"My Lords, it is an absolute privilege to congratulate my noble friend Lady Dacres of Lewisham on an excellent maiden speech. I am sure all noble Lords will agree with me that she is going to be a real asset to this House. My noble friend was born in south …..." Lord Hannett of Everton - View Speech
"My Lords, I am pleased to participate in this important debate on the Budget. When I was thinking about my contribution, I was determined not to descend into tribal politics, because four minutes would not give me the opportunity to do it justice, so I will resist the temptation. I …..." Lord Hannett of Everton - View Speech
"My Lords, I am pleased to contribute to this debate. In fact, some months ago, I introduced a debate on retail crime. I think it is fair to say that there was support across the House—why would there not be? The noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, made the point that, to …..." Lord Hannett of Everton - View Speech
"My Lords, I add my congratulations to the Minister, particularly on her skill in introducing such a wide-ranging Bill. My interest is parochial in the sense that, while there are many subjects here that require appropriate attention and scrutiny, as a previous general secretary of a retail union and somebody …..." Lord Hannett of Everton - View Speech
"My Lords, I will refer to the comment by the noble Lord, Lord Norton, about not everybody being interested in football. As a long-suffering Evertonian, sometimes that is not a bad place to be, especially having seen Everton’s results tonight —but there you go; there is another day. I say …..." Lord Hannett of Everton - View Speech
"My Lords, I think I was getting so excited by the debate. I think that all in this House would concur that the disputes of the railway industry were lengthy and to the detriment of many people, including rail users. Can the Minister give a bit more insight into what …..." Lord Hannett of Everton - View Speech
"My Lords, before I really begin this debate, let me say how impressed I have been today with some of the contributions on subjects such as stalking and homelessness.