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Debate on bill on Tuesday, 4 November 2014, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Faulks. The answering member was Lord Beecham.


Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill

Lords second reading. Amendment to decline to give a second reading debated and withdrawn. Original motion agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House.


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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
756 cc1544-1578 
Session
2014-15
Department
Ministry of Justice
Legislative stage
Second reading
Procedure
Reasoned amendments
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Lord Faulks | 756 cc1545-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this is a short but significant Bill. Its core aim is to provide reassurance to people ...

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Lord Lloyd of Berwick | 756 cc1548-1551 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for the way that he has introduced the Bill today, but on this occ...

Lord Beecham | 756 cc1551-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the prisons are in crisis—understaffed, overcrowded, with a rising incidence of self-ha...

Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 756 c1555 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I agree word for word with what the noble and learned Lord, Lord Lloyd of Berwick, said...

Lord Pannick | 756 c1555 (Link to this contribution)

May I remind the noble Lord that there is a list of speakers in this debate?

Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 756 c1555 (Link to this contribution)

I thought that we were debating the amendment.

Lord Pannick | 756 cc1555-6 (Link to this contribution)

There is a list of speakers and next on the list is the noble Baroness, Lady Browning, who is exp...

Baroness Browning | 756 cc1556-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am most grateful, particularly to the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, for coming to my resc...

Lord Cotter | 756 c1558 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the words “common sense” strike a chord. It is good that we are addressing this issue t...

Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood | 756 cc1558-1560 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, there is much to be said against this Bill and much already has been said against it. E...

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger | 756 cc1560-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I believe that this is a worthwhile Bill. Having read the Hansard report of its Second ...

Lord Pannick | 756 cc1563-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, unlike some of your Lordships, I am not disappointed by this Bill. When I see that the ...

Earl Attlee | 756 cc1565-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for his explanation of this Bill, which I...

Lord Aberdare | 756 cc1567-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I start by declaring my interests as a trustee of St John Cymru Wales and as vice-chair...

Lord Hurd of Westwell | 756 cc1568-1570 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I was brought up on a fundamental principle about legislation, which I sometimes feel y...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 756 cc1570-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been an interesting and entertaining debate on a five-clause Bill that I am no...

Lord Faulks | 756 cc1571-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been a very interesting, entertaining and helpful debate, in which a number of...

Lord Lloyd of Berwick | 756 c1574 (Link to this contribution)

When I said that the noble Lord had paid scant regard to Section 1, I thought that I would be und...

Lord Faulks | 756 c1574 (Link to this contribution)

Indeed, but the noble and learned Lord is saying in his amendment that this Bill should not get a...

Lord Beecham | 756 c1574 (Link to this contribution)

The noble Lord read out the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Ashton, in the previous Labour Gove...

Lord Faulks | 756 cc1574-5 (Link to this contribution)

I am entirely aware of the question that the noble Lord asked and I am attempting to answer it.

Lord Beecham | 756 c1575 (Link to this contribution)

Is the noble Lord able to identify what proportion of these claims relates to the provisions of t...

Lord Faulks | 756 cc1576-8 (Link to this contribution)

I will not give details of particular claims. In opening this Second Reading debate I said that t...

Lord Lloyd of Berwick | 756 c1578 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I tried hard to persuade the Labour Opposition to support this amendment. They attacked...

Lord Beecham | 756 c1578 (Link to this contribution)

Perhaps I might assist the noble Lord. It has been our formal position, in the discussions we hav...

Lord Lloyd of Berwick | 756 c1578 (Link to this contribution)

That makes it much more difficult. It puts me in a quandary. I believe there are very many Member...

Subjects
Compensation Liability Health and safety Emergencies Personal injury Protection Negligence Voluntary work
Legislation
Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill 2014-15
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