Results 1-20 of 36 for hunting speaker:Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Legal Services Bill [HL] (6 Dec 2006)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: .... The Bill was published in draft earlier this year. I pay a genuine and particular tribute to the members of the Joint Committee on the draft Legal Services Bill, chaired by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, whom I am glad to see in his place. The committee carried out a very thorough scrutiny of the draft Bill against a pressing timetable. I consider that the Bill before the House...

Written Ministerial Statements — House of Lords: Legal Services Bill (9 Oct 2006)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: ...Joint Committee on the draft Legal Services Bill in its report of 25 July. The Government regard pre-legislative scrutiny as a vital step in the consultation process and I would like to thank Lord Hunt of Wirral and the Joint Committee for their swift and thorough deliberation of the draft Bill. The Government welcome the Joint Committee's support for the overall framework put forward in...

Written Ministerial Statements — House of Lords: Legal Services: Complaints (26 Jun 2006)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: On 24 May this year, the Government published their Legal Services Bill. The draft Bill is currently undergoing pre-legislative scrutiny by a Joint Committee chaired by Lord Hunt of Wirral. It develops proposals set out in our White Paper The Future of Legal Services: Putting Consumers First and it will put consumers at the heart of a new framework for the regulation and delivery of legal...

Racial and Religious Hatred Bill (11 Oct 2005)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, referred to the oddity, as he put it, of taking measures against preachers of hate, on the one hand, and providing protection from incitement to religious hatred, on the other. I said that the distinction between the two points is that we are not taking these steps because of people's religion, but because, in effect, they preach violence. That...

House of Lords Reform (26 Jan 2005)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: ...quite remarkable debate. Among other things, it has been marked by the quality of the debate. We have had the benefit of hearing from the noble Lord, Lord Wakeham. I agree with my noble friend Lord Hunt that the noble Lord produced what was one of the finest Royal Commission reports on what to do with the House of Lords. We heard the noble Lord, Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank, whose...

House of Lords Reform (26 Jan 2005)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: My Lords, I think I must get on. Like everyone else, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Hunt on procuring the debate. I also congratulate him on the quality of his contribution to it and to the report of the committee he chaired. Everyone is right to say that a group of Labour Back Benchers produced it, but the right thing to do is to look at it on its merits and deal with each individual...

House of Lords Reform (26 Jan 2005)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: ...made on all sides. They, as well as the proposals in the report, will inform our further consideration of the proper powers and role of the House. I once again congratulate my noble friend Lord Hunt and his fellow members of the working group on bringing forward the issues in such a helpful and considered manner.

Hutton Inquiry (4 Feb 2004)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: My Lords, with the greatest respect to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, I believe that is at an early point in the story. If one looks at Sir Kevin's views as the story develops, he becomes increasingly concerned that the name will leak out and he agrees to the issuing of the press release on 8 July. He approaches it on the basis that it is almost inevitable that the name will come out; he...

Hutton Inquiry (4 Feb 2004)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: ...report of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hutton, repays careful study. I intend to consider it in a little detail, both in relation to its conclusions and its findings. Also, the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, asked me, in the Statement last week, to indicate what the Government's responses are to the criticisms made of them in the report. But it is right, as well, that I speak about...

Child Protection (28 Jan 2003)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: ...by including child protection strategies from 1st April. More detailed recommendations are contained in the report of the noble Lord, Lord Laming, published today, on which my noble friend Lord Hunt will make a Statement immediately after Questions. The report focuses on precisely what needs to be done. The issue is incredibly important and the Victoria Climbie inquiry indicates its urgency.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Three Counties Mink Hounds Meet: Disruption (8 Jul 2002)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: Police forces are working closely with hunts to enable them to gain intelligence on events where violence may occur. In addition, the police are working with the Crown Prosecution Service across force areas to ensure that crimes committed by animal rights extremists are investigated and prosecuted as effectively as possible.

Railways (31 Oct 2001)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: ...Railtrack. The Secretary of State asked the chairman of Railtrack to come to see him. The chairman arrived at approximately 5 o'clock that evening, when he was told what the position was. As the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, said, there was a board meeting of Railtrack at 2 o'clock on Saturday. At that board meeting, the decision was made by the Railtrack board not to oppose the grant of an...

Address in Reply to Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech (26 Jun 2001)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: ...demonstrated clearly the importance to the countryside of recreation. In their manifesto the Government made a commitment to give the other place an early opportunity to express their view on fox hunting. It is too soon to say how and when the matter will come before your Lordships' House. We face the continuing challenge of climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions have already been cut...

Hunting Bill (26 Mar 2001)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: Amendment No. 4 removes the schedule that went with a ban on hunting. I beg to move.

Hunting Bill (26 Mar 2001)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: moved Amendment No. 5: Leave out the schedule and insert the following new schedule-- :TITLE3:"SCHEDULE :TITLE3:Hunting with Dogs: Supervision :TITLE3:Supervised hunting and coursing 1 Hunting a wild mammal with a dog is "supervised" for the purposes of this Schedule if it is engaged in by-- (a) a hunt which is a member of or registered with a supervised body, or (b) an individual who is a...

Hunting Bill (26 Mar 2001)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: moved Amendment No. 3: Leave out Clause 1 and insert the following new clause-- "HUNTING WITH DOGS: REGULATION Schedule (Hunting with Dogs: Regulation) (which provides for the regulation of hunting with dogs in certain circumstances) shall have effect."

Hunting Bill (26 Mar 2001)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: ...that the vote is on whether to insert the Middle Way Group's statutory regulation option into the Bill and to remove the self-regulation option. Those who favour a statutory licensing regime for hunting--the middle way option--should vote Content, while those who are opposed to the licensing option should vote Not-Content.

Hunting Bill (26 Mar 2001)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: moved Amendment No. 2: Leave out Clause 1 and insert the following new clause-- "HUNTING WITH DOGS: SUPERVISION Schedule (Hunting with Dogs: Supervision) (which restricts certain statutory exceptions from offences to supervised hunting) shall have effect."

Hunting Bill (26 Mar 2001)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: ...the method that was used in relation to the Sunday Trading Bill which had been used by the previous government as a means of giving the legislature a chance to decide what it wished to do about hunting. They did so because there are very strong feelings about hunting--feelings that are not shared in relation to shooting and fishing. That is why the Government have made time in relation to...

Hunting Bill (26 Mar 2001)

Lord Falconer of Thoroton: ...what it wishes to do about the three options. I am sure that the right course is to continue to allow the Committee to express its view on the options. It was said that the Bill does not define hunting. It would be a matter for the court, if a case ever came before it, as to whether there was any difficulty with the provision, "A person commits an offence if he hunts a wild mammal with a...