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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 13 May 2025
High Streets (Built Environment Committee Report)

"My Lords, it was a privilege to be a member of the Built Environment Committee under the expert chairmanship of the previous chairman, the noble Lord, Lord Moylan. Our inquiry on high streets received more than 60 submissions of evidence from many organisations and individuals. I thank our excellent clerk …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 13 May 2025
Scientists: Working in the United Kingdom

"My Lords, other countries have been quick to act decisively in the light of the Trump Administration’s severe cuts to US science budgets. Is there not a real danger of the UK falling behind? Should this not be addressed very urgently?..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 28 Apr 2025
Engineering Biology (Science and Technology Committee Report)

"My Lords, I speak as the new chair of the Science and Technology Committee, and pay tribute to my predecessor, my noble friend Lady Brown, for her splendid leadership of the committee over the past three years. I congratulate her and the committee on producing this important report on engineering …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 31 Oct 2024
Science and Technology: Economy

"My Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, for introducing this important debate. Science and technology could not be more vital to the economy than at the present time. As an engineer, both in practice and at Cambridge University, I welcome the Government’s very recent Green …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 12 Sep 2024
Higher Education Funding

"My Lords, it is a particular pleasure to follow the excellent maiden speech of the noble Lord, Lord Tarassenko. As a Cambridge engineer, I speak on behalf of the whole House in extending a very warm welcome to an Oxford engineer. The noble Lord is a distinguished electrical engineer and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 05 Sep 2024
Housing: Modern Methods of Construction

"My Lords, I declare my interests as a civil engineer, both in practice and as an academic, at Cambridge University, and as a consultant to Laing O’Rourke, the company that pioneered MMC in the construction industry. I am currently a member of the House’s Select Committee on the Built Environment; …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 26 Jul 2024
Education for 11 to 16 Year-olds (Committee Report)

"My Lords, it is a privilege to have been a member of the Select Committee undertaking this inquiry, under the expert chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Johnson. I will confine my remarks to technical and vocational matters, speaking as an engineer, having been in full-time practice for almost 30 …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Jul 2024
King’s Speech (4th Day)

"My Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating the noble Lords, Lord Livermore and Lord Vallance of Balham, on their appointments as Ministers. I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Vallance, on his excellent and important maiden speech—and the noble Lord, Lord Petitgas, on his maiden speech. The noble …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 17 May 2024
High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill

"My Lords, I warmly support this Bill. As set out by the noble Lord, Lord Whitby, in his introduction, high streets have faced numerous challenges in recent years for a variety of reasons, notably the falling consumer demand for retail shopping, the increase in online shopping and the presence of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 09 May 2024
Skills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of Life

"My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend, Lord Aberdare, for introducing this important debate. I also congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Marks of Hale and Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell, for their excellent maiden speeches.

I will make two points, declaring my interests as an academic and a …..."

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