"My Lords, can the Minister address the issue of access for charities and others in rural areas? Two or three years ago, the Treasury issued a mandate that every resident should live within two or three miles of a bank branch. That has simply not happened. Can he address this …..." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
"My Lords, as the Minister will know, the European entry system is proving a great difficulty for EU performing artists and musicians, and particularly for British colleagues going over to the EU. Will she look at this and see whether we can ameliorate the situation to make their travel easier?..." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact the changes proposed in the Land Use Framework will have on farming and food production...." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
"My Lords, as the Minister is aware, England is now the only UK nation no longer receiving direct farm payments, leaving an enormous gap to be filled between the direct farm payments and the environmental payments coming into play. In that regard, the land use framework is a wasted opportunity. …..." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
"My Lords, does the episode not show that the integrity of the energy supply system is simply not fit for purpose? There is an overdependence on renewables that needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency...." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
"My Lords, none the less, the military personal in those bases in Oman and Bahrain will be at some degree of risk. What reassurance can the Minister give the House? When I visited Bahrain and Kuwait with HMS “Cumberland” through the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme, I was immensely impressed by …..." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for presenting the regulations before us. I express the hope that he stays in his position, as indeed does the Whip. We do not like changes in the House of Lords.
"As we are all about the same height at this end, we do not need it. We should not worry about that.
Can the noble Lord write to me—I have asked this on more than one occasion—to tell me whether he, the department and the Government are inclined to look …..." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
"My Lords, my noble friend has identified one category of vulnerable small shareholders. There is an increasing problem of scams, to which smaller shareholders are most at risk. What cyber security is being extended to that category of risk?..." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
"Scams: fraudulent activity where people masquerade as a company wanting to buy back the shares—impersonation. Online shareholding accounts are particularly vulnerable to this type of activity...." Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech