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Barristers in law and in Parliament

What the statute book and the parliamentary record say about barristers — searched by 5 phrases, counted, and published with what each phrase catches by mistake.

Regulator
BSB
Statutory basis
Legal Services Act 2007 sch.4; call to the Bar by one of the four Inns of Court
Register
The profession on this site

The oldest hit is the least trustworthy figure here. Two things make it so, and both are visible in this collection.

The oldest documents are the likeliest to use the word in another sense. The oldest hit for “solicitor” is the Taxation Act 1640, and its only occurrence of the word is “Solicitor Generall to the Kings most excellent Majestie”.

And a hit is not always enacted text. legislation.gov.uk’s revised texts carry its own editorial annotations — notes recording that a provision was amended or applied by something later — and the index reads them. The oldest hit for “notary” is the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533, whose only occurrence of the word is the note “S. 11 applied by Public Notaries Act 1843 (c. 90), s. 5”. The 1533 text does not contain it.

When the law mentioned them

1640s 273 in the busiest decade 2020s

Documents per decade, by the year the document itself carries. This is the revised statute book: an Act repealed long ago is generally not on legislation.gov.uk at all, so the early decades are thinner than the history was.

When Parliament mentioned them

1800s “barrister” — 891 in the busiest decade 2020s

Spoken and written contributions containing the phrase, by decade. Hansard’s digitised record begins with the 1803 session, so a decade before that is absent rather than quiet. Collected for the profession’s own name only; the other phrases below have totals but no series.

What was searched for, and what it catches

PhraseWhat it is LegislationHansard Debates
“barrister” The profession 601 7,945 11
“Bar Standards Board” Its regulator 0 101 0
“General Council of the Bar” Its regulator 232 274 3
“King's Counsel” The profession 10 384 0
“Queen's Counsel” A historic name 76 1,285 19

What these phrases catch that is not this profession.

  • “General Council of the Bar” — The approved regulator under the Legal Services Act 2007; the Bar Standards Board is its delegate and is not named in legislation at all.
  • “King's Counsel” — A rank within the Bar, not a separate profession, and it changes name with the monarch -- which is why the Queen's Counsel phrase is searched alongside it.

Nothing is filtered out on the strength of these. A sweep that dropped what it judged irrelevant could not be checked, and the size of the wrong-sense class is itself worth knowing.

Legislation named after them

4 documents whose title contains one of these phrases — the law that is about this profession rather than merely mentioning it.

The Acts

155 Acts of a Parliament or Assembly mention this profession, against 675 statutory instruments and other secondary material.

YearActMatched
2026 Clergy Conduct Measure 2026 barrister
2026 Victims and Courts Act 2026 General Council of the Bar
2025 Abuse Redress Measure 2025 barrister
2024 Wales barrister
2023 National Security Act 2023 barrister
2023 Procurement Act 2023 barrister
2022 Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 barrister, General Council of the Bar
2022 Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022 King's Counsel
2020 United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 barrister
2018 Civil Liability Act 2018 General Council of the Bar
2018 Data Protection Act 2018 Queen's Counsel
2018 Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 General Council of the Bar
2018 Mission and Pastoral etc. (Amendment) Measure 2018 Queen's Counsel
2017 Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 barrister
2016 Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 Northern Ireland barrister, General Council of the Bar
2016 Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 Northern Ireland barrister
2015 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 General Council of the Bar
2015 Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 Northern Ireland barrister, General Council of the Bar
2014 Finance Act 2014 General Council of the Bar
2014 Legal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Northern Ireland General Council of the Bar
2014 Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Northern Ireland barrister
2014 Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Northern Ireland barrister
2014 Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 Scotland barrister
2013 Crime and Courts Act 2013 barrister, General Council of the Bar
2013 Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 barrister
2013 Finance Act 2013 barrister
2012 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 barrister, General Council of the Bar
2011 Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 Northern Ireland barrister
2010 Equality Act 2010 barrister, General Council of the Bar
2009 Coroners and Justice Act 2009 General Council of the Bar
2009 Northern Ireland Act 2009 barrister
2008 Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 Northern Ireland barrister
2008 Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 Northern Ireland barrister
2008 Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 barrister
2008 Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 Scotland barrister
2008 Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 Northern Ireland barrister
2008 Pensions Act 2008 barrister
2008 Planning Act 2008 barrister
2007 Income Tax Act 2007 barrister
2007 Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 barrister
2007 Legal Services Act 2007 barrister, General Council of the Bar
2007 Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 barrister
2006 Armed Forces Act 2006 barrister
2006 Companies Act 2006 barrister
2006 Finance Act 2006 barrister
2005 Constitutional Reform Act 2005 barrister, General Council of the Bar
2005 Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 barrister
2004 Civil Partnership Act 2004 barrister
2004 Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 barrister
2004 Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004 barrister, General Council of the Bar
2003 Criminal Justice Act 2003 General Council of the Bar
2003 Finance Act 2003 barrister
2002 Finance Act 2002 barrister
2002 Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 barrister, General Council of the Bar
2002 Land Registration Act 2002 General Council of the Bar
2002 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 barrister, General Council of the Bar
2001 Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 Northern Ireland barrister
2001 Private Security Industry Act 2001 barrister
2000 Terrorism Act 2000 barrister, General Council of the Bar
1999 Access to Justice Act 1999 barrister, General Council of the Bar, Queen's Counsel
1999 Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 General Council of the Bar
1999 Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc. ) Act 1999 barrister
1999 Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 barrister
1998 Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998 barrister
1998 Finance Act 1998 barrister
1998 National Minimum Wage Act 1998 barrister
1998 Social Security Act 1998 barrister
1997 Architects Act 1997 barrister
1997 Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (repealed) barrister
1996 Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 General Council of the Bar
1995 Disability Discrimination Act 1995 barrister
1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 barrister
1994 Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994 barrister
1993 Incumbents (Vacation of Benefices) (Amendment) Measure 1993 barrister, Queen's Counsel
1993 Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 barrister
1992 Friendly Societies Act 1992 barrister
1992 Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 barrister
1992 Social Security Administration Act 1992 barrister
1991 Child Support Act 1991 barrister
1990 Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 barrister, General Council of the Bar
1990 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 barrister
1989 Companies Act 1989 barrister
1989 Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (repealed 1.3.1999) barrister
1988 Legal Aid Act 1988 barrister
1988 Local Government Act 1988 barrister
1987 Banking Act 1987 (repealed) barrister
1987 Criminal Justice Act 1987 barrister
1986 Building Societies Act 1986 barrister
1986 Insolvency Act 1986 barrister
1986 Wages Act 1986 barrister
1985 Administration of Justice Act 1985 barrister
1985 Companies Act 1985 barrister
1985 Finance Act 1985 barrister
1985 Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 General Council of the Bar
1985 Representation of the People Act 1985 barrister
1984 Dentists Act 1984 barrister
1984 Inheritance Tax Act 1984 barrister
1984 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 General Council of the Bar
1983 Representation of the People Act 1983 barrister
1981 Senior Courts Act 1981 barrister
1980 Finance Act 1980 barrister
1980 Social Security Act 1980 barrister
1979 Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (repealed 19.6.1997) barrister
1978 Consumer Safety Act 1978 barrister
1978 Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 barrister
1978 Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 (Repealed 27.8.1991) barrister
1977 Administration of Justice Act 1977 General Council of the Bar
1977 Incumbents (Vacation of Benefices) Measure 1977 barrister, Queen's Counsel
1977 Insurance Brokers (Registration) Act 1977 (repealed) barrister
1976 Finance Act 1976 barrister
1976 Race Relations Act 1976 (Repealed) barrister, General Council of the Bar
1976 Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 (repealed 1.3.2000) barrister
1975 Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (repealed) barrister
1975 Social Security Act 1975 barrister
1974 Friendly Societies Act 1974 barrister
1974 Solicitors Act 1974 barrister
1973 Fair Trading Act 1973 barrister
1970 Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 Northern Ireland barrister, General Council of the Bar
1968 Poultry Improvement Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 Northern Ireland barrister
1966 Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 barrister
1964 Lands Tribunal and Compensation Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 Northern Ireland barrister
1962 Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 Northern Ireland barrister
1959 Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 Northern Ireland barrister
1958 Agriculture Act 1958 barrister
1956 Copyright Act 1956 barrister
1954 Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 Northern Ireland barrister
1952 Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952 Northern Ireland barrister
1949 Civil Aviation Act 1949 barrister
1949 Lands Tribunal Act 1949 barrister
1948 Agricultural Wages Act 1948 barrister
1948 Judges Pensions (India and Burma) Act 1948 (repealed) barrister
1908 Companies (Consolidation) Act 1908 barrister
1906 Public Trustee Act 1906 barrister
1883 Sea Fisheries Act 1883 (repealed 19.11.1998) barrister
1882 Municipal Corporations Act 1882 barrister
1853 Derbyshire Mining Customs and Mineral Courts Act 1852 barrister
1851 High Peak Mining Customs and Mineral Courts Act 1851 barrister
1840 Loan Societies Act 1840 (repealed 19.11.1998) barrister
1701 Security of the Succession, etc. Act 1701 barrister
1700 Taxation: Members of Parliament Act 1700 barrister
1697 Taxation (No. 2) Act 1697 barrister
1696 Land Tax Act 1696 barrister
1695 Oaths, etc. Act 1695 barrister
1695 Taxation Act 1695 barrister
1694 Taxation (No. 3) Act 1694 barrister
1691 Land Tax Act 1691 barrister
1691 Oaths of Supremacy, etc., Ireland Act 1691 barrister
1690 Taxation Act 1690 barrister
1689 Poll Tax Act 1689 barrister
1688 Poll Tax Act 1688 barrister
1688 Taxation (No. 3) Act 1688 barrister
1672 Taxation Act 1672 barrister
1662 Policies of Assurance Act 1662 barrister
1660 Poll Tax (Amendment No. 2) Act 1660 barrister
1640 Taxation (No. 4) Act 1640 King's Counsel

The instruments

The 120 most recent of 675 statutory instruments and other secondary documents.

Which statute book

LegislatureDocuments
United Kingdom675
Northern Ireland121
Scotland14
Retained EU law13
Wales7

These professions are regulated in England and Wales, but the search is not restricted to it: a Scottish instrument mentioning solicitors is about Scottish solicitors, who are a different profession, and dropping it silently would have been a judgement the reader could not check.

In Parliament

9,989 contributions, 33 debates and 789 written answers mention one of these phrases. Summed across phrases, so a speech naming both the profession and its regulator is counted twice.

Debates on “barrister”

11 debates whose title or text carries the phrase.

Debates on “General Council of the Bar”

3 debates whose title or text carries the phrase.

Debates on “Queen's Counsel”

19 debates whose title or text carries the phrase.

What was said, on “barrister”

24 of 7,945 contributions, newest first. A sample, not the record.

I am grateful to have the opportunity this evening, just before we rise for recess, to raise the case of George Low, a Dartford resident who was tragically murdered in Cyprus in August 2016—now 10 years ago. Before I give an outline of the case, I want t

Jim Dickson, Murder of George Low: 10th Anniversary , 15 September 2026 (Commons)

I welcome the Lord Chancellor’s statement. As a former criminal law barrister, I represented defendants who were given IPP sentences. They were required to complete courses, treatments and rehabilitation before they could be considered for release, yet m

Yasmin Qureshi, Criminal Justice Reform , 1 September 2026 (Commons)

I do agree with the hon. Gentleman, and I will explore many of those issues later in my speech. When paramedics arrived, they found Adam cold, blue, not breathing, and without a pulse. They immediately started CPR, and took him to Harefield hospital,

Greg Smith, Sudden Cardiac Death: Young People , 1 September 2026 (Commons)

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness’s enlivening contributions to our debates. May she go on boasting. Rightly, the Bill aims to ensure that the public service treats the public it serves with accountable candour and transpa

Lord Carlile of Berriew, Public Office (Accountability) Bill , 1 September 2026 (Lords)

With the leave of the House, it is an honour and a privilege to close today’s debate. This Bill exists because people refused to be silent, and because families who had lost everything were told to move on, stop asking questions and accept half-truths at

Catherine Atkinson, Public Office (Accountability) Bill , 14 July 2026 (Commons)

I will make more progress and I will come back to the right hon. Lady. As anyone who knows these tribunals can attest, most immigration and asylum appeals turn on the facts. That requires careful, impartial and well-trained decision makers. Our adjudi

Shabana Mahmood, Immigration and Asylum Bill , 13 July 2026 (Commons)

These things are actually defined in law. I saw a human rights barrister on the other side of the Chamber, the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan), furrowing his brow at the same time. The shadow Home Secretary mentioned the r

Max Wilkinson, Immigration and Asylum Bill , 13 July 2026 (Commons)

It is after a process of analysis: 10 years as a barrister, five of which were spent defending the Home Office in the immigration tribunals; time as Attorney General, finding and seeing how the ECHR thwarted Government decision making time and again, inc

Suella Braverman, Immigration and Asylum Bill , 13 July 2026 (Commons)

I thank the Home Secretary for advance sight of her statement. I start by offering my deepest condolences to Ann’s family and friends. She will be terribly missed. Ann sat as the Conservative MP for Maidstone for nearly a quarter of a century, and in

Chris Philp, Death of Ann Widdecombe , 13 July 2026 (Commons)

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. As a barrister, he knows, as do many across the House who are not in that profession, that it is incumbent—an obligation—on the UK Government to take any and all practical steps to prevent and stop a genocide

Iqbal Mohamed, Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban , 9 July 2026 (Commons)

I trained to be a barrister and spent my first years in practice at a time when victims waited months for their court trials, rather than years. At that time, the previous Labour Government were delivering the prison places we needed, but I then watched

Catherine Atkinson, Early Release of Prisoners , 7 July 2026 (Commons)

My Lords, Amendment 172B is in my name. I declare two interests. First, I was formerly, for several years, a part-time chair of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, which hears most collective actions; I heard several collective actions there. Secondly, in m

Lord Carlile of Berriew, Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] , 6 July 2026 (Lords)

For 28 of the 29 years that I have been in Parliament, I have campaigned for leasehold reform. I was instrumental in the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 and on the Bill Committee during the passage of the 2024 Act. I welcome the Select Committee

Barry Gardiner, Commonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing Agents , 2 July 2026 (Commons)

I am particularly keen that this matter is progressed at speed, because the fees for victims who want to get their transcripts are eye-watering. My constituent is a victim of domestic violence and her barrister needs transcripts of her hearing in the fam

Tessa Munt, Court Transcripts , 30 June 2026 (Commons)

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Eltham and Chislehurst (Clive Efford), my constituency neighbour, for securing the debate and speaking with such clarity, and so powerfully, in his opening address. I was contacted by my constituent Susan and her two

Liam Conlon, Infected Blood Compensation Scheme , 18 June 2026 (Commons)

I begin where every debate on this subject must: with the victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, like the brave women here in the Public Gallery. There are few crimes more devastating, and there are few duties more important for this House than ens

Ayoub Khan, Child Sexual Offender Data , 1 June 2026 (Commons)

My Lords, it is a privilege to open this debate on the Government’s plans for home affairs, the justice system and the union. I express my gratitude to His Majesty for delivering the most gracious Speech. I want to say at the outset that, in the 15 mo

Baroness Levitt, King’s Speech , 18 May 2026 (Lords)

I am sorry; I want to finish this and I shall be short. It is, as I have said, a deeply flawed Bill on this grave issue of the administration of death—something completely new to our society. Such a policy must be carried out properly, with safeguards

Lord Sandhurst, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill , 24 April 2026 (Lords)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her Amendment 4D. This is likely my last appearance on the Front Bench though not, I anticipate, my last speech in this Chamber. I shall simply say that I have greatly enjoyed debating Home Office and justice issues, of

Lord Sandhurst, Victims and Courts Bill , 23 April 2026 (Lords)

On a note of clarification, I understand that Opposition Members have mentioned defendants cross-examining victims, but, in fact, the procedures have been changed. For sexual or domestic abuse-type offences, a defendant cannot cross-examine the victim or

Yasmin Qureshi, Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting) , 21 April 2026 (Commons)

I thank the hon. Member for Chichester for tabling the amendment, because the issue and importance of legal aid is something that I think we both care deeply about. Access to justice is a fundamental principle within our justice system; it is fundamenta

Sarah Sackman, Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting) , 21 April 2026 (Commons)

Like many, I spent the weekend door-knocking in my constituency. People in Bicester and Woodstock are frustrated by delays to medical appointments, fed up with rising prices and fearful about the war in the middle east. Yet a number of them raised the Pr

Calum Miller, Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment , 21 April 2026 (Commons)

The magistrates court goes through that process. The process of allocation to the Crown court bench division essentially mirrors what already happens in the magistrates court, and that is quite a straightforward procedure. It often takes less than five m

Linsey Farnsworth, Courts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting) , 16 April 2026 (Commons)

That potential benefit has to be weighed against what we discussed earlier. For a very good reason, our system explicitly prevents the jury’s inner working from being subject to scrutiny. The system was deliberately designed in that way, and we will be t

Dr Kieran Mullan, Courts and Tribunals Bill (Fourth sitting) , 14 April 2026 (Commons)

What was said, on “Bar Standards Board”

24 of 101 contributions, newest first. A sample, not the record.

My Lords, I declare my interest as the director of the Free Speech Union. One of the key findings of this excellent report is summarised as follows: “Public confidence in the judiciary is vital for trust in the fair administration of justice. This

Lord Young of Acton, Holding the Line Against Tyranny and Anarchy (Constitution Committee Report) , 9 July 2026 (Lords)

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Amendment 15, page 2, line 42, at end insert— “33C Mandatory review following designation (1) Where regulations are made under section 33A designating a body, the Secretary of State must,

Judith Cummins, National Security (State Threats) Bill , 17 June 2026 (Commons)

It is vital to ensure that the Crown Prosecution Service can recruit and retain sufficient qualified Crown prosecutors. Clause 9 supports that aim by increasing CPS recruitment flexibility through the removal of an unnecessary legislative barrier. In tur

Alex Davies-Jones, Victims and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting) , 19 June 2025 (Commons)

Clause 37 lists the matters the regulator must take into account when it conducts an owners and directors test. That includes what it must consider when determining whether an individual is financially sound, has the requisite honesty and integrity and,

Stephanie Peacock, Football Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting) , 12 June 2025 (Commons)

My Lords, does the Minister agree that we should not confuse the issues surrounding non-disclosure agreements, which can be pernicious in themselves, with the issue of strategic lawsuits against public participation? Does he also agree that because the p

Lord Keen of Elie, Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation , 6 March 2025 (Lords)

My Lords, even to the best behaved of us, the mention of a Code of Conduct investigation sends a shiver down the spine, because there are grave consequences in the world these days related to offences that might have been settled privately and amicably y

Baroness Deech, Conduct Committee , 5 March 2025 (Lords)

I thank the hon. Member for South Dorset (Lloyd Hatton) for obtaining the debate, which is on an important subject. I chaired the all-party parliamentary group on media freedom, and am delighted to see the vice-chair, the hon. Member for Kensington and B

Sir John Whittingdale, Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation , 21 November 2024 (Commons)

My Lords, my late noble and learned friend Lord Judge was, in my view, the judges’ judge, the Lords’ judge and the people’s judge. As judges’ judge, he championed the judiciary, filling a gap that we have sustained ever since the abolition of the old Lo

Baroness Deech, Death of a Member: Lord Judge , 9 November 2023 (Lords)

I again declare an interest in this matter as a member of the Commons Standards Committee. The Scottish National party welcomes this appointment. Elected Members of this Parliament are rightly expected to meet the high standards in public life as defi

Allan Dorans, Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards (Appointment) , 18 October 2022 (Commons)

My Lords, the amendments in this group, Amendments 47, 48 and 49, would introduce three new clauses on legal aid for inquests. Let me make two points right at the start. First, we have now heard about two colliery disasters. The Gresford disaster was som

Lord Wolfson of Tredegar, Judicial Review and Courts Bill , 24 February 2022 (Lords)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Rosindell. Amendment 73 proposes to set out in primary legislation the requirement for a coroner to seek consent from interested persons before deciding on whether to hold an inquest without a hearing

James Cartlidge, Judicial Review and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting) , 18 November 2021 (Commons)

What an excellent point. The idea that all football fans are the same, behave the same way and think the same way is an absurdity. Perhaps we understand that better now than was the case 30 years ago. To conclude the point about the context, what has

Alex Chalk, Criminal Justice System: Families Bereaved by Public Disasters , 16 September 2021 (Commons)

My Lords, it is an honour to speak in your Lordships’ House for the first time and to do so in support of this Bill, introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady Williams of Trafford. I am grateful for the kind words of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier

Lord Sandhurst, Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill , 14 September 2021 (Lords)

I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the motion, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint Dr Katy Radford as an Electoral Commissioner with effect from 1 September 2021 for the period endin

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, Electoral Commission , 20 July 2021 (Commons)

I thank noble Lords for their contributions on Clause 9. In answer to my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering, we are not relying on EU data to work out the coverage. As we discussed at length earlier, the EU data is incomplete, which is why it has be

Lord Grimstone of Boscobel, Professional Qualifications Bill [HL] , 22 June 2021 (Lords)

My Lords, I declare an interest as a former chairman of the Bar Standards Board, which regulates barristers through its code of conduct. By accepting the immense honour of becoming a Member of your Lordships’ House, we explicitly take on certain limitati

Baroness Deech, Conduct Committee , 20 April 2021 (Lords)

