lords, can I commend to the Leader of the House the transcripts of recent evidence sessions of...

Again, I will look at the points that the noble Lord has raised.

My Lords, briefly, I agree with all the rightful praise that the Government have received. I part...

I will reflect on the noble Lord’s comments. However, I end by saying that this discussion and de...