Lord Reid of Cardowan

Lord Reid of Cardowan

The Rt Hon. the Lord Reid of Cardowan

Labour
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Member since 15 July 2010

Recent Debate Contributions

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My Lords, when the Minister is considering whether to apply freedom of information, will he consider the learned comments View full contribution →

UK Weapons Systems

30/06/2025Lords

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My Lords, I declare an interest in that, along with my noble friend Lord Robertson, we got rid of gravity nuclear bombs back in 1997. That was in a pa...
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Holocaust Memorial Bill

10/06/2025Lords

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I just want to make sure that the record is correct. I did not say that I faced a divorce if the Bill passed. I said that I would face the divorce if ...
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I said “move”. My second point is on the comments that were made about the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, who I have known for many years. I do not spea...
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Disorder in Ballymena

10/06/2025Lords

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My Lords, first, I apologise for my inadvertent failure to declare an interest when asking a question a week ago of the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord...
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Strategic Defence Review

02/06/2025Lords

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I thank the noble Lord, Lord Robertson, for his second very fine strategic defence review. He has done a service to all of us on that. I want to ask a...
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I thank the noble Lord, Lord Elliott, for his helpful Question, which allows me to reply. Would the Minister confirm to the House—if it needs confirma...
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My Lords, I thank the Government and congratulate them on the re-establishment and re-emphasis of neighbourhood policing. The running down of neighbou...
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Steel Industry

11/04/2025Lords

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My Lords, I will make five simple points. First, the Government are absolutely correct to intervene. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, I have ...
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Mental Health Bill [HL]

30/03/2025Lords

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My Lords, just before my noble friend sits down and before the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, has to reach his crucial decision on this amendment, perhaps I...
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My Lords, of course the public/private partnerships and PFIs had risks, and of course there were failures. That is almost inevitable in any new experi...
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