"My Lords, I understand the background, having been involved in the early stages of the Bill. Nevertheless, it upsets a great many people in that industry that the Government have not listened to the strong representations of the retailers and those who have knowledge of the industry. We have a …..." Lord Naseby - View Speech
"My Lords, with regard to the introduction of a levy, which I personally do not support, will the Minister look at the situation in relation to current tourists who are taken ill? Those who have emergencies are well looked after by the NHS, but, at least in my own research, …..." Lord Naseby - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as having two granddaughters currently with student loans. Could not His Majesty’s Government take a simple decision tomorrow to drop from RPI to CPI and look at the wider aspects thereafter?..." Lord Naseby - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend on the Front Bench for asking some very practical questions, to which I hope we will get some practical answers. The only thing I will raise—I do not want to flog a dead horse for the moment—is that there are existing regulations for …..." Lord Naseby - View Speech
"My Lords, I support the 27 amendments in this group, which were so ably spoken to by my noble friend.
Members of the House may not know—there is no reason why they should—that when I came back from working in India and Sri Lanka, both of which are very extensive …..." Lord Naseby - View Speech
"Thefigure that my noble friend quotes is correct from the source that he quoted, but, after further investigation, it was found that the figure I quoted was the correct figure...." Lord Naseby - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister mentioned that local authorities are vital to the production of homes. She is right, but how is it that the Labour-controlled Greater London Authority has produced only a third of what it had as a target? Do the Government understand that a large number of young …..." Lord Naseby - View Speech