Unemployment: Young People

Debate between Lord Davies of Coity and Lord Strathclyde

Monday 28th November 2011 Lords Chamber

[Lord Davies of Coity]

My Lords—

[Lord Strathclyde]

My Lords, there will be time for both Peers if we have the noble Lord, Lord Davies, and then the noble Lord, Lord Walton.

[Lord Davies of Coity]

My Lords, more than 50 years ago, when I was serving my apprenticeship, the industrial training boards had a levy and grant system that ensured that all small and medium-sized businesses produced apprentices or paid the levy if those businesses poached skilled men from the big companies. Why should we not reintroduce that system?

Libya and the Middle East

Debate between Lord Davies of Coity and Lord Strathclyde

Monday 28th February 2011 Lords Chamber

[Lord Strathclyde]

My Lords, I understand exactly why the noble and gallant Lord has asked the question, and the way in which he did so. We believe that, even with the strains on the MoD budget, we still have the capability to carry out the evacuation process that has been carried out over the past few days.

[Lord Davies of Coity]

My Lords, I, too, express appreciation for the Statement made by the Leader of the House, repeating what the Prime Minister said. I am also pleased with the evacuation measures that have been taken. However, early on in this crisis, millions of British people saw the Foreign Secretary on the television saying that Colonel Gaddafi, the tyrant of this issue, was in Venezuela. Have the Government made any assessment of the impact that that incorrect statement has had on the British public?

[Lord Strathclyde]

No, my Lords, and I think that it would be impossible to do so.

Immigration: Refugee and Migrant Justice

Debate between Lord Davies of Coity and Lord Strathclyde

Monday 28th June 2010 Lords Chamber

[Lord Davies of Coity]

My Lords—

[Lord Strathclyde]

My Lords, there is room for both. Let us listen to the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford.