"My Lords, before we hear the winding-up speeches, and although my name is not on the list of speakers, I would like to make a few brief remarks. Before I do so, like others, I would like to pay tribute to the outstanding chairmanship of my noble friend Lord MacGregor. …..." Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach - View Speech
"My Lords, it was a great pleasure to be a member of the committee. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Filkin, on his chairmanship of it as this subject is potentially politically divisive. He chaired the committee brilliantly. He listened carefully to everyone’s arguments and was very balanced in his …..." Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach - View Speech
"My Lords, I am delighted to take part in this debate for two reasons. The first is that the subject is hugely important. As we have just been reminded, business is the source of jobs, of wealth creation, of innovation and of tax revenue. The second reason is my regard …..." Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach - View Speech
"My Lords, I am delighted to take part in this debate and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, for initiating it. First, I must declare my interest. Last year I was appointed by my noble friend the Minister to the project steering committee of the DWP credit union expansion …..." Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach - View Speech
"My Lords, in taking part in this debate I declare my interest as a vice-chairman of an investment bank based in London, not a universal bank—we do not take regular deposits so it is less relevant in that sense to this debate—and a subsidiary of a bank based in New …..." Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Valentine, who has done so much to increase prosperity and jobs in this great city of ours. It is also a great pleasure to take part in a debate secured by the noble Lord, Lord Lawson, who …..." Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow a fellow Welshman with such an intimate knowledge of the university sector, which I was in for the first 20 years of my career. I agree with almost everything he said. Before speaking on some issues relating to the economy and …..." Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach - View Speech
"This is a complex subject, and we do not have time tonight to deal with it in detail. Clearly, we need a stronger regulatory structure with very clear rules on capital, liquidity, the structure of compensation and so on; about that I have no doubt. It would be wrong for …..." Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach - View Speech