"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, for introducing this debate. There is no more important topic; the world would be a much better place if there could be peace in places today torn by war, with the damage, destruction, and the violence that brings. I agree with …..." Lord Redwood - View Speech
"It was a great decision on Jackdaw. I see in the Statement that the Government want to decommission existing facilities at speed. Would it not be better to keep them and work with the industry to get more of our oil and gas out? That would be much lower CO …..." Lord Redwood - View Speech
"My Lords, will the Government speed up work on our naval vessels that are in home harbours, pending work on them, so that we have more naval vessels available to police our seas?..." Lord Redwood - View Speech
"I am grateful to the Minister. When will the two ageing blast furnaces need to shut down for deep maintenance? What progress has been made with the development of plans for an electric arc furnace?..." Lord Redwood - View Speech
"Given the need for more work experience, more apprenticeships and other support from the private sector, will the Government look again at the very damaging tax rises and regulatory changes they have introduced, which have driven down vacancies in a big way and driven up unemployment? They impede success for …..." Lord Redwood - View Speech
"My Lords, does the disruption in the Middle East not prove that we need to get the Jackdaw gas out as quickly as possible for domestic use? Does that not bring a tax bonanza, which surely the Government need?..." Lord Redwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare that my son teaches in the private sector, but I will not be drawing on his experiences or the views of his school in my remarks; I wish to be broader than that.
Jealousy is not a great emotion. It produces bitterness and unpleasantness. If it …..." Lord Redwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I have always believed in the supremacy of the House of Commons, and I have therefore always favoured an unelected upper House. I have always thought it right that this House should concentrate on two things: amending and improving legislation which has been initiated by the Government and, …..." Lord Redwood - View Speech
"My Lords, since September 2022, there has been a big sales programme of longer-dated bonds by the Bank of England to drive up longer-term interest rates. Can the Minister tell us how much, over the past two years, the Government and Treasury have had to send the Bank of England …..." Lord Redwood - View Speech