To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect on the United Kingdom economy of the outcomes of the “fiscal cliff” discussions in the United States of America...." Lord Roberts of Conwy - View Speech
"Is my noble friend aware, as I am sure he is, that many believe that unless the end-year fiscal crisis in the US is averted, involving as it does some hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of tax rises and spending, there is a risk that the US could return …..." Lord Roberts of Conwy - View Speech
"My Lords, we have appointed children’s commissioners in Wales and England. Is it not time that we reviewed their powers? It seems that at the moment all they can do is listen to the victims and write about them. They should have more powers of inspection...." Lord Roberts of Conwy - View Speech
"My Lords, my noble friend may wish to know that Mr Iain Overton, the editor of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism which produced the offending piece of shoddy journalism for “Newsnight”, has resigned today. Will my noble friend make certain that we and the BBC are fully informed as to …..." Lord Roberts of Conwy - View Speech
"My Lords, I, too, welcome the noble Baroness to the Front Bench. I have already congratulated her on her appointment to the Wales Office.
I support the thrust of this Question expressed so well by my noble friend Lord German, especially the second half. It reflects the concern that lay …..." Lord Roberts of Conwy - View Speech
"My Lords, I have a copy of Lost in Care, the late Sir Ronald Waterhouse’s report—all 937 pages of it. It is a very thorough piece of work, as one would have expected from a High Court judge. The terms of reference are spelled out in this report, as …..." Lord Roberts of Conwy - View Speech
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their industrial strategy is fully supported by the three devolved Governments...." Lord Roberts of Conwy - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend for his Answer and, of course, compliment him on his elevation to the Front Bench on this auspicious day, when unemployment has fallen by 50,000. Bearing in mind the fact that the unemployment rate in those devolved government areas is higher than the UK average, …..." Lord Roberts of Conwy - View Speech
"Will my noble friend take on board the fact that Wales, too, would like to have the power to give variable rates of corporation tax?..." Lord Roberts of Conwy - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on securing this debate, which enables us, as she suggested, to have an input into the Silk commission’s deliberations.
My comments today will be very preliminary and tentative, because I hope that we shall have a further chance to debate the Silk report …..." Lord Roberts of Conwy - View Speech