"My Lords, I, too, am delighted to be able to welcome the Minister back to his place. I should have done so earlier, in the Chamber, but I am very pleased to see him there. I am grateful to him for introducing these three important instruments and for so clearly …..." Lord Sharpe of Epsom - View Speech
"My Lords, as the nature of the threat that we face is evolving and the lines between hostile actors are blurred, do the Government have any plans to centralise verification and procurement approval, so that the best available commercial solutions designed to be able to tackle, investigate, monitor and counter …..." Lord Sharpe of Epsom - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister just said that salaries are increasing, but starting salaries are at their weakest in years, according to the KPMG and Recruitment and Employment Confederation report from yesterday. I quote:
“Shrinking demand for staff and concerns around payroll costs dampened rates of starting pay in August”.
"My Lords, I will develop a theme that was started by my noble friend in his supplementary question. Given that the UK is ahead of the EU in developing a proportionate regulatory framework for gene editing and that the sector has attracted significant inward investment positioning Britain as a potential …..." Lord Sharpe of Epsom - View Speech
"My Lords, I also express my gratitude to noble Lords on all sides of the House for their excellent contributions throughout our deliberations on this Bill. Their expertise, knowledge and careful scrutiny have been invaluable. I also thank the Ministers for the briefings and meetings, and indeed for the extensive …..." Lord Sharpe of Epsom - View Speech
"I am delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Fox, is back in his place. It is always a pleasure to be on the receiving end of his wit and repartee. He will be very pleased to know that I am winding up. Also, I am complimenting one of his colleagues—he …..." Lord Sharpe of Epsom - View Speech
"My Lords, time and again we hear about workplace democracy from the Government Benches, and then they introduce this. So yes, I would like to test the opinion of the House...." Lord Sharpe of Epsom - View Speech