Lord Berkeley
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Tuesday 6th December 2022
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Baroness Penn (Con)
I do not believe that it is within my responsibilities to carry out an audit of special advisers, but I will take the noble Lord’s point back to the department. I should probably declare an interest as a former special adviser myself; I would not be best placed to undertake such work.
Lord Berkeley (Lab)
My Lords, perhaps I could be helpful to the Minister and give her some advice. If she wants to save £150 billion, she could cancel HS2.
Baroness Penn (Con)
I always welcome helpful advice. However, I am not sure that I can take it up in this case.