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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 23 Jun 2025
Live Music Industry: Support

"The Minister’s response is very welcome. Although the agent of change principle was introduced—I played some part in that in my role in the other place—local councils still do not seem to be getting the message. Does she accept that the money in music these days is in venues and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 16 Jun 2025
Defence Industrial Base

"My Lords, do the Government themselves not also have to place orders with British companies? Like me, does the Minister regret that the previous Administration gave the contract for the fleet solid support ships to a publicly supported, publicly owned foreign shipyard, to the detriment of work in the United …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 12 Jun 2025
Chinese Embassy Development

"My Lords, the Minister has rightly outlined some of the concerns regarding the Chinese Communist regime and the way that it treats its nationals, let alone its international activities. However, international relations between states have never implied approval of those states, or indeed of their domestic regimes. They are about …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 12 Jun 2025
Ethics and Integrity Commission

"My Lords, is there not also a deeper issue as to who is entitled to decide who sits—particularly in the elected House—to represent people? Fundamentally, should it not be for the criminal courts of this country and the electorate to decide both on the individual they are being asked to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Jun 2025
United Kingdom Jobs Market

"My Lords, does the Minister accept that, unfortunately, we have a very inefficient jobs market and there are too many artificial barriers? For example, there are requirements for work experience that prevent science graduates entering industry. There is age discrimination and paper qualifications that are not relevant to the job. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 05 Jun 2025
Creon

"My Lords, may I put it to my noble friend the Minister that there is also an underlying problem, which was also revealed during COVID, that too often the end-use manufacturers are highly dependent on a supply chain that is often in countries that are either unreliable or, indeed, even …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 Jun 2025
Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019

"My Lords, I declare an interest as a previous Transport Minister and pay tribute to the work of colleagues such as the noble Lords, Lord Kirkhope and Lord Brennan, in introducing and working with legislation. I make it clear to the Minister that companies have been stringing the Government along …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 May 2025
Nuclear: Small Modular Reactors

"To ask His Majesty’s Government when they expect to make an announcement on the award of contracts for small modular nuclear reactors...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 May 2025
Nuclear: Small Modular Reactors

"My Lords, I convey my best wishes to the Minister on his birthday today. Can I just press him a little further and ask him to celebrate by bringing some good news to the energy, nuclear and engineering industries and their workers and consumers by finally announcing or even giving …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 12 May 2025
Autism Employment Review

"My Lords, I recognise the danger that has been pointed out. If you move from the specific to the general, you often lose focus. But do we not have a broader problem? Millions of our fellow citizens are unemployed or underemployed. Meanwhile, we have a load of artificial barriers in …..."
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