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My Lords, why do we allow the powers that be to translate competences as competences, when in plain English what we are talking about is powers? Why are we not talking about powers?
My Lords, why do we allow the powers that be to translate competences as competences, when in plain English what we are talking about is powers? Why are we not talking about powers?
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
5 November 2013
My Lords, I am not a lawyer, so far be it for me to question the sort of language they use, in particular international lawyers.
Subjects
European Union; Legislative competence; Reviews
Date
5 November 2013
Reference
749 c99
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, does this not come close to the pot calling the kettle black? What could be more institutionally racist than insisting on having a black police association?
My Lords, does this not come close to the pot calling the kettle black? What could be more institutionally racist than insisting on having a black police association?
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
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Answered
Answered on
25 April 2013
For my part, I am reassured that any drivers that ensure that the police more fully reflect the communities that they serve must be a good thing, so I cannot join with my noble friend in this regard. A lot of progress has been made in increasing the number of police officers from BME backgrounds but there are still too few, and there are still too few in the higher ranks of the police force. I hope that one of the considerations of the direct entry scheme will be to ensure that some of the higher levels of the policing profession are from British minority ethnic backgrounds.
Subjects
Racial discrimination; Metropolitan Police
Date
25 April 2013
Reference
744 c1527
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, may it not be more sensible for the Government to concentrate their efforts on trying to increase the overall wealth of the country, rather than rabbit on about how they might divide a perhaps declining cake?
My Lords, may it not be more sensible for the Government to concentrate their efforts on trying to increase the overall wealth of the country, rather than rabbit on about how they might divide a perhaps declining cake?
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
11 March 2013
My Lords, I absolutely agree—I am sure everybody does—with the sentiment that it is much easier to argue over the slices of an increasing cake than to divide one up that is static or shrinking.
Subjects
Distribution; Income; Wealth
Date
11 March 2013
Reference
744 c3
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Would it not have been a lot better if the polls had taken place at the time of the local elections? Would the poll not have been very much higher then—and was it not the wish of the Liberals in the coalition who insisted on the vote not being taken at the right time?
Would it not have been a lot better if the polls had taken place at the time of the local elections? Would the poll not have been very much higher then—and was it not the wish of the Liberals in the coalition who insisted on the vote not being taken at the right time?
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
4 December 2012
I note what my noble friend has to say on that matter, but I am a great believer in the coalition. We will be taking his advice, because the next election will be three and a half years from now, in May .
Subjects
Elections; Voting behaviour; Police and crime commissioners
Date
4 December 2012
Reference
741 c539
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Does my noble friend accept that some of us on this side of the House are finding it incredibly difficult to accept that it is right to turn the planning system on its head and create a presumption in favour of development?
Does my noble friend accept that some of us on this side of the House are finding it incredibly difficult to accept that it is right to turn the planning system on its head and create a presumption in favour of development?
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
14 September 2011
My Lords, the presumption in favour of development is set against the background of local plans. Those are being created, although some have not been completed. However, the presumption is there to ensure that decisions are taken with reference to the local plan, where there is one; if there is no local plan and there are no sizeable objections to the application, it goes ahead. That saves time, it gets things for the community developed more quickly and does not, I think, prejudice anybody’s interest.
Subjects
Planning permission
Date
14 September 2011
Reference
730 c750-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
I thank my noble friend for his reply, but in light of the Times report of 2 May that five of the remaining Catholic adoption agencies have gone out of business rather than abandon their Christian beliefs, with the likelihood that this will make it harder for some of the most vulnerable children to be found a home, should not common sense and tolerance come before political correctness? With gay couples able to go to any number of agencies specialising in gay adoption, should not the law allow the Catholic agencies the same freedom of conscience as was allowed to conscientious objectors during the war?
I thank my noble friend for his reply, but in light of the Times report of 2 May that five of the remaining Catholic adoption agencies have gone out of business rather than abandon their Christian beliefs, with the likelihood that this will make it harder for some of the most vulnerable children to be found a home, should not common sense and tolerance come before political correctness? With gay couples able to go to any number of agencies specialising in gay adoption, should not the law allow the Catholic agencies the same freedom of conscience as was allowed to conscientious objectors during the war?
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
10 May 2011
I understand the point made by my noble friend and know the strength of feeling that he brings to bear on this. The department has approached adoption from the point of view of what is in the best interests of children by trying to have as a wide a pool as possible of potential adopters. No one on this side of the House is keen to do things that are driven by political correctness. That is one of the reasons why we are looking, for example, at the adoption of minority ethnic children. I understand the points that my noble friend makes, but at the moment we have no plans to respond directly to them.
