Queen's speech debate on Tuesday, 9 December 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord West of Spithead. The answering member was Baroness Neville-Jones.

Queen's Speech

Lords debate on Queen's speech (fourth day) on home, legal and constitutional affairs.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 706 c273-370
Session: 2008-09
Department: Home Office; Ministry of Justice
Procedure: Addresses to the Crown
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2008-3169
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Bach | 706 c368-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I understood her to say that it was not going to be. We are clear about that. On directly...; Lord Bach | 706 c367-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness is right. There is a difference, which is one reason why we are consult...; Lord Maginnis of Drumglass | 706 c370 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the Minister sits down—; Lord Bach | 706 c370 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have not sat down and I am not giving way. My time is up. I look forward to the forthcom...; Lord Maginnis of Drumglass | 706 c370 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the Minister sits down—; Lord Bach | 706 c370 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am not giving way. I want to say to the noble Lord, Lord Goodhart, that, as the legal ai...; Lord Maginnis of Drumglass | 706 c361 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the noble Lord leaves that point, perhaps I may suggest to him that he addresses th...; Lord Kingsland | 706 c361 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a matter for the judiciary to decide what particular sentences anyone gets. I would ...; Lord Maginnis of Drumglass | 706 c361 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord and apologise for intervening again. In so far as we are c...; Lord Kingsland | 706 c362-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a matter that we might take up beyond the confines of the Chamber. My view is that...; Lord Bach | 706 c363-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this excellent debate on the gracious Speec...; Lord Campbell of Alloway | 706 c364 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise and shall be very short. Can the Minister say yes or no to whether he will dea...; Lord Bach | 706 c364-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I listened carefully, as always, to what the noble Lord said. I do not think I will have t...; Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 706 c366 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there was a general view in the Joint Committee which considered the Bill that the part th...; Lord Bach | 706 c366-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord will not draw me into an answer tonight; I will take it back to the departm...; Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 706 c367 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Minister accept that there is a big difference between that information as it is ...; Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws | 706 c360 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is heartening to hear the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, speak as he does about the common...; Lord Kingsland | 706 c358-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Williamson of Horton, observed, the subject matter on the gracious...; Baroness Falkner of Margravine | 706 c355-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it has been a long and interesting debate. The gracious Speech, remembered as it will be m...; Lord Laird | 706 c353-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I note in the gracious Speech the reference to Northern Ireland, and I support that refere...; Viscount Goschen | 706 c351-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is indisputable that the Government have the full support of the vast majority of the p...; Lord Roberts of Llandudno | 706 c349-51 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in the Welsh non-conformist tradition, the big occasion—I am sure that the Queen’s Speech ...; Lord Dixon | 706 c348-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have listened with great interest to our debate today, and I look forward to many hours ...; Lord Elton | 706 c346-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in the gracious Speech, the Government promised measures to strengthen the role of Parliam...; Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 706 c344-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, despite having put my name down to speak today, rather than on Thursday when health will b...; Lord Kingsland | 706 c361 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in those areas that I have mentioned to your Lordships’ House I can certainly guarantee th...; Lord Maginnis of Drumglass | 706 c333-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when one observes how, on a regular basis, the Secretary of State for Home Affairs appears...; Lord Campbell of Alloway | 706 c331-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the excellent speeches of the noble Lord, Lord Williamson of Horton, and my noble friend L...; Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract | 706 c337-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Members of the House may recall that on 23 November 2006 I rose in this Chamber in a simil...; Lord Dholakia | 706 c335-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise for having missed the earlier part of the debate. I was attending a meeting in...; Baroness Hanham | 706 c324-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Stern, and the noble Lord, Lord Judd, have dealt with criminals a...; Baroness Stern | 706 c321-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is always a great privilege to listen to the noble Lord, Lord Judd, given his commitmen...; Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws | 706 c328-31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join others in commending the Government for exercising restraint in their legislative p...; Lord Tyler | 706 c326-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope that the noble Baroness, Lady Hanham, will forgive me if I do not follow her precis...; Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 706 c341-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in the gracious Speech we were reassured that Her Majesty’s Government would continue to w...; Lord Ramsbotham | 706 c302-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when I read Hansard for the second day of the debate on the gracious Speech, I was very st...; Lord Waddington | 706 c300-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Quin, will forgive me if I do not follow her in her remarks, alth...; Baroness Quin | 706 c297-300 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, whose maiden speech was widely acclai...; Lord Williamson of Horton | 706 c312-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the subject matter of our debate today is extremely wide. Some part of it is obviously of ...; Lord Lyell of Markyate | 706 c310-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my main point, when I get to it shortly, will concern the ““elephant in the room”” in conn...; Baroness Henig | 706 c307-10 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to comment on the Government's intentions to increase the effect...; Lord Goodhart | 706 c305-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I start with two brief remarks. One is that I strongly agree with the noble and learned Lo...; Lord Judd | 706 c319-21 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, what exactly are the objectives of penal policy? At the heart of it should be concern for ...; Lord Norton of Louth | 706 c315-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Williamson of Horton. As he mentioned, the...; Baroness Harris of Richmond | 706 c317-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as the former chair of a police authority and a former councillor, and as a present vice-p...; Baroness Manningham-Buller | 706 c296-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when I saw the Question tabled today by the noble Lord, Lord Renton of Mount Harry, I wond...; Lord Bach | 706 c288 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps the noble and learned Lord will forgive me if I answer that question. I do not wan...; Lord Lloyd of Berwick | 706 c288 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, to me the big question is whether there is anything before us that will deal with the cent...; Lord Lloyd of Berwick | 706 c285-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall start by saying something about the Damian Green affair. I do so from a narrow leg...; Lord Thomas of Gresford | 706 c288 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as I understand it, the Government have published proposals to bring the partial defences ...; Lord Mackay of Clashfern | 706 c291-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree with what the noble and learned Lord, Lord Lloyd of Berwick, said about the possib...; Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 706 c293-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, one of the more remarkable communications from the present Administration was the Green Pa...; Baroness Goudie | 706 c288-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is much to welcome in the content of the legislative programme of this parliamentary...; Bishop of Portsmouth | 706 c289-91 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I intend to focus on two groups of people who come into this country for very different re...; Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 706 c282-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, a good starting point for this part of the Government’s legislative programme would have b...; Lord West of Spithead | 706 c273-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great privilege to be opening today’s debate on Her Majesty’s gracious Speech. Tod...; Lord Sheikh | 706 c339-41 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the subjects of home, legal and constitutional affairs touch the lives of every single cit...; Baroness Neville-Jones | 706 c276-82 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when I listened to the gracious Speech last week, and as I have listened today to the Mini...
Subjects: Data protection Criminal proceedings Databases Crime prevention Crime Alcoholic drinks British nationality Coroners Autobiography British constitution Immigration controls English language Offenders Protection Police Powers Proceeds of crime Misuse Prostitution Sentencing Terrorism Surveillance Telecommunications Witnesses Sex establishments Information Commissioner's Office UK Border Agency
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