Queen’s Speech

Just checking—you know what I mean. The UK Government are working with the main Northern Ireland ...

My Lords, first, I draw the attention of the House to my registered interests: specifically, that...

My Lords, my noble friends will speak in detail on all the matters raised in the gracious Speech ...

My Lords, I address my own remarks to two points in the gracious Speech that fall within the scop...

My Lords, I too wish to contribute to your Lordships’ debate on the humble Address. Last Thursday...

My Lords, I take this opportunity to remind noble Lords that the advisory Back-Bench speaking tim...

My Lords, one of the topics for today’s debate on the humble Address is constitutional affairs. T...

My Lords, we live in strange times. When the Scottish Parliament is told that now is not the time...

My Lords, I draw attention to my local government interests, as recorded in the register. Public ...

My Lords, in my contribution to the debate on the gracious Speech I want to address two pressing ...

My Lords, noble Lords will not be unaware of the ongoing criticism in the press and media of the ...

My Lords, while the gracious Speech addresses the great issues which face our country today, such...

My Lords, there has been much discussion in your Lordships’ House and elsewhere about the implica...

My Lords, the Government have certainly sacrificed some key reforming measures that should have b...

My Lords, like Peter Clarke, the Chief Inspector of Prisons, I was extremely disturbed to note th...

My Lords, I very much welcome the Government’s commitments to work with all the parties in Northe...

My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate on the gracious Speech...

My Lords, the Prime Minister has been very generous to the Democratic Unionist Party to the point...

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Trimble, but I hope that on this...

My Lords, I am sure that I speak for everybody when I thank the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, for his sh...

My Lords, the gracious Speech recognises the importance of strengthening the bonds of our union o...

My Lords, I want to speak today about housing and support for the most vulnerable in our society....

My Lords, I will use the few minutes at my disposal to address the equalities aspects of the grac...

My Lords, I start by welcoming the wise words of the noble Lord, Lord Reid. He was Secretary of S...

My Lords, I think that all parts of the House wish Northern Ireland well. A number of speeches to...

My Lords, I am very glad indeed to see the noble Baroness, Lady Williams of Trafford, in her plac...

My Lords, I want to focus my remarks on the gracious Speech on the strengthening of our United Ki...

My Lords, I very much agree with the comments about Scotland that have just been made but I would...

My Lords, we have a new Lord Chancellor. He is somebody I know and respect, but we should remind ...

My Lords, I will address a matter which risks getting lost in the battle for Brexit but which urg...

Like the noble Lords, Lord Ramsbotham and Lord Faulks, and my noble friends Lord Dholakia, Lord B...

There are so many issues in the gracious Speech that I would like to tackle. I would like to talk...

My Lords, I want to use the short time available to speak on two issues that have been touched up...

My Lords, today’s debate overlaps to some extent with tomorrow’s, and some of my observations, wh...

My Lords, the White Paper on Brexit of 2 February stated that,

“the UK will continue to par...

My Lords, I had the privilege for some two or three years to be a member of a committee that deal...

My Lords, the problems of terrorism and extremism were mentioned more than once in the gracious S...

My Lords, I remind the House of my vice-presidency of the Local Government Association. I have fo...

My Lords, before I begin, I apologise to everyone, and specifically to the noble Baroness, Lady W...

My Lords, I want to raise an issue of great concern to many, that of victims of modern-day slaver...

My Lords, I am pleased to be speaking in this debate on the gracious Speech. It will not surprise...

My Lords, I noticed that the gracious Speech was very clear about something to do with fairness, ...

My Lords, I respectfully remind your Lordships that the advisory speaking time is five minutes. T...

My Lords, I wish to speak about national security. I suggest that the greatest threat to our nati...

My Lords, I raise an issue faced by many councils around the country. They have faced massive cut...

My Lords, my noble friend Lord Scriven will forgive me if I simply congratulate him on his marria...

My Lords, I have lived in this country most of my life. In fact, I do not call it “this country” ...

My Lords, more than 200 years after the abolition of slavery, there are still an estimated 45.8 m...

My Lords, over the past few years a number of financial cuts have been required of various bodies...

My Lords, it is a privilege to speak this afternoon and to say how inspiring so many of the speec...

My Lords, I offer sincere apologies to the Government Front Bench for not being here at the openi...

My Lords, I start by declaring my interest as a member of the independent advisory group of Marst...

My Lords, I need to begin by declaring my interests in local government: I am the leader of Wigan...

My Lords, the gracious Speech this year was conspicuous by what it left out and not only for the ...

My Lords, this has been a very wide-ranging and in-depth discussions this evening on the Queen’s ...

My Lords, my few words are about broken relationships. I was pleased to hear in the gracious Spee...

My Lords, it is difficult to see much in the gracious Speech that will address the social divisio...

My Lords, over the last few days the constantly muddled and largely misleading comments on the pr...

My Lords, there are many aspects of the gracious Speech that I would have liked to speak on, but ...

My Lords, this evening I add my voice to those who would speak in support of the gracious Speech....

My Lords, there are references in the Queen’s Speech to keeping the population safe and safeguard...

My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to take part in the debate today in response to the d...

My Lords, in this wide-ranging debate, I will focus my remarks on the need for good and competent...

My Lords, I am grateful to be speaking in the debate on the gracious Speech and to have the oppor...

My Lords, I start by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, as he undertakes ...

My Lords, my contribution to this debate considers those aspects of the gracious Speech that rela...

My Lords, the debate has been broad and fascinating, but it has been set against a background of ...

My Lords, I begin by referring to my interests in the register—my local government interests and ...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, for

the buil...

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I am sorry to disappoint noble Lords opposite, but it will be five years. Some of the legislative...

I absolve the noble Lord of all faults. I have on many occasions said kind things about him. I sh...

I think the noble Lord already has—but I thank him, as always, for his courtesy. We can perhaps d...

It was about legislative consent Motions.

I am grateful. I can confirm that they are needed and we will be seeking them from all three devo...