"My Lords, I was privileged to be a member of the committee, but before I come to the report itself I want to focus on a curiosity: why was the Select Committee set up in the first place? The commitment in the Labour manifesto was very clear: to have a …..." Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town, on bringing forward the Bill. I understand why she has done so, but I want to make a more general point about what effect the Bill might have.
"My Lords, like many other speakers, I want to focus today on a sentence that would have been unimaginable in a Queen’s Speech of 40, 30 or even 20 years ago. It is the sentence that begins:
“My Government will take urgent action to tackle antisemitism”.
"My Lords, is it the case that, in the course of the appointment of Lord Mandelson, the Prime Minister never spoke to him?..." Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury - View Speech
"The Minister just talked about the barriers that are denying access to the arts for disadvantaged pupils and students. For our information, can she helpfully spell out exactly what those barriers are and what precisely the Government are doing to remove them?..." Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury - View Speech