Lord Carlile of Berriew

Lord Carlile of Berriew

The Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE KC

Crossbench
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Member since 26 July 1999

Recent Debate Contributions

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I am sorry but I cannot let that pass. Every day the police prosecute people for theft. The maximum sentence for theft was seven years—I am not sure w...
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My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, was brave in moving this regret amendment, and she should have been heard with more respec...
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Music Festivals: Hate Speech

02/07/2025Lords

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I suggest to the Minister that it would be a sensible, practical measure for he and Ministers at DCMS to get together to produce a bespoke website aim...
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My Lords, I have two principal reasons for speaking to this instrument. The first is that I currently chair the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee of...
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Arts Sector

29/06/2025Lords

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Does the Minister agree that small provincial theatres, such as the Blackpool Grand Theatre, the Burnley Youth Theatre and the Dukes Theatre in Lancas...
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My Lords, before this debate started, I was confident that we would hear repeatedly the word “architect”, but in fact we have hardly heard it at all i...
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Police Service

10/06/2025Lords

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Does the Minister agree that the efficiency of, for example, police regional counterterrorism units provides evidence that the 43 territorial police o...
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Holocaust Memorial Bill

10/06/2025Lords

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I apologise for interrupting the Minister, but he has come to a point where he has just said “if” another planning inquiry is held. In Committee, he w...
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My Lords, sites come into potential because of changes in the usage of buildings around London. Quite apart from the sites referred to by my noble fri...
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My Lords, I support the amendments ably introduced by my noble friend Lady Finlay. They make laws slightly differently in Germany. When a law is ma...
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My Lords, I thank the Government for introducing what I hope will leave this House as an improved example of vital legislation for children. Every gen...
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Sentencing Council Guidelines

01/04/2025Lords

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My Lords, will the Minister please tell the House, first, how can the proposed Bill justifiably be regarded as emergency legislation when, plainly, a ...
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To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in response to the guidelines recently issued by the Sentencing Council.
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