Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]

My Lords, this government amendment seeks to allow certain provisions of the Bill to be extended ...

I have an obvious question relating to what the noble and learned Lord said. Why does he think th...

My Lords, I have always understood that the Isle of Man is different and that special provision t...

My Lords, in Clause 2(7), “relevant territory” is defined as

“the Isle of Man … any of the ...

My Lords, we have no objection to the Bill as passed extending to the Isle of Man at its request,...

I am grateful to the Minister for indicating that he is not going to proceed with this amendment ...

I am obliged to noble Lords for their contribution to the debate, and note what has been said. Pe...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 19. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to...

Moved by

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

19: Schedule 6, page 68, line 8, leave out paragra...

This is, in effect, a probing group of amendments, repeating many of the arguments that we discus...

My Lords, first, I draw attention to paragraph 41 of the memorandum concerning the delegated powe...

My Lords, the Act referred to in the Bill is dated 1982, which shows that we are concerned with t...

My Lords, I shall restrict my comments and questions to parliamentary scrutiny. Private internati...

My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the amendments put forward, in the event that such a...

Virtually every speaker in the debate has supported what my noble and learned friend Lord Falcone...

My Lords, I would like to say a few words in support of Amendment 19 and make a brief comment on ...

My Lords, Amendments 19, 20 and 21 are probing amendments tabled by my noble and learned friend L...

My Lords, Amendment 19 is a very important amendment to probe the Government on what they anticip...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 20 to Schedule 6 in the name of my noble and learned friend L...

My Lords, as the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, explained in Committee on 13 ...

My Lords, the Bill is highly technical for a person who is not trained as a lawyer and does not h...

My Lords, this is a short piece of legislation but an incredibly significant one. That why I want...

My Lords, I am afraid I must start by disappointing the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier: I h...

My Lords, at this point in Committee deliberations, I often find that we have had tedious repetit...

My Lords, on these Benches we are firmly with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, in oppos...

My Lords, taken together, the amendments relate broadly to either narrowing the scope of the Clau...

No Member has indicated that they wish to speak after the Minister, so I call Lord Falconer.

I am very obliged to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate, and I am very grateful for t...