Queen’s Speech

My Lords, I am honoured to have the opportunity to make my maiden speech. I would have done so so...

My Lords, it is a very great privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Mountevans, and to be the f...

Before the noble Lord sits down, I have been listening to him—

I am sorry, my Lord, but no.

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My Lords, I begin my remarks with congratulations to: my noble friend Lord Callanan, whom I serve...

My Lords, there has been a lot of debate about the likely impact that leaving the European Union ...

About one-quarter of all EU legislation deals with environmental protection—environmental regulat...

In this, my maiden speech, I should like first to pay tribute to my predecessor Lord Lyell, a Pee...

My Lords, when my noble friend Lord Colgrain asked me to follow his maiden speech, I had complete...

My Lords, this is no ordinary Queen’s Speech, due to two dimensions. First, there is Brexit, to w...

My Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, about the priority that we should give to hou...

My Lords, first, I would like to say what a pleasure it was to listen to the maiden speeches of t...

My Lords, last week was Learning Disability Week, the focus of which was breaking down the barrie...

My Lords, a number of noble Lords have been powerful advocates in this debate for various aspects...

My Lords, I will confine myself to a few comments on agriculture and the environment. In doing so...

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate. I agree with everything h...

My Lords, I too pay tribute to the gracious Speech. It was of course delivered at a testing time ...

My Lords, while it is always interesting to follow the eloquence of the noble Lord, Lord Morris, ...

My Lords, I am trying hard to be positive, so I start by welcoming the Bill on autonomous vehicle...

My Lords, I very much welcome the opportunity to contribute on the subject of agriculture as part...

My Lords, in 2015 a former Conservative Party chairman said:

“Bureaucratic pen-pushers seem...

My Lords, I thoroughly enjoyed the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Mountevans. When I took my seat...

My Lords, reflecting on Her Majesty’s gracious Speech, I was struck by the extraordinary scale of...

My Lords, the Prime Minister has spoken of the awful events of recent weeks as signs of a society...

My Lords, we are facing a two-year Parliament dominated by the legislation that will implement th...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes. I agree with much of what s...

My Lords, I wish to speak on only one of the several proposed Bills related to our leaving the Eu...

My Lords, time is precious today, but I think others would agree that there is very little in the...

My Lords, I make no apology for returning to the vexed question of HS2, as this ridiculous scheme...

My Lords, the gracious Speech and many noble Lords have spoken of a new, modern, industrial strat...

The gracious Speech told us that Ministers will “strengthen the economy”—an admirable aim. Howeve...

My Lords, the gracious Speech commits the Government to bringing forward measures to help tackle ...

My Lords, I know that at this stage there is no necessity for me to thank the two maiden speakers...

My Lords, before I start, I place on record that before speaking tonight I took counsel and guida...

My Lords, despite its brevity, the Queen’s Speech emphasises that our Government and Parliament h...

My Lords, Her Majesty’s most gracious Speech made clear this Government’s priority to ensure secu...

My Lords, there is yet another glaring omission in the gracious Speech and supporting documentati...

My Lords, I welcome my noble friend Lord Callanan to his role and wish him success. I am delighte...

My Lords, I shall speak today about energy and the environment and, in the interests of brevity, ...

My Lords, I propose to follow the example of the noble Lord, Lord Haskel, and others and confine ...

My Lords, the Government should be dealing with much else besides Brexit, but I fear that the Bre...

My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Lords, Lord Colgrain and Lord Mountevans, on thei...

My Lords, I welcome the proposal in the Queen’s Speech to build a strong economy, and therefore c...

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, although it has been a little while s...

My Lords, I, too, congratulate our two maiden speakers today. My case is that austerity is not th...

My Lords, I add my congratulations to the two maiden speakers and congratulate my noble friend Lo...

My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Woodland Trust and president or vice-president of...

My Lords, it is always an honour to speak in such an auspicious debate and at a crucial juncture,...

My Lords, I want to talk about business and skills. In doing so, I am conscious that this contrib...

My Lords, I apologise to noble Lords at this hour for appearing in the wrong place on the list, b...

My Lords, many powerful speeches have made across a range of issues and I confess before I start ...

My Lords, this has been an excellent debate. First, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Callanan,...

My Lords, we have had more than 60 speakers this evening, and many insights from much experience....