Lord Mann
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(3 years ago)
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The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith)
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton? Not present? I call the noble Lord, Lord Mann.
Lord Mann (Non-Afl)
If I were a foreign lorry driver, I would go home for Christmas knowing that on 1 January I would get another big cash bonus to retake up a lorry driving job. Considering that, can the Government guarantee that we will all have our turkeys available on Christmas Day this year?
Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con)
As I think I have tried to point out, the Government are extremely active in this area: 25 measures and counting in terms of making sure that we not only address the short-term issues but consider the medium and long-term solutions to this current shortage.