Lord Beith
The Rt Hon. the Lord Beith
Liberal Democrat
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 18 October 2015
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Train Operators’ Revenue Protection Practices Review
16/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the Minister knows that, under the new east coast main line timetable, many more passengers will rely on connecting services run by differen...
To ask His Majesty’s Government, following the independent review of train operators’ revenue protection practices published by the Office of Rail and...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
08/07/2025 • Lords
I draw to the attention of the noble and learned Lord, whose interest in this matter is much appreciated, the fact that, when we considered this in th...
UK Constitution: Oversight and Responsibility (Report from the Constitution Committee)
03/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I thank the House for a truly excellent debate. I know it is conventional to say what a good debate we have had, but I genuinely think that ...
That this House takes note of the Report from the Constitution Committee Executive oversight and responsibility for the UK constitution (6th ...
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Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
03/06/2025 • Lords
Before the Minister sits down, could he clarify something for me, because he has made two apparently conflicting statements in the course of the corre...
My Lords, I agree very much with what the noble Viscount has said. His amendment, like others in this group, would give some helpful clarity to an ext...
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
18/05/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I do not recollect a regulation-making power that requires the Secretary of State to bring forward the regulations. Normally, such powers ar...
Can the Minister clarify something he has not covered? It is how we deal with things that perhaps the Government regard as personal characteristics bu...
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Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
06/05/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I do not regard the decision of the Government to try to resolve a difference of view about the contents of the guidelines in bringing legis...
Governance of the Union (Constitution Committee Report)
27/04/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Drake, for her very clear presentation of the report and all the work that she did on this report ...
East Coast Main Line
11/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, what in the consultation process was done about the fact that the most savage cut anywhere on the network applies to people from the Scottis...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what consultation will take place with rail users on the latest version of the proposed East Coast Main Line timetable...
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill
04/03/2025 • Lords
The noble Lord has correctly picked up on my error. The matter is before the House and the amendment has been moved.
Amendment 32A is a manuscript amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe. It is quite long, so I do not propose to read it out unless an...
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]
26/02/2025 • Lords
If this amendment is agreed to, I will not be able to call Amendments 6, 8 or 27A by reason of pre-emption.
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