Lord Garnier (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 January 2026

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My Lords, I intervene briefly because the noble Lords, Lord Anderson and Lord Clement-Jones, have set out with great clarity the thinking behind their two amendments, and I am very convinced by them. I am convinced by them particularly because this applies to without-suspicion seizure, which is, from my point of view, the nub of the argument that they have deployed. Although they have said on a number of occasions that these are probing amendments, they go deep into the heart of our constitutional arrangements. I need to say no more than that I hope that the Government when they come to respond to the noble Lords do so with a very probing response, because these arguments bear considerable scrutiny. From my experience of both noble Lords on the Government Front Bench, I know that they will give these amendments the due attention that they require and indeed that I would hope this Committee demands.

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