"My Lords, I am only marginally less shocked than the noble and learned Baroness. The reason for that is that I regularly visited a friend in an adult ward, suffering, funnily enough, from eating disorders, among other things. So I support Amendment 144 most strongly. What shocked me was that, …..." Lord Berkeley of Knighton - View Speech
"My Lords, we had a useful debate on this subject a few days ago, and I noted very considerable agreement on the creative industries, as the noble Baroness mentioned. But I ask her one specific question: will this reset include an attempt to relieve the problems caused by cabotage, which …..." Lord Berkeley of Knighton - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord; what welcome news we have just heard. We have already heard three extremely potent speeches and I agree with everything that has been said. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, for this debate. I shall be picking up on David Hockney, and …..." Lord Berkeley of Knighton - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Moraes, and very much enjoyed hearing his soft Scottish accent. In fact, we have heard a duo of Scottish accents.
We are discussing a hugely complicated area, as we have just heard, but the complications are essentially bureaucratic, economic and political. I …..." Lord Berkeley of Knighton - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interests as a composer and a copyright holder. I salute the speech of my noble friend Lady Kidron for its strength and accuracy. I too feel that there should be an impact assessment on such important matters.
"Can I ask for clarification on one thing? Using the Minister’s figures, if a farm was worth, say, £2 million or £3 million—and of course many farms, and I would say most, are worth at least that, if not a great deal more—what would be the situation if the farmer …..." Lord Berkeley of Knighton - View Speech
"My Lords, I certainly welcome the Turing scheme, but it is not the same thing as Erasmus. The important thing about Erasmus is that it is not just about education; as we have heard, it is about the wider cultural exchange of ideas. With respect, I do not think that …..." Lord Berkeley of Knighton - View Speech
"My Lords, perhaps I may add a few words to some of the comments from the noble Lord, Lord Hamilton of Epsom. He mentioned the carbon cost of steel, but there is one other element we should not forget. I understand that building pylons to take power overground is cheaper …..." Lord Berkeley of Knighton - View Speech
"My Lords, from listening to this debate, I recognise that there is a certain amount of agreement around the Chamber. It seems, as we heard from the noble Lord, Lord Porter, that this is very much a question of balance. Of course right to buy was a wonderful thing for …..." Lord Berkeley of Knighton - View Speech
"My Lords, ultimately as a society we have to decide whether we want opera, and if we want it, we have to find a way to pay for it. I must declare an interest, having written three operas and with another opera in the pipeline, although, given the prognosis of …..." Lord Berkeley of Knighton - View Speech