"That was a good answer. I know that my noble friend the Minister is very diplomatic. But in view of the fact that there is huge controversy over the tax affairs of Mr Nigel Farage in relation to his house in Clacton and the huge amount of money that he …..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister confirmed that growth in the United Kingdom in the first half of this year was the highest of all the G7 countries. Does he agree that those opposite who question and challenge this are talking Britain down and playing into the hands of the people who …..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"My Lords, is the Minister aware that almost all of the £97 million allocated to the Scottish Government for remediation has been diverted to other functions, particularly some of their vanity projects? Will she have a word with her colleagues in the Cabinet Office and the Treasury to see what …..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"My Lords, now that another George has asked a terrifically funny question, may I ask a serious one for a change? When any of these changes, ideas and alterations around the House are introduced, the last people to find out about them are the Members. Will the Senior Deputy Speaker …..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"My Lords, following my almost namesake, since we humans are also animals, is there any way the Government can stop Members of Parliament carrying out low-level activities abroad rather than attending Westminster or their constituency—mentioning no names?..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"My Lords, as a former Development Minister, I share the concern of the noble Lord, Lord Oates, and the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, about the reduction of our development assistance. However, do the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives ever suggest what other areas we might cut to restore some of this …..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"My Lords, I was astonished by the contribution from the Opposition Front Bench, not just because, as the noble Baroness from the Liberal Democrats said, I had assumed this was specifically on the report and not on the Green Paper, but because the noble Lord was talking about the future …..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"I am grateful to my noble friend. Will he confirm that a Labour Government will never withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights? Will he say that, instead, we will discuss with our partners how it can evolve, through new protocols, new rights and new interpretations—not to weaken rights …..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to propose amendments to the European Convention on Human Rights...." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech
"My Lords, in terms of media ownership, has the Minister seen that Nigel Farage has increased his shareholding in GB News and apparently has not declared it in his House of Commons declaration of interests? He also presents a programme regularly on GB News which is becoming a Reform UK …..." Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech