"My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for the work he is doing to improve access to child trust funds for young people with reduced capacity. However, is he aware that there are thousands of disadvantaged young people who are not even aware that they have these child …..." Lord Macintosh of Eastwood - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend for that positive reply. Does she agree that one of the biggest opportunities offered by devolution is for our respective Administrations to offer varied approaches to the common challenges that face us, and to learn from the successes, or sometimes the failures, of those respective …..." Lord Macintosh of Eastwood - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve joint working between the UK Government and the devolved governments in the delivery of public services...." Lord Macintosh of Eastwood - View Speech
"I thank the Lord Speaker and Members across the Chamber for the warmth and generosity of their welcome. Only today, the Electoral Commission published a warning about the increasing levels of hostility and violence in our politics, and the contrast of the civility, reasonableness and friendship that all sides have …..." Lord Macintosh of Eastwood - View Speech