Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 19 Nov 2020
Customs Safety, Security and Economic Operators Registration and Identification (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
"My Lords, my colleagues and I do not object to this SI. Given how little prepared this country is to cope with imports from the EU into the UK, the six-month delay in requiring ENS declarations is inevitable. How likely are the Government to hit the July target and the …..."Baroness Kramer - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Nov 2020
Future of Financial Services
"My Lords, I declare my interests as listed in the register. I agree with the Chancellor that financial services are fundamental to Britain’s economic strength. However, I recommend that anyone looking to assess their future ignore the hype in the Chancellor’s statement—he seems to have drunk the moonshot Kool-Aid—and look …..."Baroness Kramer - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 10 Nov 2020
Economy Update
"My Lords, last week the Minister was not a bit keen on my call for an extension of the 80% furlough scheme to June. Now it looks as though I will get that until at least April, unless there is a poison pill in the January review—though I suspect, quite …..."Baroness Kramer - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 5th November 2020
Asked by:
Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME civil servants there are in the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons at (1) SCS1, (2) SCS2, (3) SCS3, and (4) SCS4, grade.
Answered by Lord True
- Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.
I refer the noble Lady to the answer given to PQs HL8861 and HL8862 as below -
Cross civil service information can be found at the Diversity and Inclusion dashboard at: https://public.tableau.com/profile/cabinet.office.diversity.and.inclusion#!/vizhome/CivilServiceDiversityandInclusiondashboard/Introduction?publish=yes
As the dashboard’s data tables show 7% of Cabinet Office Senior Civil Servants declared that they were from an ethinic minority.
18% of Cabinet Office overall civil servants declare that they are from an ethnic minority. Details of individual grades will not be disclosed to avoid identifying individuals.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 Nov 2020
Covid-19 Lockdown: Economic Support
"My Lords, the Minister did not answer the question on the 3 million people excluded, who are largely self-employed and just seemed too complicated to deal with last spring but surely could be provided for now? Will he specifically address that? Businesses are under extreme pressure: they are being asked …..."Baroness Kramer - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 27 Oct 2020
Covid-19: Economy Update
"My Lords, this feels like déjà vu. Once again, the Government are forced to revise and increase their support for businesses. We need them to give up their bravado and recognise the depth of the economic crisis coming both from Covid and from the harmful economic realities of Brexit, undercutting …..."Baroness Kramer - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 27th October 2020
Asked by:
Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME civil servants there are in the Prime Minister's Office at (1) SCS1, (2) SCS2, (3) SCS3, and (4) SCS4, grade.
Answered by Lord True
- Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.
Cross civil service information can be found at the Diversity and Inclusion dashboard at: https://public.tableau.com/profile/cabinet.office.diversity.and.inclusion#!/vizhome/CivilServiceDiversityandInclusiondashboard/Introduction?publish=yes
As the dashboard’s data tables show 7% of Cabinet Office Senior Civil Servants declared that they were from an ethinic minority.
18% of Cabinet Office overall civil servants declare that they are from an ethnic minority. Details of individual grades will not be disclosed to avoid identifying individuals.
Written Question
Tuesday 27th October 2020
Asked by:
Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME civil servants there are at the Cabinet Office at (1) SCS1, (2) SCS2, (3) SCS3, and (4) SCS4, grade.
Answered by Lord True
- Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.
Cross civil service information can be found at the Diversity and Inclusion dashboard at: https://public.tableau.com/profile/cabinet.office.diversity.and.inclusion#!/vizhome/CivilServiceDiversityandInclusiondashboard/Introduction?publish=yes
As the dashboard’s data tables show 7% of Cabinet Office Senior Civil Servants declared that they were from an ethinic minority.
18% of Cabinet Office overall civil servants declare that they are from an ethnic minority. Details of individual grades will not be disclosed to avoid identifying individuals.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 28 Sep 2020
Economy
"My Lords, the Government have not really grasped the double whammy of Covid and our departure from the single market and the customs union, even assuming that there is a free trade deal.
The measures announced last week, including job support modelled on the German Kurzarbeit, are welcome but fall …..."Baroness Kramer - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Sep 2020
EU Exit: End of Transition Period
"My Lords, small manufacturing exporters have been put in an impossible position, with no clarity on an FTA, high costs to adapt to borders and blows from Covid-19, and they have no capacity to prepare for multiple outcomes. Will the Government at the very least provide a beefed-up advice service, …..."Baroness Kramer - View Speech
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