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Ministerial statement on Thursday, 11 November 2010, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Neville-Jones.


Public Disorder at NUS Rally

Lords statement on yesterday's public disorder at the National Union of Students rally.


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
722 c336-45 
Session
2010-12
Department
Home Office
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions
Baroness Neville-Jones | 722 c342 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should perhaps have been more specific when I commented that it was not a matter of reso...
Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville | 722 c342 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I first declare an interest as somebody who, perhaps surprisingly, was once elected deputy...
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Baroness Neville-Jones | 722 c344 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord is right to say that we need to have Parliament Square available for protest. The Hou...
Lord Elystan-Morgan | 722 c344 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I commend to the Minister the wisdom of the late James Callaghan, whom I had the honour of...
Baroness Neville-Jones | 722 c343-4 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord makes some good observations about what went on. The Statement was rather careful in ...
Baroness Neville-Jones | 722 c343 (Link to this contribution) Well, my Lords, we have a free press, do we not, and we may not always agree with either what they s...
Lord Brett | 722 c343 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, yesterday when watching television I had a sense of déjà vu watching the disgraceful event...
Baroness Neville-Jones | 722 c342 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think I am right in saying that the figure is 40,000 involved. Certainly, there was a re...
Baroness Hamwee | 722 c341 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there will be criticism no doubt that the policing was too light on this occasion and ther...
Baroness Neville-Jones | 722 c341 (Link to this contribution) My noble friend puts the point, which I am sure we all appreciate, that these decisions are difficul...
Lord Bilimoria | 722 c341 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, yesterday I was rushing to get to the House for our weekly Cross-Bench Peers meeting at 2 ...
Baroness Neville-Jones | 722 c341-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that the police will be extremely grateful for what the noble Lord has just quit...
Baroness Neville-Jones | 722 c336-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg leave to repeat a Statement made earlier in the other place by my right honourable f...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 722 c338-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for repeating the Statement and for the further clarif...
Baroness Neville-Jones | 722 c340-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am extremely grateful to the noble Lord for his endorsement. I think that it is the shar...
Baroness Neville-Jones | 722 c344 (Link to this contribution) I have no doubt that the head of the Metropolitan Police will heed those words. It is obviously not ...
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe | 722 c344-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the demonstrations yesterday were about tuition fees. Today we have the announcement about...
Baroness Neville-Jones | 722 c345 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as I said previously, I am confident that this is not a question of whether the numbers an...
Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 722 c345 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, were any police resources outside those of the Metropolitan Police used to help to police ...
Baroness Neville-Jones | 722 c345 (Link to this contribution) I am afraid I do not know the answer to that question. I will have to write to the noble Baroness. C...
Lord Marlesford | 722 c344 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure we all agree that peaceful protest is a crucial element of democracy and that th...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 722 c342-3 (Link to this contribution) The Minister was quite right to underline the fact that most students conducted themselves in a seem...
Lord Dubs | 722 c342 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join in praising the police for their efforts yesterday and in condemning those demonstr...
Subjects
Demonstrations Damage Fees and charges Greater London Public order offences Metropolitan Police Trespass Violence Students Vandalism Conservative Department for Business, Innovation and Skills National Union of Students Millbank
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