"The noble Lord keeps mentioning the manifesto. Would he agree that, if I had a pound for every promise that had been in a manifesto from the Labour Party and the Conservative Party, I would be a billionaire?..." Lord Howard of Rising - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as an owner of rented property. The last Government introduced a Bill to reform the rental market; it was a rotten idea then, and it is a rotten idea today. Although I believe it is extremely well intentioned, it will undoubtedly do more harm …..." Lord Howard of Rising - View Speech
"My Lords, I support Amendment 33 in the name of my noble friend Lady Noakes and to which I have added my name. I declare my interest as an employer.
It is incredible to me that His Majesty’s Government should be seeking to impose an increase in national insurance for …..." Lord Howard of Rising - View Speech
"As my noble friend says, you get a knighthood—possibly even a barony. If you get something wrong, throw more money at it until it becomes an embarrassment that can no longer be hidden and hushed up. HS2’s original budget was £37.5 billion. Only when the estimated cost has risen to …..." Lord Howard of Rising - View Speech
"Given what my noble friend has said, would he agree with what I said earlier: that, actually, the money does not come back into the economy and that, when it is taken out, those companies that have been hit so hard end up going abroad? It becomes so much cheaper …..." Lord Howard of Rising - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 36 in my name. I declare my interests as a farmer and an employer. I have already spoken about a lot of what is relevant to this amendment in an earlier stage, so I will spare your Lordships from any repetition.
"Does the Minister agree that, while there are arguments for and against being part of the EU, there is no case whatsoever for giving up any benefits of remaining without the benefits of leaving—in particular, freedom from the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice?..." Lord Howard of Rising - View Speech
"I just say, in relation to that and to the noble Lord’s arguments, that what he completely forgets is that manufacturing companies faced with this will simply move their production abroad. That is what he forgets...." Lord Howard of Rising - View Speech