🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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Report from Constitution Committee 'The Governance of the Union: Consultation, Co-operation and Legislative Consent' – Baroness Drake. Debate; 3:45 pm
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Report from the Science and Technology Committee 'Don’t fail to scale: seizing the opportunity of engineering biology' – Baroness Drake. Debate
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My Lords, the Prime Minister is absolutely right to move quickly and ask Parliament to approve powers to protect and secure the UK steel industry. Urgent action today, which is what is before us, is absolutely in the interests of the nation and those communities where steel is such an important part of the local economy. They are feeling deep anxiety for their futures—we know it and can...
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My Lords, the Government’s recent announcement on measures to spur growth will increase the supply of infrastructure and productive investment for pension funds to invest in, but the fragmented nature of UK pension provision can hamper its ability to invest in such assets—in many instances, it cannot deal with the scale of investment required. Do the Government remain committed to...
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My Lords, I declare my interest as a trustee of DB—defined benefit—and master trust pension schemes. The Government’s mission to deliver sustained economic growth conveys an energy and purpose that I truly believe the country needs. Investment in the UK has been too low. The perception of government instability has made Britain a less attractive place to invest in. Restoration of good...
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As chair of the Constitution Committee, I should say that the answer from the Government went on to say that declarations could be as harmful as the boycotts themselves, and that was deployed in defence. It is quite right to clarify the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Beith, on what constitutes a declaration that does or does not fall under the qualification in paragraph 6 of the...
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I will say my last sentence.
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of the financial sector, including the pension sector, in decarbonising the UK economy while safeguarding investors' interests.
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To ask His Majesty's Government when they anticipate the Bank of England will publish the results of its second climate biennial exploratory scenarios, the first having been published in May 2022.
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To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 25 January (HL Deb col 843), what assessment the Bank of England has made of the accuracy of the new Low Demand scenario and Fragmented world scenario published by the Network for Greening the Financial System, and whether these satisfactorily address what Baroness Vere of Norbiton referred to as "the...
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what further initiatives they will put in place to build and maintain a consensus with Parliament, devolved administrations and local governments on how the national interests can best be met as the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic are lifted and they seek to rebuild the economy.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will provide greater clarity on their plans for the phasing out of current emergency financial measures and the phasing in of any further support measures, so that businesses and organisations have time to assess the implications and plan accordingly.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many employees have been furloughed to date, broken down by (1) industry sector and (2) size of business.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to provide additional support to kinship carers who are caring for vulnerable children as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure alternative support will be provided if there are insufficient staff available to support residents in a care home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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