"My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Antrobus, is quite right to urge the Government to give more support to our hard-pressed Armed Forces in meeting the many challenges that they do. As the Minister knows, the Prime Minister has provided a temporary three-month bridge to enable work on the GCAP …..." Viscount Trenchard - View Speech
"My Lords, I did not realise that we had moved on to winding speeches. I wholeheartedly endorse what the Minister said about the late Lord Beecham and add my condolences.
With the leave of the House, I would like to comment briefly on Amendment 187, tabled by my noble friends …..." Viscount Trenchard - View Speech
"My Lords, different voting systems have different advantages and disadvantages. As the Minister knows, first past the post is simple and allows the winner to be representative of all those who voted for them and of those who did not. It reduces the chance of minority-led, unstable Administrations. It is …..." Viscount Trenchard - View Speech
"My Lords, following on from the noble Baroness’s question about grid capacity and upgrading the grid, does the Minister not agree that the more small nuclear we can introduce instead of intermittent renewable sources—such as onshore and offshore wind—the better, because it is firm baseload power? Also, it reduces the …..." Viscount Trenchard - View Speech
"My Lords, as many noble Lords have said this afternoon, not only on these Benches, the Bill is titled the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill but it seems that it does the exact opposite. I strongly support my noble friends Lady Scott and Lord Jamieson’s amendments in this group.
"Can the Minister please tell the House why the Government have delayed publishing their response to last November’s report from the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce? Are they going to act and implement the review’s recommendations, and if so, when? It is hugely regrettable that we have thrown away our former leading …..." Viscount Trenchard - View Speech
"My Lords, I add my voice in support of the noble Lord, Lord Bassam. Everything he said makes a great deal of sense. It is hugely important to consider the identity of the authorities being created in terms of their communities and place-making. I am also tempted to support the …..." Viscount Trenchard - View Speech
"My Lords, I am rather confused about this amendment moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, which seeks to require a mayor with fire and rescue authority functions to delegate those functions to a deputy mayor for fire and rescue. In an earlier discussion, the Committee debated the appointment of …..." Viscount Trenchard - View Speech
"My Lords, it has been announced that there will no longer be any Royal Navy ship permanently stationed in the Middle East. This is as troubling as it is incomprehensible. To reassure our allies and preserve the reputation of the Royal Navy, can the Minister undertake to ask this noble …..." Viscount Trenchard - View Speech
"My Lords, I would like to add my voice in support of Amendment 168 and the other amendments to which my noble friend Lady Noakes has spoken.
It seems quite counterproductive for legislation to discourage innovation and the introduction of new types of investment based on different strategies in order …..." Viscount Trenchard - View Speech