Results 181–200 of 6300 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Lord Darling of Roulanish

Clause 2: Passing and Stamping of Equipment by Authorised Persons ( 5 May 1989)

Alistair Darling: Is my hon. Friend saying that they are both a bit shifty?

General Practitioners (Contract) ( 5 May 1989)

Alistair Darling: May I press the Secretary of State for a statement on resources? It is all very well to set standards, but unless there are additional resources to carry out testing, such as cervical smears, little will be achieved. The Secretary of State referred to AIDS. As he may know, Edinburgh has a high incidence of AIDS infection. It is not good enough to say that discussions about increased resources...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Passports (11 May 1989)

Alistair Darling: The Home Secretary said that it was expected to take four weeks to issue a passport in London. When one telephones the passport office, the announcement also says that it will take four weeks. However, when I eventually spoke to the people working in the office, they said that it would more likely take eight to 10 weeks. When I telephoned the Peterborough office, I was told that it would take...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (11 May 1989)

Alistair Darling: To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 11 May.

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (11 May 1989)

Alistair Darling: Can the Prime Minister explain why the dreaded words "poll tax" appear on an official Government publication on the community charge? Surely there must be some mistake?

Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Industry: Monopolies and Mergers Commission (17 May 1989)

Alistair Darling: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what are his present criteria for referring a bid to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission.

Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Industry: Monopolies and Mergers Commission (17 May 1989)

Alistair Darling: In the light of the Scottish and Newcastle referral, is it not clear that competition is by no means the main criterion applied by the Department? Does he recognise that there is considerable uncertainty in British industry as to what exactly the British Government's policy is? Is he aware that this is resulting in companies keeping up share prices to ward off hostile bids, instead of...

Civil Liberties and Bill of Rights (19 Jun 1989)

Alistair Darling: Quite understandably, the Minister referred to events in Bradford this weekend. He, like the Home Secretary, has exhibited an unfortunate tendency to lecture Moslems as a whole. We should be mindful of the fact that the majority of Moslems are law-abiding and a minority of people were involved in the trouble at the weekend. Before a Minister imputes blame to the Moslems, he should be careful...

Civil Liberties and Bill of Rights (19 Jun 1989)

Alistair Darling: No, I shall not give way. I merely wanted to make that remark, and I know that many hon. Members want to speak. I now intend to address the motion before the House. There is no doubt that a statement of rights in this country is necessary and that, under this Government, the need for a framework of rights has assumed a greater importance and urgency. Who would have thought that a British...

Civil Liberties and Bill of Rights (19 Jun 1989)

Alistair Darling: We are a signatory to the treaty, but it is always possible, as the hon. Member for Aldridge-Brown-hills (Mr. Shepherd) said, for us to get out of it. At the moment, we do not have a system which allows us to enshrine and elevate any legislation or treaty to the status at which it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to completely remove it or so undermine it that it becomes...

Civil Liberties and Bill of Rights (19 Jun 1989)

Alistair Darling: I say, in the politest possible way, that the hon. Gentleman has been jumping up and down all evening. If he holds on for a little he will hear what we propose. As I was saying, article 14 deals with discrimination and is also worded in general terms. I emphasise that general rights have only limited value. It is necessary to specify what these rights are and how we might go about enforcing...

Civil Liberties and Bill of Rights (19 Jun 1989)

Alistair Darling: If the hon. Gentleman will contain himself, I am just about to get to that point. We propose that the House of Lords be abolished and replaced by a directly elected second Chamber which will have the power to block for one parliamentary term certain Acts enshrining constitutional reforms and fundamental rights, which I shall refer to in a moment. We aim to provide a clearly stated system of...

Civil Liberties and Bill of Rights (19 Jun 1989)

Alistair Darling: We propose that the second Chamber will have the power to delay legislation for a whole parliamentary term— —

Civil Liberties and Bill of Rights (19 Jun 1989)

Alistair Darling: No, for the length of a Parliament, which could be up to five years. This would force any Government proposing to diminish any of these rights to go to the country with that specific programme in mind. Thus, we shall be able to safeguard rights and the constitutional settlement which we propose—consisting of regional and national assemblies—so as to stop any Government coming to office...

Civil Liberties and Bill of Rights (19 Jun 1989)

Alistair Darling: Let us take the freedom of information Act as an example. If it incorporated the fundamental right to which I have referred, it would not be possible for a subsequent Government to take away from or seek to repeal the Act until they had gone back to the country to gain a mandate to do so. That is how we seek to entrench rights that we regard as fundamental. If an incoming Government were...

New Clause 12: Immigration (20 Jun 1989)

Alistair Darling: I beg to move, That the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (House of Commons Paper No. 388), which was laid before this House on 14th June, be disapproved. The rules are a reflection of the Government's attitude towards a large number of citizens in this country. They further restrict the ability of people from selected countries to enter the United Kingdom. Sex discrimination persists...

New Clause 12: Immigration (20 Jun 1989)

Alistair Darling: With respect, I took the opportunity of consulting the Opposition Whips to find out exactly what happened. I would not have made my remarks without first checking the position. It is not the case that the Opposition said that they would accept a debate at this ridiculous hour of the morning. I understand that it was put to the Opposition Whips that we might use Opposition time, but this is...

New Clause 12: Immigration (20 Jun 1989)

Alistair Darling: I will give way once more on the point, but I do not think that the House wishes to be detained on this argument when the substance of the rules is far more important.

New Clause 12: Immigration (20 Jun 1989)

Alistair Darling: The Minister should know that the Government regulate the business timetable. If the Government had wanted to discuss Government business yesterday, they could have done so. It is disgraceful that they did not want to do so. The internal Home Office memorandum makes clear what is in the Government's mind. When it refers to the merits of the immigration rules, it refers also to problems...

New Clause 12: Immigration (20 Jun 1989)

Alistair Darling: I shall not give way now. I have been delayed, and I know that many right hon. and hon. Members wish to contribute to the debate.


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