"My Lords, if the Government accept that devolution is a process, what further steps do they envisage before the end of this Parliament?..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"My Lords, would not a period of silence from Mr Musk be most welcome, particularly when he seeks to give an opinion on our domestic affairs? Why give him the dignity of a response?..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"My Lords, the failure of the negotiations was a great disappointment. Is it now the view of the Government that that is the end of the main story, that opposition is so entrenched that there is no serious prospect of progress on the main issue and that, therefore, we will …..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"Because of the importance of this subject, and notwithstanding the key blockers, is there a case for considering a mini-treaty of the coalition of the willing?..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"My Lords, the brute fact is surely that President Putin will continue his illegal war until he is forced to pay a much larger price than currently. What are the prospects of his country having to pay that price in relation to the effect on his economy of sanctions imposed …..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"My Lords, to my noble friend Lord McCabe, I say, “Many congratulations”, and to the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy, “Welcome home”. I am reminded that my noble friend Lord Robertson has form in that, uniquely, this is his second SDR, the first being in 1998. Much has changed since 1998. …..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"My Lords, there have been gross distortions in the right-wing press in this country with respect to the right-to-family-life decisions. Nevertheless, some of those decisions have been astonishing. Is the remedy therefore not in our own tribunal’s interpretation, which perhaps needs some form of clarification, rather than in the difficult …..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"Further to the question from the noble Lord, how concerned are the Government that, as a result of the Trump tariffs, Chinese goods will be diverted to our market to our detriment?..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech
"Is my noble friend satisfied that there are enough incentives to encourage industry to install or improve access for freight?..." Lord Anderson of Swansea - View Speech