"My Lords, for 14 years, I was the most junior opposition Treasury spokesman. A slight problem with that is I was occasionally—in fact, more than occasionally—the most senior opposition Treasury spokesman, largely because there was only one of me. Settling into being a Back-Bencher, I glanced at what was coming …..." Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, I have been a Back-Bencher for two years, and in that period I have rather assumed that I bored enough people during the previous 14 years, so I have not been making too many speeches. I have a Select Committee and I do my duty there, and most …..." Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, does the Minister accept that the key people in the creation of safety in the railways must be the operators? The operators must own safety on their railways, which has been very difficult under the privatised structure that we, fortunately, are bringing to an end. It is crucial …..." Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech