"My Lords, I thank your Lordships for allowing me to speak in the gap; it is much appreciated. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Rock, for the opening address. I have two autistic grandchildren, and that is one of the things that has occupied a lot of my life …..." Lord Sterling of Plaistow - View Speech
"My Lords, we have talked about resources. We have talked about money and everything. When it really comes down to it, I say to the Minister—who I know has, over many years, had deep feelings for the defence of this country, without question—that it comes back to people. Given that …..." Lord Sterling of Plaistow - View Speech
"My Lords, as a response to the humble Address, I remind noble Lords of 8 May 1945. My sister and I were around at the time. There was a massive noise outside our house. We lived in London. My sister and I had been given the opportunity of going away …..." Lord Sterling of Plaistow - View Speech
"My Lords, I think the Prime Minister should personally ring the Prime Minister of Japan, who had an amazingly successful outcome in the election, and suggest that she lean—this is my word—on Fujitsu, as it is in our interests to trade with them. I know that it is a bit …..." Lord Sterling of Plaistow - View Speech
"My Lords, I totally agree with the points brought up by the noble Lord, Lord Touhig. We are very fortunate in having a Minister who cares so deeply about this subject, as we all know. One of the problems in getting a job, which is what I want to ask …..." Lord Sterling of Plaistow - View Speech
"My Lords, everybody knows that this subject is dear to the Minister’s heart but, from my experience over many years, the workforce gets very nervous of having disabled people working with them. Employers and other people will give support, but the employees themselves have to feel comfortable with having disabled …..." Lord Sterling of Plaistow - View Speech
"It is worth remembering that there are five refugee camps in Gaza alone. Those refugee camps have been there for five generations. Around 90% of people in them have never had a job in their life. The hatred in those refugee camps is immense. It is going to take 50, …..." Lord Sterling of Plaistow - View Speech
"My Lords, when you see the background of the build-up of what China is building to create war in every conceivable way—and the number of ships and drones they are building—I have no doubt and totally support the view that China is probably the most dangerous enemy that we will …..." Lord Sterling of Plaistow - View Speech
"Anything to do with nuclear does not have time for planning discussions. It is almost immediate. It can take place in hours. The military have to make a decision in minutes as to what they are going to do. What do we do then?..." Lord Sterling of Plaistow - View Speech