"My Lords, I thank everyone for their contributions this morning. This will be a very brief debate, I hope, which will soon come to a conclusion.
As has been said, this Bill emerged from the review of the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, of the events at the Euros final on …..." Lord Brennan of Canton - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome the Government’s commitment to increasing defence spending. It is not just about the quantum; it is also about dealing with project overruns and delays, cancelled projects, poor management and the contract overspending that we saw under the last Government. What will this Government do to make …..." Lord Brennan of Canton - View Speech
"My Lords, Covid had a big impact on the number of people using our buses. What is the Government’s latest assessment of take-up of bus use post Covid, and what are the Government doing to promote the use of buses to the public?..." Lord Brennan of Canton - View Speech
"My Lords, I understand that no amendments to this Bill have been set down, and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or speak in Committee. Therefore, unless any noble Lord objects, I beg to move that the order of commitment be discharged...." Lord Brennan of Canton - View Speech
"My Lords, I very much welcome the meeting that is taking place tomorrow, which came out of the commitments made by the Government during the passage of the data Bill. However, I understand that, notwithstanding the fact that the Government are not going to say what legislation they are introducing …..." Lord Brennan of Canton - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, for whom I have a great deal of respect, neglected to mention, when he talked about the report A Decade On: Reforming Wales’ Fiscal Framework, recently published by Cardiff University, that it described tax devolution and the extra needs-based formula that was …..." Lord Brennan of Canton - View Speech
"My Lords, do the Government have in mind any lessons from history when considering the potential consequences on the finances of ordinary people of a regulatory race to the bottom with regard to any kind of financial instrument?..." Lord Brennan of Canton - View Speech