Lord Lemos (Lab)

My Lords, I entirely share what the noble Lords, Lord Wolfson and Lord Alton, said. The principle that I think we are all agreed on is the need to have appropriate post-legislative scrutiny at the rig

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for raising on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Marks, the topic of how contractors and subcontractors are covered by the various provisions in the Bi

I understand the point that my noble friend is making—or at least I think I do—but I am very happy to meet with him and others, including Cindy Butts, to deal with this point. The legislation also alr

I thank my noble friend for that. The Government’s concern is that we do not want to duplicate or confuse existing investigative routes, but I entirely accept my noble friend’s point about deployment;

I start by thanking all noble Lords who have spent time with me on this issue, in particular the noble Baronesses, Lady Sanderson and Lady May, who have been extremely generous with their time. The no

My Lords, the Government strongly agree that there must be individual senior accountability for the duty of candour and assistance, with those who have engaged in state cover-ups held responsible. The