"My Lords, last Thursday in this Chamber, we debated a written constitution. During that debate, I took the opportunity to praise my noble friend Lord Rooker for making the points that he had made at previous Second Readings and makes again tonight. He speaks with great authority and experience.
"My Lords, speaking of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, can my noble friend tell the House whether the Government have reached a view about who was responsible for the decision effectively to deny to Ukraine the use of Starlink resources on which it depends so heavily for its defence?..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, although whether the noble Lord would say the same about me if our positions in the list were reversed, I cannot say. I am sorry to say that I was not in the Chamber when the noble Baroness introduced …..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
"My Lords, I begin by joining the queue of noble Lords who have paid tribute to my noble friend Lady Taylor of Bolton and the committee for the work that they did—they produced a good report. I know they did not publish any of the evidence, but I hope that …..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
In terms of the narrative of what is happening, is it perhaps time to use less of the euphemistic language of “malign actors”, especially with regard to the very large number of cyber attacks to …..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
"My Lords, I am very pleased to make a short contribution to this debate. I begin by congratulating my noble friend Lord Macintosh of Eastwood on his excellent and engaging maiden speech. I declare an interest that, decades ago, I used to organise an annual meeting with the Scottish Parliament …..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise briefly to help send this Bill on to another place. In this case, that is not a spiritual euphemism, merely a reference to the House of Commons, where, of course, a very important debate is taking place today. On Wednesday, we had a Question about the …..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer. Since I first tabled the Question in July, I have been struck by the amount of public support there has been for Jodrell Bank, which is an iconic symbol of our contribution not just to radio astronomy but to world-class …..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of UK Research and Innovation withdrawing funding for the Jodrell Bank Observatory...." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
"My Lords, I warmly welcome the most reverend Primate’s Question and the Government’s response to it. The terrible events in Hull remind us that there are occasions when terrible events lead to worthwhile reform. In the 1820s, the discovery that Burke and Hare were murdering people in Edinburgh led this …..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech