Baroness Brinton (LD)

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner, for his Amendment 28, which I have signed. I agree with everything that he said. My Amendment 5 in an earlier group followed the same principl

My Lords, I am very grateful for the comments of both the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen of Elie, and the Minister, even though I and, I am sure, my noble friend Lord Marks would disagree with them

My Lords, I am very grateful to Spotlight on Corruption for its briefing. Amendment 21 is in the name of my noble friend Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, who cannot be in his place today, and I have al

Might I just ask the noble and learned Lord a question? My amendment would be inserted in Clause 5, on page 5, after line 21—that is, after Clause 5(1)(b)(ii). Clause 5 already talks about “failure to

My Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, has explained, her Amendment 8 seeks to ensure that there is absolute clarity about the responsibility of the person at the top of an authority. Her

I did not intend to intervene again, but I do not think I am misreading the amendment. It would permit parliamentary privilege. It is saying that other activities by politicians would be caught by the