Queen’s Speech

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Freud, for introducing this debate and giving the House a ...

My Lords, my noble friend Lord Freud indicated that one of the subjects for debate this afternoon...

My Lords, my introduction to this place was prefaced with the most pleasant prophecies: that I wo...

My Lords, I suspect that we all knew that it would be an honour and a privilege to hear the noble...

My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley of Knighton, on his witty, excellent...

My Lords, we have had an outstanding maiden speech. We have two more to come, and I am sure that ...

My Lords, I wish to speak on the subject of energy and, in response to the prominent references i...

My Lords, it is a pleasure and a privilege to be asked to speak after the noble Viscount, Lord Ri...

My Lords, I should like to speak on the Care Bill, which, as my noble friend Lord Hunt has stress...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for the welcome that I have received in this House. Members, offici...

My Lords, there are some cultures that believe that good things come in threes. Those who subscri...

My Lords, I am sure that we all enjoyed listening to three such eloquent and informative maiden s...

My Lords, I associate myself with those who have congratulated the right reverend Prelate and the...

My Lords, I, too, start by congratulating our maiden speakers on three superb speeches. Today’s d...

My Lords, I concur with all those who found the three maiden speakers inspiring. I also found the...

My Lords, as a member of the scrutiny committee on the Bill, I welcome the inclusion of the Care ...

My Lords, I offer my congratulations to the three excellent maiden speakers today, who very much ...

My Lords, I agree with every rapid word from my noble friend Lord Prescott, but I wish to focus o...

My Lords, as I develop my own arguments, the House will understand why I took so much pleasure in...

My Lords, last year at this time we waited with great anticipation the start of the London Olympi...

My Lords, I declare my interests listed in the register. I, too, congratulate the noble Lords who...

My Lords, there is much to welcome in the Queen’s Speech. I particularly look forward to the adve...

My Lords, I start by welcoming the maiden speech of my noble friend Lord Ridley. He is not in his...

My Lords, I, too, welcome the maiden speeches. I always welcome people from the north-east, even ...

My Lords, I wish to draw attention yet again to the terrible crime of human trafficking and slave...

My Lords, I hope that the words of the noble Lord, Lord McColl, will not be forgotten; I greatly ...

My Lords, I will speak about those aspects of the gracious Speech that support people saving for ...

My Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Stoneham, and to comment on the Government’...

My Lords, as my contribution is relatively brief, perhaps I may take half a minute to say how muc...

My Lords, I wish to confine my remarks to social care support, particularly for people with autis...

My Lords, among the many briefs that I received before and after the gracious Speech, there is on...

My Lords, I had intended to speak on the draft care and support Bill and to deal with some of the...

My Lords, I entered your Lordships’ House in 1998, and at the first gracious Speech debate that I...

My Lords, I had intended to speak on welfare or health but on Saturday evening, travelling back n...

My Lords, I remind the House of my interests, particularly two non-financial interests: I am a tr...

My Lords, I start by apologising to the whole House for the fact that I was not here at the begin...

My Lords, I like roundabouts. They often have flowers on them and are very good reservoirs for wi...

My Lords, the Care Bill represents an important recognition by Government of the need to tackle o...

My Lords, in the short time available to me, I propose to speak about the role of general practit...

My Lords, I, too, pay tribute to the gracious Speech and to the three excellent maiden speeches t...

My Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Morris of Handsworth. I share his ...

My Lords, I am grateful to be speaking as part of the debate on the gracious Speech. In the time ...

My Lords, my contribution to this debate considers the issue of housing in the context of health,...

My Lords, as the Care Bill announced in the gracious Speech will have its Second Reading next wee...

My Lords, I want to address an issue that affects millions of families in this country. It is a s...

My Lords, when my noble friend Lord MacKenzie rose to speak, he said that he had had to tear up h...

My Lords, I was delighted that the gracious Speech contained several mentions of the intention to...

My Lords, how does one follow such a passionate, energetic and fabulous speech at this late hour?...

My Lords, first, I pay tribute to the impressive number of speakers in today’s debate, and the qu...

My Lords, it is one of the glories of the debate on the gracious Speech that it engenders a wealt...