Baroness Morris of Bolton: My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Fowler. I was reminded of dragging him and my noble friend Lord Johnson—whom I saw on the steps of the Throne earlier—through the Sinai Desert, with a number of others, into Gaza. We had to go through Rafah, because the Israelis would not let us in through Erez. We arrived very tired and dusty, and the first visit was to a school,...
Baroness Morris of Bolton: My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Fowler. I was reminded of dragging him and my noble friend Lord Johnson—whom I saw on the steps of the Throne earlier—through the Sinai Desert, with a number of others, into Gaza. We had to go through Rafah, because the Israelis would not let us in through Erez. We arrived very tired and dusty, and the first visit was to a school,...
Baroness Morris of Bolton: My Lords, I thank my noble and very good friend the Minister for his powerful opening speech. I also thank my right honourable friends the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary for their extraordinarily hard work these past few days. The Prime Minister referred in his Statement yesterday to the “quiet and dogged diplomacy that recognises the hard realities on the ground and delivers help...
Baroness Morris of Bolton: My Lords, I have been asked by the Clerk of Legislation to inform the House of an error in the reprint of the Bill as amended in Committee, House of Lords Bill 142. At the end of Committee, government Amendment 504HA was applied to the Bill in the reprinted copy of the Bill when in fact it was not moved on the final day of the Bill’s consideration in Grand Committee on 24 May. As a result,...
Baroness Morris of Bolton: My Lords, if Amendment 3 is agreed to, I cannot call Amendments 4 or 5 for reasons of pre-emption.
Baroness Morris of Bolton: There are some children in the Public Gallery.
Baroness Morris of Bolton: We now come to Amendment 476 from Lady Hayman of Ullock. Or perhaps it is the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor.
Baroness Morris of Bolton: My Lords, if Amendment 48 is agreed to, I cannot call Amendment 49 for reasons of pre-emption.
Baroness Morris of Bolton: My Lords, I inform the House that if this amendment is agreed to, I will be unable to call the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, by reason of pre-emption.
Baroness Morris of Bolton: My Lords, if Amendment 144 is agreed, I cannot call Amendments 145 or 146 for reasons of pre-emption. Amendment 144 agreed. Amendments 145 and 146 not moved. Clause 22, as amended, agreed. Clause 23: Extent and short title Amendment 147 not moved. Clause 23 agreed. House resumed. Bill reported with amendments.
Baroness Morris of Bolton: Before I call this urgent business, I understand that an appeal against sentence has been made in the case of Jordan McSweeney. That means that the case is covered by the House’s sub judice resolution. Given the importance of this issue, the Lord Speaker is content for this to go ahead, but I ask noble Lords not to refer specifically to the case of Jordan McSweeney.
Baroness Morris of Bolton: My Lords, if Amendment 28 is agreed to, I cannot call Amendments 29 and 30 for reasons of pre-emption.
Baroness Morris of Bolton: My Lords, one of the consequences of the rail strikes over Christmas is that more people will take to the roads. Quite often, they will be people who do not regularly drive and who have to travel long distances. I understand that the people who monitor our smart motorways are also going on strike. What are the Government doing to keep people safe if they break down on the smart motorway network?
Baroness Morris of Bolton: Does my noble friend agree that alongside supporting families and businesses with their energy costs, it is critical that we work to secure our own long-term energy supplies?
Baroness Morris of Bolton: My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, will be taking part in the next group remotely, and I invite her to move her amendment.
Baroness Morris of Bolton: The noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, is taking part remotely, and I invite her to speak.
Baroness Morris of Bolton: I inform the House that if this amendment is agreed to, I will be unable to call the remaining amendments by reason of pre-emption. Ayes 158, Noes 124.
Baroness Morris of Bolton: The noble Lord was entitled to speak. He was just left off the list inadvertently. Amendment 130 withdrawn.
Baroness Morris of Bolton: My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 131. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to speak after the Minister should email the clerk during the debate, and that anyone wishing to press this or anything else in this group to a Division must make that clear in debate.
Baroness Morris of Bolton: My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 130. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to speak after the Minister should email the clerk during the debate. Anyone wishing to press this or anything else in this group to a Division must make that clear in debate.