I suppose I should begin by saying that for a time I worked for David Cameron. Maybe I was foolish, but I did not get paid. I did it as a volunteer —but clearly I was working for him. I thank my Front Bench for sending round an email to all Members sayin

Lord Balfe, Conduct Committee , 20 April 2021 (Lords)

That is an important point, and my right hon. Friend has raised it before in the House. The hope is that the panel will meet relatively soon, if the motion goes through this afternoon. If I may, I will send a copy of today’s Hansard to the chairman, if h

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, Independent Expert Panel , 25 November 2020 (Commons)

The hon. Gentleman refers to law firms and, by implication, the incident, which was very serious and, as I say, deplorable. It is not something to trivialise or politicise, and we should be careful not to draw conclusions about any incident that is under

Suella Braverman, Legal Profession: Government Criticism , 5 November 2020 (Commons)

My Lords, I venture that this is also a straightforward and, I hope, uncontroversial measure. The order relates to the functions of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives which, for ease, I will refer to as CILEx. In summary, the order—if approved—e

Lord Keen of Elie, Legal Services Act 2007 (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2020 , 9 March 2020 (Lords)

I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2020. The order is straightforward and, I hope, uncontroversial. It rela

Alex Chalk, Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2020 , 24 February 2020 (Commons)

I would like to make progress. The abiding concern of those complainants, however, is that to their knowledge nothing has been done to prevent the distressing situation in which they found themselves recurring in other cases, concerning other abused c

Dame Cheryl Gillan, Information Disclosure: Pre-trial Abuse of Process Hearings , 22 May 2019 (Commons)

In the context of the debate, the hon. Gentleman makes a very valid point. My constituent, Mr Perry, was heavily involved in the case of Caldicott School, which was heard in Aylesbury Crown court. As a pupil there in the ’60s, he and many other boys s

Dame Cheryl Gillan, Information Disclosure: Pre-trial Abuse of Process Hearings , 22 May 2019 (Commons)

I appreciate that my right hon. Friend’s constituent feels that trust in the criminal justice system has been shaken. That is of concern. I reiterate that as far as I am aware no misconduct has been found by the Bar Standards Board in relation to the cas

Lucy Frazer, Information Disclosure: Pre-trial Abuse of Process Hearings , 22 May 2019 (Commons)

What was said, on “General Council of the Bar”

24 of 274 contributions, newest first. A sample, not the record.

My Lords, I am going to intervene very briefly to say that it is good that an agreement has been reached on the difficult issue of the processes and arrangements relating to private prosecutions. As with many of the other issues we have discussed during

Baroness Brinton, Victims and Courts Bill , 23 April 2026 (Lords)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her Amendment 4D. This is likely my last appearance on the Front Bench though not, I anticipate, my last speech in this Chamber. I shall simply say that I have greatly enjoyed debating Home Office and justice issues, of

Lord Sandhurst, Victims and Courts Bill , 23 April 2026 (Lords)

The right hon. Member is absolutely right. NDAs are one tool of oppression, essentially, used against workers after they have been abused or discriminated against in the workplace. That failure to access justice through the courts is without doubt a wide

Louise Haigh, Non-disclosure Agreements , 2 April 2025 (Commons)

Contrary to the comments of the last questioner, the Law Society has said that the Government’s Human Rights Act proposals “do not recognise the significant benefits that have been achieved…through the HRA”, while the General Council of the Bar say

Debbie Abrahams, Bill of Rights and Human Rights Act 1998 , 22 March 2022 (Commons)

My Lords, I am the first member of the sub-committee to speak—a sub-committee very ably chaired by the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, who opened this debate. It is an honour to be with such congenial colleagues and very professional staff. We began our

Lord Anderson of Swansea, Brexit: Dispute Resolution and Enforcement (European Union Committee Report) , 17 October 2018 (Lords)

I am always interested in the hon. and learned Lady’s observations, but I am not sure whether 70% coverage is the right balance. I will consider with interest what she has said and study the issue more carefully, rather than making remarks that are not b

Sir Robert Buckland, Public Legal Education , 15 May 2018 (Commons)

With the leave of the House, I propose to take motions 6 to 17 together. Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), Legal Services That the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions)(Gene

John Bercow, Delegated Legislation , 20 February 2018 (Commons)

Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (General Council of the Bar) (Modification of Functions) Order 2018

Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (General Council of the Bar) (Modification of Functions) Order 2018 Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) (General Council of the Bar) Order 2018 , 6 February 2018 (Commons)

With this it will be convenient to consider the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) (General Council of the Bar) Order 2018.

The Chair, Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (General Council of the Bar) (Modification of Functions) Order 2018 Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) (General Council of the Bar) Order 2018 , 6 February 2018 (Commons)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. The draft order concerning appeals to the First-tier Tribunal makes perfect sense, so we do not seek to divide the Committee on it. We do not seek a Division on the other draft order either,

Yasmin Qureshi, Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (General Council of the Bar) (Modification of Functions) Order 2018 Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) (General Council of the Bar) Order 2018 , 6 February 2018 (Commons)

I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (General Council of the Bar) (Modification of Functions) Order 2018.