Legislation
Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007
Subjects
Adoption; Catholicism; Equality; Homosexuality; Sexuality
Date
10 May 2011
Reference
727 c772
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they propose to take to ensure that children do not lose the chance of being adopted as a result of the closure of adoption agencies following the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they propose to take to ensure that children do not lose the chance of being adopted as a result of the closure of adoption agencies following the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007.
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
10 May 2011
Answered on
10 May 2011
My Lords, the Government are committed to adoption where this is in a child’s best interests. We have been monitoring the effect of the introduction of the regulations, and have made it clear to local authorities that they should work with the voluntary sector to maximise the number of successful adoptions. My honourable friend Mr Loughton is leading a drive to speed up adoption and remove potential barriers—for example, for children from minority ethnic backgrounds.
Legislation
Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007
Subjects
Adoption; Equality; Sexuality
Date
10 May 2011
Reference
727 c772
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Does my noble friend agree that there would be no point in creating a new Chamber which could claim democratic legitimacy and then saying that it should have fewer powers than the existing House?
Does my noble friend agree that there would be no point in creating a new Chamber which could claim democratic legitimacy and then saying that it should have fewer powers than the existing House?
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 November 2010
Precisely, my Lords.
Subjects
Elections; House of Lords; House of Commons; House of Lords composition; Parliamentary procedure; Reform
Date
29 November 2010
Reference
722 c1269
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Does my noble friend agree that the EU’s involvement in overseas aid is the worst possible example of EU empire building? Is it not quite absurd that we should hand over money to Brussels to be laundered there? A considerable sum is taken out for the payment of the bureaucrats and then what is left is handed over to the recipients. Would it not be far better if all the aid went direct from the donor countries to the people who need it?
Does my noble friend agree that the EU’s involvement in overseas aid is the worst possible example of EU empire building? Is it not quite absurd that we should hand over money to Brussels to be laundered there? A considerable sum is taken out for the payment of the bureaucrats and then what is left is handed over to the recipients. Would it not be far better if all the aid went direct from the donor countries to the people who need it?
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 November 2010
My Lords, what my noble friend refers to is an agreement with the previous Government under the Lisbon treaty. We did not agree with that, but unfortunately it is now in place and we will need to make it work. We will need to make sure that controls are in place. However, spending through the EU has its own management systems—the Internal Audit Service, the European Court of Auditors and the independent European Anti-Fraud Office.
Subjects
Development aid; International organisations
Date
29 November 2010
Reference
722 c1264
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, it is surely not necessary to spread litter around the place in order to exercise the right to protest. It would surely be perfectly lawful for any citizen to go along and remove all the unsightly litter and the tents without offending against any law whatever. I simply cannot understand why some of us are not enlisted to do precisely that.
My Lords, it is surely not necessary to spread litter around the place in order to exercise the right to protest. It would surely be perfectly lawful for any citizen to go along and remove all the unsightly litter and the tents without offending against any law whatever. I simply cannot understand why some of us are not enlisted to do precisely that.
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
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Answered
Answered on
8 November 2010
My Lords, there are many public services that we could all perform in this area. My noble friend and this House are right to be concerned about the encampment, which is at the root of our problems. In the legislation that will be coming forward, it will be very important for Parliament clearly to express its will as regards what it sees as being the rightful use of Parliament Square. We are trying, while safeguarding the legitimate right to protest, to make it clear that encampment and other abuses of an amenity are not permissible.
Subjects
Demonstrations; Parliament Square
Date
8 November 2010
Reference
722 c5
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Another problem in addition to that which the noble Lord seeks to identify is the prevalence of driving under the influence of drugs. What progress is being made towards the development of a device that could be used at the roadside to prove that a person has been affected by taking drugs?
Another problem in addition to that which the noble Lord seeks to identify is the prevalence of driving under the influence of drugs. What progress is being made towards the development of a device that could be used at the roadside to prove that a person has been affected by taking drugs?
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
4 November 2010
The noble Lord makes an extremely important point. We are making good progress with drink-driving, but drug-driving is increasing. The noble Lord referred to roadside testing. It is important to have a Home Office-approved roadside testing device in order to be able to move on to the invasive procedure of taking a blood sample without the need for a doctor.
