Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green (CB)

We have loads of time; it is all going to be okay. I thank the Minister for his approach and response to these questions. It has been 12 months of trying to clarify the code and clarify the interpreta

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his tone and approach—

My Lords, I completely agree that measuring the number of people who are applying to participate in politics is a vital mechanism to enable us to manage that process. Does the Minister have any though

My Lords, I want to acknowledge and thank the Minister for the introduction of this amendment. It is a vast improvement on the amendment laid in the other place. We discussed it at Second Reading and

My Lords, it is a source of pleasure and pride to follow the maiden speech of my noble friend Lady Neate and to welcome her to this House. We have truly just heard a speech of clarity, authority and l

The Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, has said in answering the numerous questions on this topic that the code must be legally robust. In the absence of any significant leaks to the press over