Ivory Bill

No, my Lords, I am not able to give an exact sum.

An approximation.

No, I am not going to give an approximation. I used the words “a small fee”, and it will be consi...

Oh!

They were not cynical. They were men and women from countries that are the most dramatically affe...

My Lords, I do not think there is anyone in your Lordships’ House who would find a bad word to sa...

Moved by

Lord De Mauley

3: Clause 2, page 2, line 11, leave out “pre-1918” and insert...

My Lords, some noble Lords have noticed that the wording of Amendment 3 was jointly tabled by my ...

My Lords, I wish to refer briefly to Amendment 6, which is grouped with my noble friend Lord De M...

My Lords, I do not want to intervene for long, but there is a slight problem with the definition ...

My Lords, my concern is with the effects of this Bill, which may come to be criticised in the ful...

My Lords, as on Amendment 1, I briefly draw attention to the importance of international co-opera...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hague, for so eloquently setting out the case. Th...

My Lords, I shall respond to these amendments, which would move the applicable date for exemption...

It is perfectly possible to forbid online sales, full stop. We would not object to that. Again, a...

I find it ironic that the noble Lord talks about sweeping statements. The fact is that we talked ...

My Lords, these amendments seek to widen the scope of the Clause 2 exemptions, which provide for:...

They are also personal property, legally and properly acquired by people who felt that they would...

I think that we have been through that particular hoop a number of times. Indeed, this Bill compl...

My Lords, I have seen the result of the whipping by the three main parties in your Lordships’ Hou...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

7: Clause 2, page 2, line 18, leave out “guidance is...

The amendments in this group arise from the recommendations made by the Delegated Powers and Regu...

Will they be able to apply by post? Do they have to download it or get it by email? My noble frie...

I will make sure that I get a precise note. The whole purpose of us saying that people can apply ...

My Lords, I support these amendments. We are very pleased that the Government have listened to th...

My Lords, I think it is customary that I thank the noble Baroness very much for her support for t...

Moved by

Baroness Vere of Norbiton

8: Clause 2, page 2, line 18, leave out “Secretary...

My Lords, the UK Government have acted in accordance with the devolution settlements and engaged ...

I thank the Minister for her introduction and explanation of these amendments concerning the devo...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, for his comments. I reassure him that these amendments...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

9: Clause 2, page 2, line 21, leave out “Secretary o...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

11: Clause 3, page 2, line 39, leave out “guidance i...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

14: Clause 4, page 4, line 21, leave out subsection ...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

17: Clause 5, page 4, line 34, after “appeal” insert...

Moved by

Lord Inglewood

24: Clause 7, page 5, line 15, leave out paragraph (d)

...

I am very grateful to the Minister for the way in which he responded to my earlier concerns in ou...

Moved by

Baroness Quin

27: After Clause 8, insert the following new Clause—

“Re...

I briefly move Amendment 27, which asks for a report on the impact of the Bill—the Act when it re...

I shall speak to Amendments 41 and 78 in this group. Amendment 41 would require the Secretary of ...

My Lords, I support Amendments 41 and 78, which were debated in Committee and the Labour Front Be...

My Lords, the Government fully appreciate the sentiment behind the amendments in this group. Moni...

My Lords, I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.

Moved by

Baroness Quin

28: After Clause 8, insert the following new Clause—

“No...

My Lords, I spoke to this amendment earlier. I felt that I was proposing a tightly drawn amendmen...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

29: Clause 9, page 6, line 1, leave out paragraph (a...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

33: Clause 10, page 6, line 37, leave out “guidance ...

Moved by

Lord Cormack

37: Clause 11, page 7, line 13, leave out from “section 10” to ...

My Lords, I will not detain the House very long on this amendment, which is similar to an amendme...

My Lords, Amendment 39 is a probing new clause, because I think the issue is already covered in t...

My Lords, my noble friend Lord Cormack’s amendment aims to enable a person who inherits a registe...

Like the noble Baroness, Lady Quin, I too know when I am beat. I do not think it would serve any ...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

38: Clause 11, page 7, line 32, leave out subsection...

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

40: After Clause 11, insert the following new C...

My Lords, Amendment 40 concerns verification regulations. As we debated in Committee, it is imper...

My Lords, this proposed new clause would provide the Secretary of State with a new delegated powe...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that response but I am disappointed by what he had to...

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

42: Clause 12, page 8, line 7, leave out subsec...

My Lords, Amendment 42, which deals with the defence of ignorance in Clause 12, would remove the ...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, for her amendment to Clause 12(2)...

My Lords, the Minister and I agree that it was never our intention to criminalise Mrs Smith at th...