Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill

I have to say that I have no great expectations in that regard.

I should stop now. However, I want to stress here that we are not talking about Fagin-type organi...

My Lords, this Bill has a purpose—a futile and anodyne purpose in the view of many of us who spok...

It may assist the noble Lord if I explain that I was motivated by the speech of the noble and lea...

I am delighted to hear that because when the noble and learned Lord, Lord Lloyd, comes to move hi...

My Lords, I begin by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, on his recent appointment, or on i...

My Lords, I had no intention of speaking on this matter when I came to listen to the debate this ...

My Lords, I am extremely grateful to my noble friend Lord Hunt for bringing these amendments befo...

My Lords, I am very grateful to all those who have spoken in this debate. I am only comforted by ...

I was also one Mr Albert Blyghton’s solicitors.

Everybody was.

That is about right. I am sure that the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, and I, when representing members o...

In the appropriate case. I hope that the noble Lord will not mind if I look for agreement in his ...

Moved by

Lord Beecham

1: Clause 1, page 1, line 4, at end insert—

“( ) Nothing ...

My Lords, assuming for the moment and for the purposes of this debate and the scrutiny role of Co...

My Lords, I hope that the Minister will be able to reassure the Committee that the amendment is u...

My Lords, in short, I can confirm what the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, said. Amendment 1 would inse...

I am extremely grateful to the noble Lord for his clarification of his position, and he is now on...

Moved by

Lord Pannick

2: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—

“Dete...

My Lords, Amendment 2 seeks to give the Bill some coherent purpose and effect—not an easy task, a...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 2, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, and to my Amendmen...

My Lords, I shall deal briefly with the suggested distinction between “may” in the 2006 Act and “...

My Lords, I am grateful for the debate and the contributions from the noble Lords, Lord Beecham a...

I am very grateful to the Minister. He said that it is a difficult target to hit, but I suggest t...

Moved by

Lord Hunt of Wirral

4: Clause 2, page 1, line 8, at end insert—

“(2) W...

My Lords, I say at the outset that I strongly support the Bill, as long as the Minister is prepar...

My Lords, it is interesting that the noble Lord seeks to give carte blanche to any organisation, ...

My Lords, I rise briefly to support the amendment of my noble friend Lord Hunt of Wirral, which s...

I understand that the noble and learned Lord has decoupled that from the amendment.

In that case, I shall wait until the clause stand part debate and speak on that occasion.

I understand my noble friend Lord Hodgson’s slight surprise. It was a late, though perfectly legi...

My Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend Lord Hodgson for his support. I say to the noble ...

I understand the point that the noble Lord is making, and I will certainly look at that case. How...

I am very grateful to the noble Lord, and to the Minister for his comments. I will of course refl...

My Lords, I oppose Clause 2 standing part of the Bill, and my reason is simple: it adds nothing u...

My Lords, I have added my name to that of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Lloyd of Berwick, in o...

I have been listening carefully to the two speeches. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Lloyd of Be...

Can the noble Lord explain the relevance of the cases he has just cited to the Bill—or, to put it...

What I am talking about here is the provision that the court,

“must have regard to … the al...

Perhaps I might point out to the noble Lord that the Minister assured the Committee in relation t...

I am not going to try to argue a fine legal point with the noble Lord but the fact of the matter ...

My Lords, I find myself very surprised to be supporting the Motion, if that is the right term, of...

My Lords, I am troubled by this clause for a reason related to the two speeches that have been ju...

My Lords, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Lloyd of Berwick, and the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, co...

The Minister is not resiling, is he, from the position that Clauses 2 and 4 do not change the exi...

At the moment we are debating Clause 2. I gather that we are to have the delight of a debate on C...

My Lords, I am preoccupied by what the Minister said earlier: that the effect of the Bill, essent...

I do not think that one would find any common law decision the ratio of which was precisely what ...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Blair and to my noble and learned friend Lord Hop...

Moved by

Lord Beecham

6: Clause 3, page 1, line 12, leave out “generally”

My Lords, Amendment 6 deals with the provisions of Clause 3, which purports to be—and as I unders...

My Lords, in drawing attention to Amendment 7, I am returning to the points I referred to earlier...

Before the noble Lord sits down, could I ask him whether the first part of Amendment 7 would not ...

It is partly covered, but I think this makes it much clearer.

My Lords, it is well known that I generally support this Bill but I have to confess that I do not...

My noble friend Lord Attlee would like to make a short Bill shorter. I submit that this particula...

I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

Moved by

Earl Attlee

8: Clause 4, page 1, line 15, at beginning insert “Subject to se...

My Lords, I shall also speak to my Amendments 12 and 14. I have tabled these amendments on the ba...

My Lords, Amendment 10 is in my name and in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Beecham. It would re...

My Lords, would the noble Lord be able to illustrate to the Committee how that difference would w...

At the moment the court assesses whether in all the circumstances the defendant has acted with re...

My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 11 as well as to Amendments 8, 10, 12 and 14 in this group...

My Lords, I am in the happy position of not having my name to any of the amendments and therefore...

I, too, support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. I sympathise with the amendment ...

My Lords, we have had a very useful debate on this group. The noble Lord, Lord Pannick, said that...

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate, and in particular...