"My Lords, as many have already highlighted, the financial services sector remains an absolute engine of the British economy. It contributes roughly £290 billion, or roughly 11% of the total UK economic output, with productivity at 2.6 times the national average. To maintain this competitive edge, our regulatory framework must …..." Baroness Gill - View Speech
"My Lords, I express my sincere gratitude to the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of Canterbury for bringing this vital topic for debate today. The real impact of AI on our culture is not a theoretical threat to the future; it is a quiet, comfortable surrender of the human mind …..." Baroness Gill - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord John of Southwark on securing this debate and introducing the concept of a national arts bank—capital for our culture. He has already outlined his first-hand experience of implementing similar initiatives at a local level and I believe that he is well placed …..." Baroness Gill - View Speech
"My Lords, today marks a critical milestone in the preservation and elevation of our country’s status as a leading host of major sporting events. We are embarking on a golden decade of sport, from the roar that will greet the 2028 UEFA European Football Championship to our ambitious bid for …..." Baroness Gill - View Speech
"My Lords, imagine the scene: it is 1 am on a freezing Tuesday. A young mother is sitting on the airport floor trying to comfort a crying toddler. Her flight was cancelled four hours ago. The terminal departure boards are completely blank; the airline staff have packed up their desks …..." Baroness Gill - View Speech
"My Lords, for years I fought on the front lines of our housing crises. That is why I support the Bill. It tackles one of the most pressing issues facing our country: the shortage of safe, secure and affordable housing.
"My Lords, food poverty and food security need a joint focus. Examples of best practice can be found in our neighbourhoods, in Italy’s approach to local food systems, where there is a 50% reduction in business rates for greengrocers selling produce from within 50 miles of their town, or in …..." Baroness Gill - View Speech
"My Lords, yesterday’s gracious Speech set out the Government’s agenda, focused on growth, investment, security and restoring Britain’s standing in the world. It comes at a moment when the country urgently needs honesty about the economic choices that we face and the inheritance that we got from the last Government. …..." Baroness Gill - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a privilege to follow my noble friend Lord Nagaraju’s maiden speech. He is the first representative from the Telugu-speaking states in India. He has already introduced much of that diaspora to this House. I had the honour of meeting many of them, and his wife and …..." Baroness Gill - View Speech
"My Lords, the Grenfell Tower fire was a tragedy of an unimaginable scale, as many of the contributions have reminded us. The noble Lord, Lord Roe of West Wickham, in particular, described the shocking events of that day so movingly.