Tag Archives: Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Coroners and Justice Bill at Report Stage

Baroness Murphy 24/10/2009 – 2:09 pm

  The Government has a number of lengthy bills progressing through Parliament which will fall in their entirety if they aren't completed by Prorogation in the second week of November. A few recently introduced Bills will be 'carried over' but most must be done and dusted or they fall. The Coroners and Justice Bill has many good things in it, such as  the modernisation of the Coronial Ser […]

Written at 2:09 pm on 24/10/2009, by Baroness Murphy


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Assisted dying

Lord Soley 06/07/2009 – 1:20 am

On Tuesday the House will debate Lord Falconer's amendment to the Coroners and Justice Bill that would allow a friend or relative to accompany a person who travels to a clinic where there is assisted dying. Like many Peers I have received letters and emails about this. I shall vote for the amendment. Assisted dying for terminally ill people is allowed in a number of countries and currently the l […]

Written at 1:20 am on 06/07/2009, by Lord Soley


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More wit of Westminster

Lord Norton 04/12/2008 – 6:04 pm

As regular readers will know, the peers who propose and second the motion on the loyal address (thanking the Queen for her speech) are expected to inject humour into their speeches.   The speakers yesterday - former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer of Thoroton and Labour back-bencher Baroness Ford - did not disappoint.  Baroness Ford recalled the occasion over 20 years ago when she was appointed […]

Written at 6:04 pm on 04/12/2008, by Lord Norton


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Wit of Westminster – More from Lord Hart

Lord Norton 18/09/2008 – 11:05 am

The wit of Lord Hart in seconding the loyal address at the start of the session was not confined to the quote I gave in an earlier post.  His speech was littered with extremely funny reflections on his period working as special adviser to Lord Chancellor Lord Irvine and his successor Lord Falconer: They both had huge energy and ability and were, in quite different ways, formidable advocates. […]

Written at 11:05 am on 18/09/2008, by Lord Norton


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Wit of Westminster – 3

Lord Norton 01/09/2008 – 6:58 pm

In a previous post, I mentioned the humour exihibited by Lord Hart of Chilton during his speech seconding the motion on the address at the start of the session.  When he was made a peer, he was a special adviser to the then Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, and continued in that role for his successor, Lord Falconer.  That provides the context for one of his opening comments.  This is but one of s […]

Written at 6:58 pm on 01/09/2008, by Lord Norton


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