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Coroners and Justice Bill: Third Reading (5 Nov 2009)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, I am becoming increasingly confused about the procedure the House is now adopting. I am aware of an agreement by the usual channels about the way in which Third Reading amendments may be discussed, or may not be on the advice of the usual channels when the Public Bill Office has indicated that they have been debated on previous occasions. As I understand it, if one starts to make a...

House of Lords: Code of Conduct — Announcement (29 Oct 2009)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for taking the first available opportunity to make that announcement. I echo her thanks to the group for its sterling work, and I thank her for her kind words about Lord Kingsland. I am also grateful to her for setting out so clearly the procedure that is to be followed for the discussion of this important report. Like all...

Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [HL]: Report (13 Jul 2009)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, it might be appropriate if I were to add one or two words about the procedure adopted, to echo what the noble Lord, Lord Goodhart, has just said. I know that Lord Kingsland would have wanted to put on the record the fact that he appreciated that this procedure was appropriate in respect of the Bill. It is an innovation; as the noble Lord, Lord Goodhart, said, it was introduced by...

National Security Strategy — Statement (25 Jun 2009)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, as always, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. We agree with the Government that there is no more important responsibility for government than national security, so we find it extraordinary that this Government have published the country's first cybersecurity strategy and the 2009 update to the national security strategy by way of a Written Ministerial Statement. These...

Legislative Reform (Minor Variations to Premises Licences and Club Premises Certificates) Order 2009: Motion to Approve (15 Jun 2009)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, with some reticence I interrupt the noble Lord, Lord Carter, who is well respected in these matters. I am confused with regard to the procedure we are following this evening. Clearly, I will have to take it up tomorrow to inquire whether the Government intend to introduce a new procedure for the putting of a Motion. I understood the Minister to say very courteously that he intended...

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]: Report (First Day) (17 Mar 2009)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: It might be appropriate to intervene. I am somewhat confused about a statement that the noble Lord, Lord Tope, has just made in seeming to move an amendment and then saying that he was not moving it. He appeared to say that he would bring it back at Third Reading. Is he aware of the rules at Third Reading and has he discussed them with the Government Chief Whip, his own Chief Whip and with...

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]: Report (First Day) (17 Mar 2009)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, I understand that the noble Lord, Lord Tope, is unwilling to answer a straightforward question.

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]: Report (First Day) (17 Mar 2009)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, the noble Lord means Amendment 63.

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]: Report (First Day) (17 Mar 2009)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, since we are named, the Conservatives have a very active interest in this Bill, as we showed at Grand Committee, when we were able to enter into negotiations. My noble friend Lady Warsi has made clear that those negotiations came to fruition. Unlike the noble Lords on the Liberal Democrat Benches, we are not seeking to destroy this part of the Bill. The noble Lord, Lord Greaves, has...

Banking Bill — Committee (5th Day) (Continued) (26 Jan 2009)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: It is perhaps appropriate that I thank the Minister at this stage, after what has been an extraordinary time—and we have an extraordinary time to go on the Bill yet—for his courtesy throughout the debate. It has been noticeable that my noble friend Lord Saatchi has maintained that courtesy, as have my noble friends. I was glad that my noble friend Lady Noakes was able to intervene...

Adjournment (18 Dec 2008)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, it is my pleasure and privilege to follow the noble Lord the Captain of the Gentleman-at-Arms in paying tribute to all staff of this House, both personally and on behalf of my colleagues on the Benches of Her Majesty's Opposition. As the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, has said, we are extremely well served in this House at all levels. The details that he set out today are evidence of that...

Business (8 Oct 2008)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, perhaps I may take this opportunity to thank the noble Lord the Deputy Chief Whip for making the position crystal clear. As the noble Lord, Lord Howarth, has already mentioned, when this important business was scheduled it was not anticipated that there would be so many speakers. However, this is an important debate and I hope that noble Lords will agree with the Deputy Chief Whip...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (29 Apr 2008)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: I hope that the noble Lord, Lord McNally, will reflect carefully on the words that he has just uttered. This is a Bill of constitutional significance. These Benches take the Bill seriously, as we do the scrutiny that this House carries out so valuably. I am aware that, today, Members of the Committee from all Benches have given their expertise and, while I may not have agreed with what they...

Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] (31 Mar 2008)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, I think that the noble Lord, Lord Bach, is trying to assist my noble and learned friend by explaining that, on this occasion, when the Minister moves the amendments to which my noble and learned friend wishes to allude—that will not be at this minute but in a little while—he will have full opportunity to respond. It is merely the case that we have not reached those...

Deputy Chairmen of Committees (28 Jan 2008)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, on her appointment as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms and government Chief Whip. I look forward to working with her in the busy times ahead. I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, on a remarkable six years as government Chief Whip in this House. It was my privilege and honour to work with him, albeit as...

Business of the House: Adjournment (18 Dec 2007)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, it is my pleasure and privilege to follow the noble Lord the Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms in paying tribute to all the staff of the House, both personally and on behalf of my colleagues on the Official Opposition's Benches. As the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, has said, we are extremely well served in this House at all levels and the details he set out today are testament to that....

Procedure of the House (26 Nov 2007)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, having Questions for Short Debate in Grand Committee is an experiment that we shall watch with interest. There is so much expertise around the House that it is important to use it as best we can in matters such as our short debates. With regard to sitting time on Fridays being advanced to 10 am, if I can only go by the straw poll of those with whom I have spoken in the Corridors,...

Offender Management Bill (24 Jul 2007)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, I am grateful to the Government for considering further, in another place, whether the orders establishing or dissolving probation trusts should be subject to parliamentary scrutiny. Initially the noble and learned Baroness resisted such scrutiny, claiming that it would prejudice commercial procedures. Previously, the establishment of probation boards has been subject to...

Offender Management Bill (24 Jul 2007)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: had given notice of her intention to move, as an amendment to Motion D, leave out from "House" to the end and insert "do insist on its Amendment No. 22".

Offender Management Bill (24 Jul 2007)

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: My Lords, I assure the Minister that I shall have an elephantine memory or, if I do not, a marvellous team of whips who will make sure that I am reminded all the time. I tabled this Motion because I wanted to ensure that I had a backstop measure if, by any remote chance, the Government were not minded to grant the conflict of interest amendment that had returned from another place. It is a...