Contributions
419 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland Protocol: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (European Affairs Committee Sub-Committee Report)My Lords, as a member of the European Affairs Committee, I add my thanks for all the work that the noble Lord, Lord Jay, does on the Northern Ireland protocol sub-committee and…20 Jan 2023HANSARDInternational Holocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Pickles, on obtaining this debate. As a rather humble gentile, and like my noble friend Lord Griffiths of Burry Port, I feel a bit…19 Jan 2023HANSARDDemocracy Denied (DPRRC Report)My Lords, although he is no longer here, I would like to congratulate my noble friend Lord Prentis of Leeds on his maiden speech. He is going to be a powerful addition to this…12 Jan 2023HANSARDOak National AcademyMy Lords, I do not have any personal interests to declare in this discussion, as other noble Lords have—not that I use that to blame them for speaking about this, in any way.…12 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Swire, on a most charming maiden speech. Of course on these Benches we welcome the fact that these agreements with our Commonwealth…09 Jan 2023HANSARDBBC: Future Funding (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, after the speeches of great quality that we have heard, I feel somewhat humbled in speaking in this debate. My connection with the BBC is that I was married to it for…16 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Services: Workforce (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong, on this excellent report—indeed, on a series of reports that have added a lot to my knowledge of the…16 Dec 2022HANSARDGreat British Railways and Rail Services in the NorthMy Lords, when I read the Williams review, I thought it was a very well-considered document. I would like to ask the Minister a number of questions about services affecting the…05 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Cancellations and Service LevelsI should declare an interest as a regular traveller from Carlisle to London with Avanti, as well as an occasional traveller with TPE to see my son and daughter-in-law in…01 Dec 2022HANSARDBBC World ServiceI accept all the noble Lord is saying about how the Government value the World Service, but does he think that the withdrawal of the radio service in Persian is the right thing to…01 Dec 2022HANSARDBBC World ServiceMy Lords, I declare an interest in that my wife, Caroline Thomson, was deputy director of the World Service in the 1990s. This has been a very good debate, and what is impressive…01 Dec 2022HANSARDBattery Strategy (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I am no technical or scientific expert in this field, but I did read the report of this committee as soon as it came out, and I found it a very good exposition of the…23 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Markets: StabilityMy Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, back to her rightful place on the Front Bench. The speeches so far, led by the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, have been of the…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Markets: StabilityThe Minister has stressed, rightly, the importance to the prosperity of the City of London of financial regulation, and of a stable financial regulatory regime, which I certainly…03 Nov 2022HANSARDEstonia: UK Troop LevelsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that Britain has won a lot of credit in northern Europe by the commitment that we have made to Estonia? This is a very important part of our NATO…31 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, on this of all days it is a very good thing that we are able to express our national unity behind the Government’s stance on Ukraine. I thank the Minister for the very…20 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillI raised this point about a windfall tax last week, so I thought I would be justified in intervening today. There is an argument that a windfall tax, which is predictable because…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy Lords, if this crisis is all a global crisis, as the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, claims, why was the gilt market’s immediate reaction to Chancellor Kwarteng’s Statement to…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022As I understand it, the Government are at present in negotiation with renewable energy suppliers, including companies running onshore and offshore wind farms, to persuade them…10 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022How does the noble Lord explain away the fact that the Government introduced the largest set of tax cuts and the biggest increase in the budget deficit since the time of Anthony…10 Oct 2022