My Lords, I will make a very short intervention before my Front Bench replies. I believe we should remember that Farage, in more or less a chance remark, said he thought that the council should be abolished. So, the issues raised by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett, are very important, and I…
My Lords, perhaps I may first pay tribute to Baroness Newlove. She brought to the office of Victims’ Commissioner an enormous energy, and she will be greatly missed.
Secondly, I follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett, in declaring my interest as a president of the Sentencing Council. I als…
My Lords, I add my voice to the swelling chorus, the paeans of praise, to the noble Baroness, Lady Lloyd. It is no small thing to make your maiden speech at that Dispatch Box, and I enjoyed the way she conjured the image of the subterranean River Effra, encased under all those tonnes of tarmac and c…
My Lords, I apologise; I am very conscious of the time. I support my noble friend’s amendment.
In making another suggestion for the list, I declare my interests: I was the chairman of Kew Gardens and I am involved in the Millennium Seed Bank and all it does. The most important sentence in the Bill …
My Lords, in discussing funding and expenditure, I will consider the present funding and whether there are restrictions on how the money can be properly spent. This will entail consideration of the plans to build the Adjaye/Arad building in Victoria Tower Gardens.
The Holocaust memorial and accompa…
My Lords, this is not an easy debate to reply to. I thank noble Lords who have spoken but will not attempt to sum up what they said. Many things were said about what has happened so far, why we should have a memorial and what the dangers will be, but that is not my purpose, which is a narrow one.
I…
My Lords, I declare my interest as vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group—I guess I am on my own today. Given the scope of the Bill and the number of speakers, I will restrict myself to issues of inclusion and community cohesion within our schools.
I have twice introduced to the C…