Subjects
Blood alcohol levels; Driving under influence
Date
4 November 2010
Reference
721 c1732
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Does my noble friend agree that successive Governments have in fact been reducing the role of the state for years and years by farming out difficult decisions, such as whether there should be a law of privacy or whether prisoners should have votes, to bodies such the European Court of Human Rights, and farming out virtually all their other powers to the bureaucracy in Brussels? Is it not about time that we went for the repatriation of some of our powers?
Does my noble friend agree that successive Governments have in fact been reducing the role of the state for years and years by farming out difficult decisions, such as whether there should be a law of privacy or whether prisoners should have votes, to bodies such the European Court of Human Rights, and farming out virtually all their other powers to the bureaucracy in Brussels? Is it not about time that we went for the repatriation of some of our powers?
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
2 November 2010
We have plenty of opportunity to discuss European matters on other occasions, and it is certainly beyond my brief to comment on my noble friend’s contribution.
Subjects
Government
Date
2 November 2010
Reference
721 c1554
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Does my noble friend not agree that even if the residents in Ashraf are, as some argue, no longer entitled to protection under the fourth Geneva convention, we as partners of America in the Iraqi war have a clear moral responsibility to try to stop any violence or intimidation of the people in Ashraf? I am grateful for what he has said about the representations that have already been made, but perhaps the time has come when we should be urging a permanent UN presence in Ashraf until things are really sorted out there.
Does my noble friend not agree that even if the residents in Ashraf are, as some argue, no longer entitled to protection under the fourth Geneva convention, we as partners of America in the Iraqi war have a clear moral responsibility to try to stop any violence or intimidation of the people in Ashraf? I am grateful for what he has said about the representations that have already been made, but perhaps the time has come when we should be urging a permanent UN presence in Ashraf until things are really sorted out there.
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
25 October 2010
I recognise my noble friend's continuous concern on this issue. It is the concern of all of us that we do not want to see suffering, violence or worse. However, as has been acknowledged by the United Nations, the people of Camp Ashraf do not have refugee status under the fourth Geneva convention, nor are they prisoners of war under any other part of the Geneva convention. Our concern must be the concern of any civilised nation-that this matter can be handled properly. The UN does not find the idea of a permanent military force there acceptable but, as I said, it is keeping the matter under constant monitoring and we shall continue to press it strongly.
Subjects
Iraq; Refugees; Safety; Iran; Mujahedin-e Khalq
Date
25 October 2010
Reference
721 c1029-30
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I welcome my noble friend’s reply. Bearing in mind that even during the darkest days of the war, we allowed the right of conscientious objection against military service, should we not, when passing laws, try to provide for those who might find observance difficult on grounds of conscience? We must surely never again drive out of business organisations such as Catholic adoption societies, which were doing most valuable work in society, when their objections to placing children with gay couples could easily have been accommodated due to the very large number of other societies that support gay adoption.
My Lords, I welcome my noble friend’s reply. Bearing in mind that even during the darkest days of the war, we allowed the right of conscientious objection against military service, should we not, when passing laws, try to provide for those who might find observance difficult on grounds of conscience? We must surely never again drive out of business organisations such as Catholic adoption societies, which were doing most valuable work in society, when their objections to placing children with gay couples could easily have been accommodated due to the very large number of other societies that support gay adoption.
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 July 2010
My Lords, I have great sympathy with the principle enunciated by my noble friend. This is a country that stands for freedom of conscience and the right of individuals to exercise it. We are certainly committed to upholding those principles and to allowing people such freedom to hold religious beliefs. However, we have strike the right balance and ensure that we do not allow discrimination on any grounds. When it comes to offering public services, the law of the land must be obeyed. We do not have plans to change the current law, the effect of which, when it comes to Catholic adoption agencies, will take effect when the Equality Act is commenced. I see no contradiction, however, between that and the principles enunciated by my noble friend.
Subjects
Civil liberties; Adoption; Catholicism; Equality; Homosexuality; Religious freedom
Date
8 July 2010
Reference
720 c336
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to restore individual freedoms and civil liberties.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to restore individual freedoms and civil liberties.
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Neville-Jones
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
8 July 2010
Answered on
8 July 2010
My Lords, the Government are taking urgent action to address the erosion of civil liberties and freedoms. We are committed to protecting our citizens from the big government approach that has created an intrusive, bureaucratic state. We have already introduced a Bill to scrap ID cards and the national identity register. We will also introduce a freedom Bill and repeal a number of unnecessary laws.
Subjects
Civil liberties
Date
8 July 2010
Reference
720 c336
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I wonder whether my noble friend can help me on this point. If we had been foolish enough to join the euro, what would have been our contribution to the Greek bailout simply as a result of being a member of the eurozone?
My Lords, I wonder whether my noble friend can help me on this point. If we had been foolish enough to join the euro, what would have been our contribution to the Greek bailout simply as a result of being a member of the eurozone?
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 June 2010
My Lords, a package of assistance was agreed in early May for Greece, consisting of €110 billion over three years and comprising an IMF standby arrangement of €30 billion and an intergovernmental package of bilateral loans from euro-area member states of €80 billion. This is, of course, subject to strict conditions. I think noble Lords would agree that it is not for me to speculate on what might have been.
Subjects
Debts; EU countries; Liability; EU grants and loans
Date
8 June 2010
Reference
719 c594
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 5 February (WA 72), whether they will publish the advice of the Independent Advisory Group to the cross-government hate crime programme ““Race for Justice”” given to assist the preparation of the new hate crime manual.
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 5 February (WA 72), whether they will publish the advice of the Independent Advisory Group to the cross-government hate crime programme ““Race for Justice”” given to assist the preparation of the new hate crime manual.
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Bach
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 March 2010
In addition to the advice given to the ““Race for Justice”” programme, the Advisory Group took a decision to act as the standing Independent Advisory Group to the Hate Crime Portfolio Group of the Association of Chief Police Officers. It is this group who that is developing the refreshed hate crime manual. Given that this document will be owned by the Association of Chief Police Officers, Her Majesty's Government do not intend to publish the advice received in the preparation of the document. The Association of Chief Police Officers has indicated that they intend to complete an equality impact assessment which will reflect the advice of the advisory group and all other consulted groups.
Subjects
Police; Handbooks; Race for Justice Advisory Group; Hate crime
Date
29 March 2010
Reference
2985; 718 c339-40WA
House
House of Lords
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 5 February (WA 72), who are the members of the Independent Advisory Group to the cross-government hate crime programme ““Race for Justice””.
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 5 February (WA 72), who are the members of the Independent Advisory Group to the cross-government hate crime programme ““Race for Justice””.
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Bach
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 March 2010
The Race for Justice Advisory Group members are a broad range of community representatives who are all independent of any relevant government department or criminal justice agency. They are led by an independent chair, Professor John Grieve, and include academic experts, representatives of third-sector bodies, victims groups and people directly affected by hate crime. The group is self-selecting and has invited new members to join when it has felt it needed to broaden membership to respond to new challenges. Members of the group have expertise and involvement in all five strands of monitored hate crime, being disability, race, religion, sexual orientation and transgender.
Subjects
Membership; Race for Justice Advisory Group
Date
29 March 2010
Reference
2984; 718 c339WA
House
House of Lords
My Lords, does the Minister agree that those in glass houses should not throw stones and that, when a party such as the Liberal Democratic Party accepts a gift of millions of pounds from a crook who is subsequently convicted of fraud, it should return the money to the creditors of that fraudster? Otherwise, does the party not risk being thought implicated in the fraud?
My Lords, does the Minister agree that those in glass houses should not throw stones and that, when a party such as the Liberal Democratic Party accepts a gift of millions of pounds from a crook who is subsequently convicted of fraud, it should return the money to the creditors of that fraudster? Otherwise, does the party not risk being thought implicated in the fraud?
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
25 March 2010
My Lords, this question-and-answer session can develop in one of two ways. Either we can indulge and have fun in terms of the forthcoming election by putting blame on one another, or we can have perhaps a slightly more serious discussion about this issue. It seems to me that no party in this House or elsewhere—except perhaps, of course, the Cross-Benchers—is perfect...
I am most grateful to noble Lords for pointing out that the Bishops are of course absolutely perfect. It is a question of deciding which way we want to go.
Subjects
Finance; Donors; Political parties; Overseas residence
Date
25 March 2010
Reference
718 c1063
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Would not the Minister agree that, whereas Members of the House of Commons represent their constituents, we have the great privilege of representing ourselves in Parliament? Leaving aside what may be in store for us in future, is not the present set-up entirely justifiable? Why should we have the right to have an MP represent us when we can represent ourselves?
Would not the Minister agree that, whereas Members of the House of Commons represent their constituents, we have the great privilege of representing ourselves in Parliament? Leaving aside what may be in store for us in future, is not the present set-up entirely justifiable? Why should we have the right to have an MP represent us when we can represent ourselves?
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
16 March 2010
I do not think that the constitutional position could have been put better, but I am looking forward myself to being able to vote in a general election again.
Subjects
House of Lords; General elections; Peers; Voting rights
Date
16 March 2010
Reference
718 c557
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords