"The House has seen four brilliant maiden speeches today, and I am sure that in the coming years we will benefit from everyone who has joined us. It is my honour and pleasure to follow my friend, David Pitt-Watson, who has now joined the House as Baron Pitt-Watson. His territorial …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I wanted to speak after the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, because, while I agree with what he said, I slightly disagreed when he talked about the favourable returns achieved by private equity. There is a massive problem with survivorship bias in those figures because the ones you …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"The noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, called on the support of reasonable people. I think of myself as a reasonable person, and I support her. I find the Government’s position on this totally inexplicable. I say in all honesty to my noble friend the Minister that the reasons given so far …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I support mandation. I am in favour of the Government introducing the measures in this Bill, in principle. All Governments have a duty, not just a right, to deal with market failure. If the current investment advice and structures that we have are failing to deliver investments in the growth …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech