"My Lords, I do not often speak about education. I think this is probably the first time I have ever done so. I was tempted to intervene for two reasons. First, we have heard some very powerful arguments today in favour of the status quo. Secondly, the noble Lord, Lord …..." Lord Berkeley - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness; I agree with every word she said. I worked on the Channel Tunnel as an engineer for 15 years under Sir Alastair Morton, and I have to tell her that we did meet in the middle. We had a …..." Lord Berkeley - View Speech
"My Lords, Amendment 74 in this group is in my name. It seeks to ensure, in the creation of GB Energy and the delivery of its objectives, a specific consideration of decarbonisation challenges faced by the 1.7 million households in the UK that are not connected to the gas grid—I …..." Lord Berkeley - View Speech
"My Lords, I associate myself with the many noble Lords who have paid wonderful tribute to Baroness Randerson. I used to work with her very closely when we were in opposition, and we learnt so much from each other. She is a real loss, and I am so pleased that …..." Lord Berkeley - View Speech
"I am grateful to my noble friend for that explanation, but is he aware that four of the eight platforms to be built on the Great Western main line are for intercity trains that come from Bristol, Swansea and the south-west? There seems to be no idea of how many …..." Lord Berkeley - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what intercity train disruptions are expected and for how long because of the construction of the new Great Western Railway station at Old Oak Common...." Lord Berkeley - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on a really interesting document. I wish her well, because the pressure has come from the mayors for devolution—rightly, in my opinion—and what they have come up with is a laudable solution to this. My noble friend’s challenge is how to deal with …..." Lord Berkeley - View Speech
"My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to take part in this debate and I congratulate my noble friend on securing it. There have been so many really interesting proposals and ideas to come out of this long debate.
"My Lords, yesterday the Government announced the first transfer, of South Western Railway, to government ownership—I think next May. Can the Minister confirm that what he has told the House about the new industrial relations arrangements for rest-day working and such things will be in place, so that from May, …..." Lord Berkeley - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on this Statement. It is not before time, and it is really good that we have a much longer-term commitment to the provision of cost-effective buses—which is, after all, what a very large proportion of the population need for their everyday use. As …..." Lord Berkeley - View Speech