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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 03 Mar 2025
UK Airports: British Passport Holders

"My Lords, as a former chairman of VisitScotland and ex officio member of the British Tourist Authority, I regularly saw research which showed that tourist visas to this country were both very expensive and complicated to obtain. Various Governments have made various promises about trying to do something about that. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 29 Jan 2025
ECO4 and Insulation Schemes

"My Lords, further to the answer the Minister gave to my noble friend Lord Foster regarding skills, I sit on the Industry and Regulators Committee and we had a very good presentation regarding the Government’s skills strategy and the formation of Skills England, but there was some concern expressed as …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Jan 2025
Sterling: Rise in Yields on 30-year Gilts

"My Lords, what consideration have the Government given to the Bank of England’s current policy of fairly aggressive quantitative tightening? Do they feel that this is helpful in the current market? Should the Chancellor consider issuing a direction to the Bank on this issue?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Dec 2024
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"My Lords, we have reached that point in the debate when pretty much everything that can be said has been said, but not yet by me. I will confine myself to one observation and one suggestion but, before I do that, I offer my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 Nov 2024
House of Lords Reform

"My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for having brought forward this debate, which has been thoughtful and an immensely valuable contribution to deliberations on the future of your Lordships’ House. However, for me, it has brought on a slight Groundhog Day feeling, since I …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Oct 2024
Crown Estate Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I will speak to this group of amendments. I was not sure which one most suited the comments I wished to make, but I think it is probably Amendment 37F in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Leicester.

At the heart of all three amendments is a …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Oct 2024
Crown Estate Bill [HL]

"I suspect I would be pretty horrified, given all the information that I know about it, but I have long tried to stick to a principle in your Lordships’ House to speak about what I really know about and avoid the things I do not know too much about, so …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Oct 2024
Zero-emission Vehicle Mandate

"My Lords, in addition to regulation, is it not the case that the mode of taxation will also need to change and that, as we electrify our vehicles, we will need to move to road user charging rather than fuel?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Jul 2024
King’s Speech

"My Lords, I add my congratulations to the Attorney-General, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hermer, on an excellent maiden speech. The content was deeply refreshing and the tone was hugely appreciated. I heard him say he would be an active listener, and I look forward to both his listening …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Jul 2024
King’s Speech

"Hear, hear!..."
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