Covid-19: National Memorial Debate

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Covid-19: National Memorial

Lord Sterling of Plaistow Excerpts
Wednesday 8th December 2021

(3 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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My Lords, I am not going to debate pay policy from the Dispatch Box, but I will take the noble Lord’s comments—to which I heard some assent in the House—and pass them on to colleagues in government.

Lord Sterling of Plaistow Portrait Lord Sterling of Plaistow (Con)
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My Lords, I am very taken with the idea of planting trees; it has been done in other parts of the world. In the years to come, there will be many more victims of Covid-19, and it would mean that anybody in future could have a tree planted, and that would help with the greening project ahead of us as well.

Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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My Lords, again I see a wonderful unity across the House, which I do not always sense, on the idea of planting trees, and I am sure this will be something that the commission will very much consider.