"My Lords, how many other individuals in wider public service are effectively dismissed for gross misconduct yet receive a golden goodbye of taxpayers’ money to the tune of £77,000?..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"My Lords, I support my noble friend on the Front Bench: it is quite right to debate the effective allocation of scarce public resources. That needs to be said.
The Government have brought forward the Bill ostensibly with the desire to protect social housing and facilitate the building of new …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"My Lords, I am disappointed by the somewhat discordant tone of the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, with respect to my noble and learned friend on the Front Bench, who made some sensible points. We all agree that children should not be warehoused through crime academies, we all agree that they …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"My Lords, to begin, I strongly commend the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, who is not in his place, for his coruscating criticism of the Government’s dilatory approach to defence and national security. It was a courageous contribution.
"My Lords, the Minister will be aware that many young people get their start in the workplace in leisure and hospitality. He will also know that UKHospitality estimates that, because of the Government’s fiscal changes, from April this year there will be an extra burden of £1.9 billion on those …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Shinkwin and the amendments of my other noble friends, and others. “Verba volant, scripta manent” means “Spoken words fly away, written words remain”. There is a reason that other noble Lords have pressed the issue about …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall touch briefly on two points prompted by both the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, and my noble friend Lord Blencathra. In a sense they are a challenge to the sponsor, the noble and learned Lord. I think I am right in saying that he was …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"My Lords, I think the debate that we have had for the last two and a half hours shows this House in a very positive light. It goes to the very essence of what some of us who are sceptical about the Bill believe to be the most crucial issue: …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"As usual, the noble Lord makes a very apposite point and reinforces my arguments.
Time is pressing, so if I can beg the indulgence of your Lordships’ House, I will just develop slightly my support for the points that my noble friend Lord Shinkwin made at the beginning of this …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech
"My Lords, I strongly support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, and congratulate her on her indefatigability and persistence on these issues, although that is usually on the basis of debating the Windsor Framework, which we are not doing today. I commend my noble friend …..." Lord Jackson of Peterborough - View Speech