"My Lords, I will be so brief that they will not have enough time to put my name on the annunciator.
I welcome the agreement that has been reached and I think that this is a good example of the House improving what is an important Bill, which I hope …..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
"My Lords, I agree with my noble friend that it is important to get it right. But, in addition to the consultation, will it be the case that any future proposed Bill will be subject to pre-legislative scrutiny, to allow both Houses of Parliament to look in more detail at …..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Robertson and his colleagues on the report that we are debating today. I congratulate my noble friend Lord McCabe on his maiden speech. If the House will allow me, I join the many other people who are so pleased to see my …..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
"Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to an afternoon of four Questions for Short Debate. If there is a Division in the Chamber, we will adjourn for 10 minutes—but, as you can see, they are on Amendment 1. It will be a long day and there will not be any Divisions …..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome the Statement. Reference has been made to applications by open access operators. Will my noble friend the Minister take this opportunity to update the House on the Government’s current view of capacity and capacity constraints on the east coast and west coast main lines?..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
"My Lords, reference has been made to the Science and Technology Committee of your Lordships’ House, of which I am a member. It is investigating the crucial question of how we can scale up companies in Britain. I ask my noble friend the Minister what he hopes the effect of …..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
"My Lords, I for one am very grateful to the right reverend Prelate for raising this issue. I think the House is only beginning to realise just how staggering big tech’s energy usage is. I understand that Google has doubled its CO2 emissions since 2020 and signed a contract …..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome this Statement, and I positively want to declare an interest. Two weeks ago today, my first granddaughter was born, and since then I have spent many hours holding her and talking to her. I could not agree more with my noble friend when she talks about …..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord. I congratulate all the members of the committee and the chair for the report they have produced and their success in getting this debated. It is always a good idea to debate our constitution, and I regard today’s debate …..." Viscount Stansgate - View Speech