"My Lords, the Minister is quite right that this matter has taken place over many years, under Labour, Lib Dem and Conservative Ministers. We should all, frankly, hang our heads in shame. I went along to the Oval last week to listen to Sir Wyn give his excellent report, and …..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"My Lords, Fujitsu has paid not one penny towards the victims of the havoc and misery that it helped to cause. Is the Government —is the country—over a barrel to Fujitsu? If not, why is Fujitsu still winning government work? If we are, what are the Government doing about it?..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"My Lords, when I was Opposition Chief Whip in another place, I was never really sure whether it was my job to make sure that legislation was as good as possible for the good of the country or as bad as possible in order to make sure that the Government …..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister is right that it is essential that data collected needs to be accurate and that that applies to data on sex as well as on gender. He is also right that the passport does not contain reliable data on sex, and I am grateful to him …..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"Is the Minister able to tell us what proportion of our annual electricity comes from undersea cables, whether from abroad—France, Norway or eventually, possibly, Morocco—or from our own offshore wind farms? Because we know what President Putin has his eye on...." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"My Lords, if there is any area of the country that is greatly affected by the Supreme Court judgment, it is the NHS: one of the largest organisations in the country, with over a million employees working long hours, at the most horrendous times of the day and night, in …..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure all NHS staff have sufficient access to single-sex spaces...." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"Before the Minister stands up, we have the benefit of having the chair of the EHRC in the Room with us. I wonder whether it is your Lordships’ wish that we hear from her...." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"My Lords, in answer to the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, the Minister said that he cannot confirm or deny that proscription of the IRGC could take place. If he cannot confirm that it could be proscribed, what does “keeping it under review” mean?..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"My Lords, I too declare my interests as a member of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board and as chair of the advisory panel of Thales UK.
I congratulate my good friend, the noble Lord, Lord Beamish, on securing this debate. He has been with me every step of the way …..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech