Lord Hope of Craighead

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  • Illegal Migration Bill - Committee (1st Day) (Continued): Amendment 6 24 May 2023

    My Lords, I can be very brief. I have one amendment in this group, Amendment 39, which raises the same point as Amendment 6 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew, on retrospectivity. I support all the amendments in his name to that effect. The only point I would have added would have been to read out my explanatory statement, which my noble friend Lord Kerr of Kinlochard has...
  • Illegal Migration Bill - Committee (1st Day) (Continued) 24 May 2023

    My Lords, perhaps I might come back to the question asked by the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss. I think the Minister said that he would write to her with examples of strained interpretation. I sat for many years on the Appellate Committee in the Supreme Court dealing with cases under the Human Rights Act, and I am not aware of any particular case where I was straining the...
  • Illegal Migration Bill - Committee (1st Day) (Continued) 24 May 2023

    My Lords, I would like to come back to the points I raised in the first group, because they are the basis for my support for the argument presented by the noble Lord, Lord German. I agree with very much of what he said. I have two points. The first is why we have to have Clause 1(1) in the Bill at all. As the Minister explained, nothing hangs on “unlawful” or “illegal”. They are...

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Judge Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1995

Currently held offices

  • Member, Constitution Committee (since 28 Jan 2021)
  • Member, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee (since 17 Sep 2020)
  • Member, Sub-Committee on Leave of Absence (since 12 Oct 2015)

Other offices held in the past

  • Chair, High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Select Committee (Lords) (5 Mar 2020 to 14 Oct 2020)
  • Chair, High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Select Committee (Lords) (5 Mar 2020 to 14 Oct 2020)
  • Member, House of Lords Commission (1 Sep 2016 to 3 Oct 2019)
  • Member, Services Committee (1 Sep 2016 to 3 Oct 2019)
  • Chair, Liaison Committee (Lords) (28 Oct 2015 to 28 Oct 2015)
  • Chair, Liaison Committee (Lords) (28 Oct 2015 to 28 Oct 2015)
  • Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) (28 Oct 2015 to 3 Oct 2019)
  • Member, Consultative Panel on Parliamentary Security (20 Oct 2015 to 19 Jun 2017)
  • Member, Administration and Works Committee (Lords) (12 Oct 2015 to 31 Aug 2016)
  • Member, Administration and Works Committee (Lords) (12 Oct 2015 to 31 Aug 2016)
  • Member, House Committee (Lords) (12 Oct 2015 to 31 Aug 2016)
  • Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) (12 Oct 2015 to 28 Oct 2015)
  • Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (12 Oct 2015 to 3 Oct 2019)
  • Member, Committee of Selection (Lords) (12 Oct 2015 to 3 Oct 2019)
  • Convenor of the Crossbench Peers (28 Sep 2015 to 30 Sep 2019)
  • Chair, Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee) (11 Nov 2014 to 3 Feb 2015)
  • Chair, Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee) (11 Nov 2014 to 3 Feb 2015)
  • Member, Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee) (10 Nov 2014 to 11 Nov 2014)
  • Member, Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords) (12 Jun 2014 to 5 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Personal Service Companies Committee (12 Nov 2013 to 31 Mar 2014)
  • Member, European Union Committee (3 Dec 1998 to 11 May 2001)
  • Member, EU Sub-Committee E (5 Oct 1998 to 11 May 2001)

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