"My Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow the fresh and humane takes of the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths of Burry Port.
The public see a collective political failure: that was the phrase used by the noble Baroness, Lady Alexander of Cleveden, in her excellent—indeed, outstanding—contribution. As she …..." Lord Hannan of Kingsclere - View Speech
"My Lords, again I feel that I am slightly swimming against the tide in opposing this amendment, which seems to me rooted in the outlook that I think of as “good chappery”— I am borrowing the nomenclature of the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, in introducing it. It is the idea …..." Lord Hannan of Kingsclere - View Speech
"Not all the speeches, no: my noble friend Lord Howard was indeed one who spoke in favour of the education centre.
It seems to me that, once we start making these changes, the pressure is going to be for widening rather than narrowing the route by which people come here. …..." Lord Hannan of Kingsclere - View Speech
"My Lords, is the Minister aware of studies showing that exposure to trace amounts of potential allergens builds resilience? I think specifically of the Learning Early About Peanut Allergy study, which tracked a number of children who were thought to be vulnerable because they had intolerances to other things, eczema …..." Lord Hannan of Kingsclere - View Speech
"My Lords, I promise not to detain the House for long. I want to come back on the exchange between my noble friends Lord Pickles and Lord Robathan, because the insinuation was made that there is antisemitism in the governing party of Poland. We have been talking in this debate …..." Lord Hannan of Kingsclere - View Speech
"Perhaps I might take the Minister back to the questions asked by the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, about the wrong that was done to the Chagossians, and the agency and will of the Chagossian diaspora population. The …..." Lord Hannan of Kingsclere - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for her answers to the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries of Pentregarth, and the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed. Will she confirm that trade agreements are about trade? They are about the removal of barriers and other obstacles to the free …..." Lord Hannan of Kingsclere - View Speech
"My Lords, His Majesty’s Government have had a very good week on trade. We have just signed a deal with India, the fourth biggest economy in the world—about to become the third biggest—and we hope to have an announcement today that we will have a deal with the largest economy …..." Lord Hannan of Kingsclere - View Speech
"My Lords, my noble friend asked which arm’s-length bodies might be abolished. I am not sure I have heard the Minister answer. Maybe I could suggest one or two off the top of my head. What about Natural England? What about the Arts Council? What about the independent football regulator …..." Lord Hannan of Kingsclere - View Speech
"My Lords, what a privilege and a pleasure to follow two such outstanding maiden speeches, one from my former Euro colleague, the noble Lord, Lord Mohammed of Tinsley, and one from my former college chaplain, the noble Lord, Lord Biggar. Even 35 years ago, as an undergraduate and prey to …..." Lord Hannan of Kingsclere - View Speech