"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Oates, for tabling the Bill, and I thank all noble Lords for their valuable contributions throughout the debate.
I start by acknowledging the position we are in with youth justice and the excellent work done by the previous Conservative Government to halve …..." Lord Harlech - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Randall of Uxbridge for bringing the Bill before your Lordships’ House and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for her valuable contribution to the debate.
The Bill raises the issue of microplastic pollution, over which there is increasing concern. An …..." Lord Harlech - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a new day in Committee, so I declare my interest as a serving officer in the Army Reserve once again. In moving Amendment 40, I shall also speak to Amendments 41, 45, 69 and 70. I am grateful to my noble friends Lady Penn and Lord …..." Lord Harlech - View Speech
"I am grateful to my noble friend for that intervention and for setting out this equivalence of the defence skills passport, which is much needed and long overdue and will be incredibly helpful. We must get better at explaining to employers the value of employing reservists and why it is …..." Lord Harlech - View Speech
"My Lords, let me start with the good. I am grateful for the support of my noble friends. My noble friends Lord Swire, Lord De Mauley and Lady Fraser all made very strong points. I am a bit disappointed by the rather gloomy view of my Front Bench of what …..." Lord Harlech - View Speech
"My Lords, we have already started to discuss some of the themes here; the noble Lord, Lord Empey, raised some of them. On Amendments 42 to 44, I am grateful to my noble friends Lady Penn and Lord De Mauley for their support. The group addresses what I believe is …..." Lord Harlech - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have participated in this balanced but brief debate. I am grateful to the Minister for setting out the Government’s position. As with the previous group, I ask: are the number of reserves going up? Not really; we have stopped the …..." Lord Harlech - View Speech