Arrangement of Business

Debate between Lord Strathclyde and Lord De Mauley

Monday 2nd July 2012 Lords Chamber

[Lord Strathclyde]

I am very grateful for that. I have very broad shoulders on these things, but it demonstrates that I made yet another mistake in giving way to the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes.

As for the noble Lord, Lord Myners, let everybody just remember what his role was in all this as a very senior Minister in the Treasury in the previous Government.

[Lord De Mauley]

My Lords, in view of the fact that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has now started, I beg leave to withdraw my Motion.

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Debate between Lord Strathclyde and Lord De Mauley

Monday 30th April 2012 Lords Chamber

[Lord Strathclyde]

My Lords, the Prime Minister was invited to make a Statement by the leader of the Opposition, who was clearly trying to play politics. I do not want to offend the noble Lord, who is a distinguished Cross Bencher, but those of us better versed in the means of politics can see what is going on utterly clearly; it is as clear as daylight. I am under the impression that everything the Secretary of State was required to do during the bid process, he did. He accepted an offer of undertakings by BSkyB, but he referred them as well; and of course when the undertakings were themselves withdrawn, the full referral then took place. As for the role of the Permanent Secretary, I think that I have said everything I can possibly say about that.

[Lord De Mauley]

My Lords, the time has come for us to move back into the other debate.