Ivory Bill
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Wednesday, 18 July 2018
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Proceeding contributions
Moved by
Lord Cormack
1: Clause 1, page 1, line 8, leave out paragraph (d)
My Lords, I am sorry that there are not more in the House at the moment. I think if I were to ask...
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My Lords, I have listened carefully to my noble friend Lord Cormack but I am opposed to his amend...
I am grateful to my noble friend but that does not address the issue of antique ivory. He may not...
We have not come to that point on the rainforests, but I would do whatever was necessary to save ...
My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Cormack’s amendment. I really just want to add to my nob...
My Lords, noble Lords will not be surprised by this, but we are very much opposed to this amendme...
My Lords, my noble friend’s amendment would allow commercial exports of ivory to be exempt from t...
If this amendment is not passed, what would happen to objects that are confiscated at the border?...
I say to the noble Earl, as my noble friend Lord Carrington mentioned, that there is no intention...
My Lords, the Minister’s response to that intervention from the noble Earl illustrates the lack o...
With respect, on this matter and with this amendment, I have no option but to tell my noble frien...
My Lords, obviously I will reflect on what my noble friend has said. I wish to test the opinion o...
My Lords, before the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, sits down, he is normally on the ball on such issu...
I am aware of the general position—of course I am. But we are at the first debate and we do not k...
Moved by
Lord Cormack
2: Clause 1, page 1, line 21, leave out “ivory in it” and inser...
My Lords, this is an amendment about which I feel particularly strongly, because it illustrates v...
My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 28, which is grouped with Amendment 2, which has just been...
My Lords, I once again declare my interest as chairman of LAPADA, the art and antique dealers’ tr...
My Lords, I shall speak to my Amendments 24, 32 and 36. Before so doing, I reiterate my declarati...
If that happens, there is a real risk that the artefact in question will be destroyed.
It is as the noble Viscount rightly says. But some will then say, as mentioned in Committee, that...
My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 22 but, before doing so, I should like to support the noble ...
My Lords, like others I am in favour of conservation, especially of endangered species. I noted w...
My Lords, I rise to speak to my noble friend Lord Cormack’s Amendment 2, but what I have to say i...
My Lords, I rise to speak to my Amendment 25, which is a very specific amendment and rather esote...
My Lords, I apologise for not having spoken at Second Reading, so I shall speak very briefly. I f...
My Lords, I rise briefly to speak against this group of amendments, and I shall not repeat argume...
My Lords, if one passes a Bill that defies common sense, one is inviting the law to be broken. Mo...
My Lords, the more difficult it is to register, the more difficult it is to decide what needs to ...
My Lords, I agree with the Bill and its intentions, but it is has failed the test of proportional...
My Lords, my noble friend Lady Quin has spoken eloquently on the effect of the Bill on future gen...
My Lords, these amendments relate to the scope of the ban and, in particular, some of the exempti...
I am very grateful to my noble friend. Can he give us an indication of what the level will be?
No, my Lords, I am not able to give an exact sum.
An approximation.
No, I am not going to give an approximation. I used the words “a small fee”, and it will be consi...
They were not cynical. They were men and women from countries that are the most dramatically affe...
My Lords, I do not think there is anyone in your Lordships’ House who would find a bad word to sa...
Moved by
Lord De Mauley
3: Clause 2, page 2, line 11, leave out “pre-1918” and insert...
My Lords, some noble Lords have noticed that the wording of Amendment 3 was jointly tabled by my ...
My Lords, I wish to refer briefly to Amendment 6, which is grouped with my noble friend Lord De M...
My Lords, I do not want to intervene for long, but there is a slight problem with the definition ...
My Lords, my concern is with the effects of this Bill, which may come to be criticised in the ful...
My Lords, as on Amendment 1, I briefly draw attention to the importance of international co-opera...
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hague, for so eloquently setting out the case. Th...
My Lords, I shall respond to these amendments, which would move the applicable date for exemption...
It is perfectly possible to forbid online sales, full stop. We would not object to that. Again, a...
I find it ironic that the noble Lord talks about sweeping statements. The fact is that we talked ...
My Lords, these amendments seek to widen the scope of the Clause 2 exemptions, which provide for:...
They are also personal property, legally and properly acquired by people who felt that they would...
I think that we have been through that particular hoop a number of times. Indeed, this Bill compl...
My Lords, I have seen the result of the whipping by the three main parties in your Lordships’ Hou...
Moved by
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
7: Clause 2, page 2, line 18, leave out “guidance is...
The amendments in this group arise from the recommendations made by the Delegated Powers and Regu...
Will they be able to apply by post? Do they have to download it or get it by email? My noble frie...
I will make sure that I get a precise note. The whole purpose of us saying that people can apply ...
My Lords, I support these amendments. We are very pleased that the Government have listened to th...
My Lords, I think it is customary that I thank the noble Baroness very much for her support for t...
Moved by
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
8: Clause 2, page 2, line 18, leave out “Secretary...
My Lords, the UK Government have acted in accordance with the devolution settlements and engaged ...
I thank the Minister for her introduction and explanation of these amendments concerning the devo...
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, for his comments. I reassure him that these amendments...
Moved by
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
9: Clause 2, page 2, line 21, leave out “Secretary o...
Moved by
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
11: Clause 3, page 2, line 39, leave out “guidance i...
Moved by
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
14: Clause 4, page 4, line 21, leave out subsection ...
Moved by
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
17: Clause 5, page 4, line 34, after “appeal” insert...
Moved by
Lord Inglewood
24: Clause 7, page 5, line 15, leave out paragraph (d)
...
I am very grateful to the Minister for the way in which he responded to my earlier concerns in ou...
Moved by
Baroness Quin
27: After Clause 8, insert the following new Clause—
“Re...
I briefly move Amendment 27, which asks for a report on the impact of the Bill—the Act when it re...
I shall speak to Amendments 41 and 78 in this group. Amendment 41 would require the Secretary of ...
My Lords, I support Amendments 41 and 78, which were debated in Committee and the Labour Front Be...
My Lords, the Government fully appreciate the sentiment behind the amendments in this group. Moni...
My Lords, I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.
Moved by
Baroness Quin
28: After Clause 8, insert the following new Clause—
“No...
My Lords, I spoke to this amendment earlier. I felt that I was proposing a tightly drawn amendmen...
Moved by
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
29: Clause 9, page 6, line 1, leave out paragraph (a...
Moved by
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
33: Clause 10, page 6, line 37, leave out “guidance ...
Moved by
Lord Cormack
37: Clause 11, page 7, line 13, leave out from “section 10” to ...
My Lords, I will not detain the House very long on this amendment, which is similar to an amendme...
My Lords, Amendment 39 is a probing new clause, because I think the issue is already covered in t...
My Lords, my noble friend Lord Cormack’s amendment aims to enable a person who inherits a registe...
Like the noble Baroness, Lady Quin, I too know when I am beat. I do not think it would serve any ...
Moved by
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
38: Clause 11, page 7, line 32, leave out subsection...
Moved by
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
40: After Clause 11, insert the following new C...
My Lords, Amendment 40 concerns verification regulations. As we debated in Committee, it is imper...
My Lords, this proposed new clause would provide the Secretary of State with a new delegated powe...
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that response but I am disappointed by what he had to...
Moved by
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
42: Clause 12, page 8, line 7, leave out subsec...
My Lords, Amendment 42, which deals with the defence of ignorance in Clause 12, would remove the ...
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, for her amendment to Clause 12(2)...
My Lords, the Minister and I agree that it was never our intention to criminalise Mrs Smith at th...