Coronavirus Act 2020: Temporary Provisions

My Lords, I remind noble Lords of the time-limited nature of this debate. The time limit for Back...

My Lords, I shall do my best to adhere to the stricture about four minutes. I reiterate the accol...

My Lords, when this legislation first came to your Lordships’ House, all Benches worked construct...

My Lords—[Inaudible]. Going back to last March, I do not think that any of us, unless we have rem...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, although in this ins...

My Lords, I too was pleased to take part in the debate in March and recall noble Lords arguing po...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to be able to speak for the first time in this House and to thank nobl...

My Lords, it is a real privilege and a pleasure to follow—I was about to say the Member of Parlia...

My Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, because no matter...

My Lords, I want to talk quickly about the problems arising from this great lockdown. It is bankr...

My Lords, for about 50 years now, I have been in the habit of making parliamentary speeches quite...

My Lords, it is a very great pleasure to congratulate my noble and learned friend Lord Clarke of ...

My Lords, what a rare pleasure it is in such dark times to be able to join the welcome and congra...

Enacted.

My Lords, your Lordships should take no more attention of my speaking from the Cross Benches than...

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dobbs. I did not particularly li...

My Lords, I, too, welcome both maiden speeches. I consider both new colleagues my noble friends.<...

My Lords, this is one of those special debates. We have had two excellent maiden speeches so far,...

My Lords, we have heard two excellent maiden speeches so far, and I look forward to that of my no...

My Lords, in his introductory remarks, the Minister argued that the Act is essential to protect p...

My Lords, not for the first time, I find myself in entire agreement with the noble Lord, Lord Hun...

My Lords, first, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Clark of Kilwinning, on her maiden speec...

The noble Lord, Lord Birt, has withdrawn from the debate, so I call the next speaker, Lord Randal...

My Lords, first, I offer my congratulations to the two Members who have made excellent maiden spe...

My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I expres...

My Lords, I welcome my noble friend Lady Morrissey, from whom we are going to hear shortly. I als...

My Lords, a public health crisis needs a public health response, not a discourse about discipline...

My Lords, in my four minutes I want to thank the Government for their tireless work to keep the p...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Stroud and hear what she has to s...

My Lords, I shall vote against the proposal from the noble Lord, Lord Robathan, if it is put. It ...

My Lords, I congratulate and welcome to these Benches the noble Baroness, Lady Clark, and my nobl...

My Lords, it was a great honour to be introduced to the House two weeks ago. I pray to God that H...

My Lords, it is a particular pleasure to be the first to congratulate my noble friend Lady Morris...

My Lords, first, I congratulate the noble Lord, the noble and learned Lord, and the noble Barones...

My Lords, what a privilege it is to participate in a debate with three excellent maiden speeches....

My Lords, I too congratulate the three maiden speakers.

When the Government first passed th...

My Lords, I pay tribute to my noble friend on the Front Bench for his dogged persistence. I also ...

My Lords, I congratulate our distinguished three new Members, the noble Baronesses, Lady Clark of...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to speak in the same debate as the noble Viscount, Lord Astor, w...

My Lords, at this seminal and important moment in our parliamentary consideration of Covid-19 leg...

My Lords, the next speaker was omitted from the list in error. I call the noble Lord, Lord Wigley...

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan. On another day, I would greatly...

My Lords, this place is a place of great privilege, but people outside often mistake the privileg...

My Lords, what great maiden speeches from the two contrasting clerks—my noble friend Lady Clark a...

My Lords, I should like to say a profound thank you to all noble Lords who have engaged in this i...