Results 81–100 of 404 for speaker:Lord Davies of Coity

Christmas Day (Trading) Bill [HL] ( 7 Nov 2001)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, that takes it a stage further. I bring the Bill before the House in an attempt to correct an anomaly in the Sunday Trading Act 1994 and to protect Britain's shopworkers from being forced to work on Christmas Day. As a former general secretary of the shopworkers' union, USDAW, I have spent many years seeking to protect shopworkers from unlimited and often unnecessary extended shop...

Christmas Day (Trading) Bill [HL] ( 7 Nov 2001)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, I am extremely grateful to all noble Lords who have participated in the debate, particularly the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Wakefield, and my very good friend the noble Lord, Lord Graham of Edmonton. I am also pleased with the contributions from all the Front Benches. One or two things have been said which require comment, but I shall not take up too much of the time of...

Aviation Security ( 8 Nov 2001)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, will my noble and learned friend acknowledge that prior to 11th September the approach taken in civil aviation was that aircrew would obey the instructions of hijackers, calm the passengers, try to land the aircraft and allow negotiations to take place? Will my noble and learned friend also give an assurance to the House that since 11th September that kind of approach is being...

Terrorism Act 2000 (14 Nov 2001)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, does my noble friend unequivocally agree that, in the present circumstances, the safety and security of the British people, of this nation, is of overriding importance? If that means a reduction in civil liberties and human rights, then so be it.

Extradition of Terrorists (15 Nov 2001)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, being in complete sympathy with our law on capital punishment, can my noble friend tell the House the extent to which terrorists abroad are committing atrocities and using this country as a haven in the knowledge that they will not be extradited to countries which have capital punishment?

Human Rights Act 1998 (Designated Derogation) Order 2001 (19 Nov 2001)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, in rising to support the order that has been presented by my noble friend, I advise your Lordships that I shall not speak at length but wish to address the specific area of concern—urgency and emergency. The noble Lord, Lord McNally, referred to the film, "A Man for all Seasons", when he moved his amendment. My conclusions have been reached not because of a blockbuster film or its...

Human Rights Act 1998 (Designated Derogation) Order 2001 (19 Nov 2001)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, I thank the noble Earl for giving way. Would he concede that, in the arena of terrorism, covert activity is paramount? As a result, sometimes it is necessary to detain suspects on the basis of intelligence and sourced information which could not be presented to the court for fear of causing damage to our national security.

Supporters Direct: Rugby League (27 Nov 2001)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, I should like to declare an interest as chairman of the Stockport County Football Trust, which is supported by Supporters Direct. Will my noble friend confirm that what led to the establishment of Supporters Direct was the fact that many Association Football club boards were taking decisions with complete disregard for supporters, many of which received headline publicity? Is there...

Christmas Day (Trading) Bill [HL] (27 Nov 2001)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee. Unless, therefore, any noble Lord objects, I beg to move that the order of commitment be discharged. Moved, That the order of commitment be discharged.—(Lord Davies of Coity.)

House of Lords Reform (18 Dec 2001)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, does my noble friend agree that some difficulties could arise as a result of elected Members representing constituencies, whereas the rest will not have constituencies?

Poverty ( 6 Feb 2002)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, I have two comments at the outset. First, I thank my noble friend for introducing the debate. Secondly, in anticipation that there will be a lot of detail in many speeches and a lot of bandying of statistical information for and against what the Government have done, I have decided that in my short contribution I shall largely express what I consider to be conviction and motivation....

State Pension Credit Bill [HL] (12 Feb 2002)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, before the noble Lord, Lord Glenarthur, rises, perhaps I may remind the House that as the Unstarred Question is now the concluding business, the 12-minute limit on speeches is now extended to 15 minutes. That is not compulsory; noble Lords may wish to express themselves in less time.

Employment Bill (26 Feb 2002)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, like John Monks, the General Secretary of the TUC, I believe that much of this Bill is to be welcomed. I certainly do not see it in the extreme terms as described by the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Hendon. Nevertheless, a number of questions need to be raised on the Bill, particularly in relation to Parts 2 and 3 on dispute resolution and employment tribunals. However, this...

"Strong Pound" (28 Feb 2002)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, while recognising that the Question was intended to attack the euro's exchange level, does my noble friend agree that inflation and interest rate levels are much more important to our economic stability than the value of the pound?

Written Answers — House of Lords: Passport Service (25 Mar 2002)

Lord Davies of Coity: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the United Kingdom Passport Service intends to publish its corporate and business plan 2002 to 2007.

Consignia (25 Mar 2002)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, I am extremely saddened by the Statement today, having spent most of my life representing the interests of workers and their families. I regard this as another stab at working-class people, who face tremendous difficulties. I appreciate the Minister's views on commercial freedom and I know what the Conservative government did when they were in power, but I had expected more from a...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Criminal Justice System Annual Report (11 Apr 2002)

Lord Davies of Coity: asked Her Majesty's Government: When they intend to publish the criminal justice system annual report for 2000–01.

Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem (24 Apr 2002)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, does the Minister agree that despite all that has been said and the fact that the negotiations have not been concluded, if the Israeli Government allow people in the church to starve to death, their cause can never be advanced? That should be made known to the Israeli Government.

Employment Rights: Compromise Agreements (30 Apr 2002)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, I welcome the statement made by the Minister that Clause 39 is no longer to be contained within the Bill. That is a sensible approach, given that we have worked hard over a long number of years—going back to the times of the Truck Acts—in order to secure employment rights for people whether in relation to unfair dismissal, discrimination, unfair selection for redundancy, or...

Consignia ( 7 May 2002)

Lord Davies of Coity: My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Hoyle for introducing this debate. I have no doubt that it was the report of my noble friend Lord Sawyer that prompted it. Since my noble friend's report was published, a great deal has happened. On 25th March, there was a major announcement, stating that far-reaching reorganisation would take place in the postal service and that more than...


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