"My Lords, any system of regulation consists of rules and administration. If you have good rules and bad administration, you will get bad regulation. Is my noble friend satisfied that the quality of administration is sufficient? If not, what is he doing about it?..." Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise to totally support the Government and to congratulate them on their draft Bill. I think the actions of the Government have changed the tone of the debate. The role of government is being redefined. There is an acceptance that government is in the business of involvement …..." Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Young, for tabling this debate. Much of his involvement took place in the mid-1990s. At that time, he was my ultimate boss, and I became the ultimate student of this operation, in which, on the basis of the somewhat bizarre writing of …..." Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, I find myself in an unusual situation, almost feeling that I am making a maiden speech. After 16 years on the Front Bench, being a freed-up Back-Bencher is a bit of a shock: you are free to think, but there is nothing you have to do. Reflecting on …..." Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall not speak about the economy, because I am not an economist, but I have always believed that the economy should be the servant of society. The trick is to allocate scarce resources to opportunities, with the objective of maximising social benefit. Even I recognise that excess …..." Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, I, too, welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, to her position in this interesting debate. She is smiling at me; that is good progress.
The first question has to be this: is change necessary? I answer: undoubtedly yes. I was very close to the development of the franchising …..." Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what recent assessment they have made of the standard of accommodation at military bases...." Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, I often end up in this situation, with four or five people in the Chamber battling through statutory instruments with the Minister. I do not know how I got into this mess, but I have. Tonight, though, is different, and it has become more different as I have …..." Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, is this not an example of the malaise that we have in the handling of veterans? Veterans are unhappy and we are in a bad situation with both recruitment and retention. Over 76% of veterans are dissatisfied with the Armed Forces compensation scheme and 500 veteran households are …..." Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
"My Lords, I also thank the Minister for his presentation of this SI. He added a certain overview, which is useful. I found myself in a difficult situation with this SI, both because it is complicated and because the normal excellent support I get from the staff in our office …..." Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech