"My Lords, I declare an interest as the chair of the former Devon land use framework under the previous Government. Does the Minister agree that, in the past, decisions about land use were too often made in silos; that the land use framework will encourage thinking about combinations and multifunctionality; …..." Lord Barber of Chittlehampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I am humbled by the quality of this debate and conversation about somebody I did not know. My association comes from being a resident of Devon, living on the other side of Dartmoor and having spent significant time at Buckfast Abbey, and the shock of hearing of her …..." Lord Barber of Chittlehampton - View Speech
"My question to the Minister is: in taking through the agenda set out in the Statement, will the Government think in the sophisticated way I have described about broad areas of land as our population grows and the challenges of every acre of land become greater and greater? I have …..." Lord Barber of Chittlehampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I had the privilege of chairing the Devon land use pilot a few years ago. We learned that people think in silos but the solutions are in combinations. On Exmoor, you have water challenges and energy challenges, and challenges relating to tourism, mental health, exercise, housing, transport, wind …..." Lord Barber of Chittlehampton - View Speech
"My Lords, it is an honour to follow my noble friend Lord Blunkett. I congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Blunkett and Lord Herbert, on an outstanding report. Does the Minister agree that police leadership is at its best when police leaders feel they can confidently take on crime, and have …..." Lord Barber of Chittlehampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I pay tribute to my noble friend for her comments this afternoon and to the Prime Minister for his work on Britain’s interests abroad. I particularly appreciated my noble friend’s comments on settler violence in answer to a previous question. I want to raise a second question about …..." Lord Barber of Chittlehampton - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the decline in the number of scholarships available for the study of history at master’s level...." Lord Barber of Chittlehampton - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend the Minister for her constructive reply. I should declare an interest as the founder of the accomplishment scholarship in history at Queen’s College, Oxford. This year is the 250th anniversary of one of the huge achievements of the Enlightenment. This anniversary does not require a …..." Lord Barber of Chittlehampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise in strong support of the Bill and my noble friend’s excellent introduction to it. It is rather humbling and daunting to follow the legendary noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson. She is an inspiration to us all, in both what she did as an athlete and what she …..." Lord Barber of Chittlehampton - View Speech
"My Lords, it is an honour to follow the excellent contribution from the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Newcastle. Her messages are directly relevant also to the area where I live, the south-west of England, and I congratulate her on her thoughts. It is also always daunting to follow …..." Lord Barber of Chittlehampton - View Speech