Lucy Frazer, Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (General Council of the Bar) (Modification of Functions) Order 2018 Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) (General Council of the Bar) Order 2018 , 6 February 2018 (Commons)

The amendment is a minor change that removes the privilege amendment inserted in the House of Lords. Privilege amendments are inserted to acknowledge that it is the privilege of the House of Commons to control charges on the people or on public funds. Its

Guy Opperman, Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting) , 6 February 2018 (Commons)

These amendments ensure that legal services regulators can continue to impose fee restrictions for PPI claims from the point at which the transfer of regulation of CMCs to the FCA takes place. This will be effective in the case of the Law Society of Engla

John Glen, Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting) , 6 February 2018 (Commons)

New clauses 4 and 5 place a duty on the Law Society of England and Wales to cap fees in relation to financial service claims management activity, and give the Law Society of Scotland a power to restrict fees charges for that activity. The clauses also giv

John Glen, Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting) , 6 February 2018 (Commons)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. The purpose of both orders is to ensure the more effective and efficient regulation of the Bar and alternative business structures by the Bar Standards Board. I shall begin by explaining a sma

Lucy Frazer, Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (General Council of the Bar) (Modification of Functions) Order 2018 Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) (General Council of the Bar) Order 2018 , 6 February 2018 (Commons)

My Lords, while these statutory instruments are in the name of the General Council of the Bar, they relate to the functioning of the Bar Standards Board. In accordance with the Legal Services Act 2007, the Bar Council has delegated its regulatory respons

Baroness Vere of Norbiton, Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) (General Council of the Bar) Order 2018 , 1 February 2018 (Lords)

66: After Clause 45, insert the following new Clause— “Inducements: interpretation (1) In relation to an offer of a benefit which is an inducement to make a claim in civil proceedings for damages for personal injury or death or arising out of circumstan

Criminal Justice and Courts Bill , 23 July 2014 (Lords)

My Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, has explained this new clause abolishes the jurisdiction for High Court judges to sit as visitors to the Inns of Court and confers on the Bar Council and the Inns of Court the power to confer rights of appeal t

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Crime and Courts Bill [HL] , 4 December 2012 (Lords)

My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 108AA and 122AA. In brief, these amendments seeks to transfer the jurisdiction for appeals by barristers—or in some cases the Bar Standards Board—against certain disciplinary matters from the visitors to the Inns

Baroness Deech, Crime and Courts Bill [HL] , 4 December 2012 (Lords)

108AA: Before Clause 21, insert the following new Clause— “Appeals relating to regulation of the Bar (1) Section 44 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (extraordinary functions of High Court judges) ceases to have the effect of conferring jurisdiction on judg

Crime and Courts Bill [HL] , 4 December 2012 (Lords)

My Lords, I shall start by making a few comments about my professional experience and then look at the broader picture. In recent years, the bulk of the publicly funded work I have done at the Bar has been in very high-cost cases, as they are called—very

Lord Carlile of Berriew, Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill , 24 January 2012 (Lords)

1. Regulator2. Regulated personthe Financial Services Authorityan authorised person (within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) of a description specified in regulations made by the Treasurythe Claims Management Regulatora person a

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill , 1 November 2011 (Commons)

I beg to move, That the following appointments be made to the Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority in pursuance of Schedule 3 to the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009, as amended— (1) Hilary Benn in place of Ms Ro

Lord Young of Cookham, Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority , 26 January 2011 (Commons)

Amendment 60 seeks to add to Clause 48 the words “caused by gross provocation” as an explanation of why the defendant lost control and killed his victim. This is more a question of language than substance, but it is no less important for that. I recall t

Lord Hunt of Wirral, Coroners and Justice Bill , 26 October 2009 (Lords)

What was said, on “King's Counsel”

24 of 384 contributions, newest first. A sample, not the record.

I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require persons discharging functions on behalf of certain other persons to assess the mental capacity of those persons in specified circumstances; and for connected purposes. At issue is the

Chris Coghlan, Mental Capacity (Duty to Assess) , 8 July 2026 (Commons)

The Minister is being incredibly generous with his time. As an aside, I think many hon. Members in this place—those on the Conservative Benches at least—would like to go back to the 19th century. It is clear that officials have done a huge amount of w

Tim Roca, Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address , 3 June 2026 (Commons)

This Humble Address has been worked on by Ministers and civil servants very diligently, independently and scrupulously, but that has led to some huge costs, which I am going to outline. Maybe that is a lesson that should be learned for future Humble Addr

Fleur Anderson, Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address , 3 June 2026 (Commons)

With permission, I would like to update the House on the Government’s response to the Humble Address of 4 February. Before I do, I think it is important for all of us to reflect again on the impact that this debate will have on the victims of Jeffrey Eps

Darren Jones, Lord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response , 1 June 2026 (Commons)

Here we go again, Mr Speaker. I note that an investigation by a King’s counsel into the hon. Gentleman’s conduct concluded that there was “credible evidence” that he had mistreated two female team members in a way that seemed “to amount to harassment”. I

Bridget Phillipson, Topical Questions , 29 April 2026 (Commons)

No, because let’s face it: in the jury trials we are talking about, people are not getting sentences of more than three years. There is hardly going to be a King’s counsel dealing with those cases—it is not even going to be a leading junior who will deal

Yasmin Qureshi, Courts and Tribunals Bill (Seventh sitting) , 21 April 2026 (Commons)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. As the Committee has likely anticipated, I will argue that clause 3 should not stand part of the Bill. Clause 3 is the heart of the Government’s constitutional gamble. It creates a wholly

Rebecca Paul, Courts and Tribunals Bill (Seventh sitting) , 21 April 2026 (Commons)

I have a degree of sympathy for the Prime Minister, I truly do, because he has set out very succinctly how he followed the processes and procedures. However, as members of the Bar, we are taught at a very embryonic stage in our profession that if you tak

Ayoub Khan, Security Vetting , 20 April 2026 (Commons)

Yes, and I will be writing to the CPS about that, because commenting in the way that it has was extremely unusual. I would hope that it has a very clear explanation as to how it has been able to formulate that position, because, of course, the CPS is jus

Dr Kieran Mullan, Courts and Tribunals Bill (Fourth sitting) , 14 April 2026 (Commons)

I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks about the attack on the Jewish community in Golders Green; there is no place for hatred, antisemitism or violence of any kind against individuals. An independent panel of senior judges found no basi

Iqbal Mohamed, Engagements , 25 March 2026 (Commons)

Q Thank you both very much for being here—we really appreciate your time. What effect could the Bill’s proposed changes to jury trials have on newly qualified legal professionals, who quite often cut their teeth on jury trials with lesser sentences? Also

Jess Brown-Fuller, Courts and Tribunals Bill (Second sitting) , 25 March 2026 (Commons)

Can I just finish so that questions can be asked at the end? The noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, tabled Amendment 921ZB about King’s Counsel. The choice of who should be within the legal grouping is for the sponsors, not the Government. My noble friend Lady

Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill , 13 March 2026 (Lords)

Did the Government propose, on workability grounds, the suggestion in Schedule 2 that King’s Counsel should be included? It may be that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, can answer that, but a constant theme has been trying to understand what th

Baroness Coffey, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill , 13 March 2026 (Lords)

Actually, I have further questions of clarity from the Government’s response. In the amendment that I tabled about His Majesty’s Counsel, the Minister mentioned workability concerns about there not being enough people. I would like to understand whether

Baroness Coffey, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill , 13 March 2026 (Lords)

My Lords, in the course of this debate, the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, referred movingly to the death of her parents. I pay tribute to her courage and her contribution. I will deal with the groups of amendments in themes. First, I will deal with app

Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill , 13 March 2026 (Lords)

My Lords, I have tabled a handful of amendments, a couple to Clause 17 and then some more to Schedule 2. It is perfectly acceptable for the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town, to be appalled by some of these amendments. That is okay: that is her

Baroness Coffey, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill , 27 February 2026 (Lords)

That is exactly what the Government are evaluating. I cannot go any further than that today, but those are all the things that are being considered. I cannot go any further than to say that I am listening. I turn to Amendment 62, in the names of my no

Baroness Levitt, Victims and Courts Bill , 11 February 2026 (Lords)

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 581A. It reads: “In the event that the assisting professional has doubts as to the person’s capacity for the purposes of subsection (5)(a), the assisting professional … must take steps to assess the person’s capacit

Lord Sandhurst, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill , 6 February 2026 (Lords)

The noble Baroness can tell them that they will be safe. The question that she is raising in relation to such people is whether they will be overpressed to have an assisted death. My answer is that they will not, because they would have to satisfy a co-o

Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill , 6 February 2026 (Lords)

My Lords, the role of the Cabinet Secretary, working with the KC, is to ensure that all available documents are made public, that what needs to go to the police does—some documents already have, and there may be others as more is investigated—and that ot

Baroness Smith of Basildon, US Department of Justice Release of Files , 5 February 2026 (Lords)

My hon. Friend, himself a diligent and passionate Birmingham MP, makes a very important point. I agree with him that, if the council leadership or the commissioners have that legal advice, they should indeed publish it, because the advice of Unite’s King

Richard Burgon, Waste Collection: Birmingham and the West Midlands , 21 January 2026 (Commons)

Who would have thought that a Government led by a human rights lawyer would be leading the charge to remove one of our most basic human rights, trial by jury? The Government are removing the right to a jury trial for any offences that carry a likely sent

Esther McVey, Jury Trials , 7 January 2026 (Commons)

My Lords, the Secretary of State for Justice recently stated, in the context of rape prosecution delays, that 60% of victims pull out of their cases because “the trauma of waiting is too hard”— a claim that was repeated in government briefings. The

Lord Keen of Elie, Restriction of Jury Trials , 10 December 2025 (Lords)

My Lords, I too support these amendments. I declare an interest of sorts in that I have a young daughter who is fast approaching her teenage years. The idea that she might one day be the subject of the kind of despicable abuse that my noble friend Lady O

Lord Banner, Crime and Policing Bill , 9 December 2025 (Lords)

What was said, on “Queen's Counsel”

24 of 1,285 contributions, newest first. A sample, not the record.

I thank my hon. Friend for her powerful intervention about the important and necessary allyship of those organisations. It is of fundamental importance that we empower them and help them to lift others up, as my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under

Mr Calvin Bailey, Black History Month , 24 October 2024 (Commons)

My Lords, the former Convenor of the Cross-Bench Peers, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, died on 7 November. On behalf of the House, I extend our condolences to the noble and learned Lord’s family and friends. Lord Judge was one of the wisest a

Lord McFall of Alcluith, Death of a Member: Lord Judge , 9 November 2023 (Lords)

My Lords, it is a distinct pleasure and privilege to follow the noble and learned Lord—my noble and learned friend—Lord Burnett of Maldon, and to be the first in your Lordships’ House to congratulate him on his marvellous maiden speech. As he can see, it

Lord Kakkar, King’s Speech , 8 November 2023 (Lords)

My Lords, I am a member of the European protocol sub-committee under the chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Jay, who tries to guide us at every meeting with great diplomacy. It is a great pleasure to serve with my colleagues on that committee. I welcom

Baroness Goudie, Northern Ireland Protocol Bill , 11 October 2022 (Lords)

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for the loyal constituency of Newark (Robert Jenrick). It falls to our generation to tell of the passing of our gracious sovereign, and the passing of a platinum Elizabethan age. As a young woman, she had

Valerie Vaz, Tributes to Her Late Majesty The Queen , 9 September 2022 (Commons)

My Lords, I begin, in accordance with the custom of my religious tradition, with an acknowledgement that, as mortal humans, we submit to God’s decree and from his judgment, whether that be for life or for death, there is no appeal: “Baruch dayan ha’emet”

Lord Wolfson of Tredegar, Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II , 9 September 2022 (Lords)

My Lords, as I rise to address your Lordships for the last time, I am standing immediately behind the place from where I made my maiden speech in 1979, moving an amendment in a Scottish criminal justice Bill—which, I am glad to say, was accepted. A short

Lord Mackay of Clashfern, Seafarers’ Wages Bill [HL] , 20 July 2022 (Lords)

The hon. and learned Lady knows that there is not a serious Queen’s Counsel in the country who would support the use of the doctrine of necessity in the way in which the Government have sought to use it, and I think that Conservative Members do as well.

Mr David Lammy, Northern Ireland Protocol Bill , 27 June 2022 (Commons)

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell). He brings detailed knowledge of these matters to the debate, and although we do not always agree, it is always interesting to listen to the careful arguments that

Sir Robert Neill, Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords] , 5 January 2022 (Commons)

My Lords, I remind the House of my various interests in the Countryside Alliance, including chairing the organisation. I apologise for being unable to take part in this Report stage earlier, but I was isolating and was only just released less than two ho

Lord Herbert of South Downs, Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] , 6 December 2021 (Lords)

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris of Aberavon, for his support, and I congratulate him on the attempts that he has made over a long time to civilianise military law. I am pleased that he mentioned Lord Elwyn-Jones, w

Lord Thomas of Gresford, Armed Forces Bill , 23 November 2021 (Lords)

My Lords, I too support the principle behind Amendment 269. We regularly see the disturbing prospect of bereaved families being unrepresented when public bodies have very competent representation. This undermines public confidence in justice, and it some

Lord Pannick, Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill , 22 November 2021 (Lords)

My Lords, I also rise to speak particularly about Amendment 292D. I support the noble Lord, Lord Bach, with all his experience of being an excellent police and crime commissioner. There are many other examples. The noble Lord gave two. I shall just gi

Lord Carlile of Berriew, Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill , 22 November 2021 (Lords)

Does my right hon. Friend agree that hospital authorities can hire Queen’s Counsel and spend millions of pounds on defending themselves, yet lone individuals cannot even get legal aid following the death of their immediate family? How disgusting is that?

Yasmin Qureshi, Judicial Review and Courts Bill , 26 October 2021 (Commons)

It is a pleasure to participate in the debate and to follow the two Front Benchers. I welcome the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State to the Treasury Bench, and thank him for the very generous and accurate tribute he paid to my right hon. and learned

Sir Robert Neill, Judicial Review and Courts Bill , 26 October 2021 (Commons)

My Lords, I support the amendments introduced so ably by the noble Lord, Lord Young, and the noble Baroness, Lady Blake. This has been an example of how good this House is at certain things, with two noble Lords with huge experience in the policy area un

Lord Carlile of Berriew, Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill , 25 October 2021 (Lords)

My Lords, I am obliged to the noble Baroness, Lady Williams, for her clear but inevitably incomplete description of the Bill. Her incomplete description of it is not her fault. We support some of the measures in the Bill, in particular those that seek to

Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill , 14 September 2021 (Lords)

I thank the Minister for her generosity in giving way, and she is right that I want to make yet another observation. One of the reasons why we all came into this House was to make change happen, and I know the Minister feels exactly the same. Maybe he

Tonia Antoniazzi, Medicinal Cannabis , 6 September 2021 (Commons)

As other hon. Members have done today, I pay tribute to the families and survivors of Hillsborough for their dignity and tenacity in the pursuit of truth and justice, and of course I pay tribute to my wider city of Liverpool. Hillsborough and the subsequ

Paula Barker, Hillsborough: Collapse of Trials , 10 June 2021 (Commons)

My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Daniel Morgan independent panel. Is the noble Baroness aware that the panel has worked very closely with the Home Office, including with the Permanent Secretary, on arrangements for publication, and that it

Baroness O'Loan, Daniel Morgan: Independent Panel Report , 25 May 2021 (Lords)

My Lords, like others, I want to express my gratitude to my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson, for his generosity in giving time to discuss my amendments with me and those supporting me in seeking reform in a place where it is needed. I am grateful th

Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, Domestic Abuse Bill , 3 February 2021 (Lords)

My Lords, I declare an interest as a Queen’s Counsel in practice in Scotland, whose work from time to time involves cases where the Bribery Act is required to be considered, and as a former Advocate-General in post at the time of the Act’s introduction.

Lord Davidson of Glen Clova, Bribery Act 2010: Post-legislative Scrutiny (Select Committee Report) , 3 February 2021 (Lords)

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, for raising this crucial issue. There are four amendments in this group, and I would like to speak to Amendments 15 and 172. Amendment 15 underlines the importance that the noble Baroness has rightly

Lord Alton of Liverpool, Domestic Abuse Bill , 25 January 2021 (Lords)

My Lords, I believe the Bill has its heart in the right place, and much of it I support, particularly Part 1. However, occasionally it loses its bearings and it is certainly open to misunderstanding. I start with two brief matters. First is a declarat

Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill , 20 January 2021 (Lords)

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