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• Strathclyde Review — Motion to Take Note 13 Jan 2016

  My Lords, I begin by congratulating my noble friend Lord Darling on a first-class maiden speech. I am sure he will be a fine addition to this noble House. I also congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, on a wonderful maiden speech. Much has been said today about the rights and wrongs of the vote taken in this House on 26 October last year and I have no intention of repeating what your...

• Apprenticeships — Motion to Take Note 15 Oct 2015

  My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Prosser for securing this very important debate. For someone who served time as an apprentice that gave me the skills I required to virtually guarantee employment for the rest of my working life, it is vital that we do not allow the term “apprenticeship” to be hijacked for political gains. Much has been said by the Chancellor and Prime Minister about...

• Apprenticeships — Question for Short Debate 26 Mar 2014

  I begin by thanking my noble friend Lord Young for posing this Question today. The key word in the Question is “quality”. Some of the statistics that have been mentioned tonight may not relate to apprenticeships as we know them. My noble friend said earlier that some of these courses may be for only one year, and judging by some of the things that I have read in the past few weeks, some...

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Entered the House of Lords on 29 October 2013

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Haughey’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 12.75% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 4 times in debates — well below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)