Baroness Randerson: ...place. The company said that it was unable to secure valuable flying contracts in the EU because of Brexit uncertainty. On Saturday, we had Flybmi; today, we have the very sad news about Honda in Swindon. The trickle of job losses has become a steady flow. Today as well, we have the UK Trade Policy Observatory estimating some 750,000 job losses—that is a conservative estimated—as a...
Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon: ...circumstances, which is to record, report and publish. In researching online, I found it difficult to find any results on this. All I could find was material about filling in forms. An academy in Swindon said that: “Schools should be aware that there is no … requirement to collect data relating to racial incident reporting as academy schools are not obliged to share this information...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath: My Lords, I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Harrison and say how good it is to see him back in his place. What message would the Government like to give to small traders in Swindon, who will be damaged incredibly by the Honda decision? Is this the Brexit dividend that the Government promised us?
Lord Rooker: Are any Ministers going to Tokyo to discuss with Honda the announcement it has just made about closing the Swindon factory in 2022? Is this not relevant to parliamentary opinion at all?
David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to make an assessment of the quality of the rail line between Swindon and Reading to improve passenger comfort.
David Drew: ...is making an excellent speech. We cannot exonerate the parents. For good or bad, I have two grammar schools in my constituency. Children come to Stroud’s grammar schools from the other side of Swindon. That means there are 11-year-olds who have to get up at 5 o’clock in the morning. We can talk about putting the start of the school day back to 10 am, but at the moment, the days of some...
...Douglas Lord Selsdon Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury Lord Shinkwin Lord Smith of Hindhead Baroness Stedman-Scott Lord Sterling of Plaistow Lord Stirrup Lord Stoddart of Swindon Baroness Stowell of Beeston Lord Strathclyde Baroness Stroud Baroness Sugg Lord Suri Lord Taylor of Holbeach (teller) Lord Taylor of Warwick Lord Trefgarne Viscount Trenchard Lord...
Chi Onwurah: ...than that, the south-west has been a major beneficiary of EU funding, receiving the second largest share of regional development funding and social funding. The key economic hubs of Bristol and Swindon are among the largest UK recipients of Horizon 2020 research grants, from which we get more back than we put in. After the UK leaves the EU, that hole will be filled by the Government, but...
Matt Rodda: ...earlier. It is deeply frustrating to have to deal with delays on a daily basis. It has a huge impact on family life and on people’s desire to work in London or to commute into Reading, Slough, Swindon or other business centres along the line. I am sure that applies to the other towns and cities represented here today. It is a deeply frustrating daily occurrence for hundreds and thousands...
Lord Stoddart of Swindon: My Lords, I really had to get to my feet since I was referred to by the noble Lord, Lord Lea of Crondall, to tell him that it was not puzzlement on my part. It was thinking about what he was saying about the Social Chapter, because the Labour Government at the time opted out of it. What I am concerned about—
Lord Stoddart of Swindon: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of non-curriculum activities on the teaching of the core curriculum in state schools in England.
Lord Stoddart of Swindon: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of immigration on the increase in rough sleeping in England since 2013.
Lord Stoddart of Swindon: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the EU General Affairs Council meeting on 8 January, what assessment they have made of the presidency's priorities and focus on building a more cohesive EU.
Lord Stoddart of Swindon: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in supporting the EU Joint Action Plan against Disinformation, they have confidence that no member state, including the UK, sanctions or tolerates the spreading of disinformation.
Emma Hardy: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children who were eligible for free school meals in (a) Hartlepool, (b) Hastings and (c) Swindon prior to the roll out of universal credit in those areas; and if he will make a statement.
Anneliese Dodds: ...their self-assessment forms. Many of the staff who were employed in those specialisms have either already left or are thinking of leaving. A great example of this is what we have seen happening in Swindon, which was previously a centre for income tax fraud. There is now a centre of excellence being built up on that in Liverpool, but with none of the same staff and with none of that...
Lord Stoddart of Swindon: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of concerns over the future of the Wylfa Newydd and Moorside nuclear power station projects, they will re-examine the viability of the Severn Barrage project.
Lord Stoddart of Swindon: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the share of pension liabilities to which they have agreed as part of the UK's departure from the EU is based on (1) the full budget share of those liabilities, or (2) the number of British staff employed by the EU up to and until exit day.
...Seccombe Lord Sheikh Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury Lord Shinkwin Lord Smith of Hindhead Lord Smith of Kelvin Baroness Stedman-Scott Lord Sterling of Plaistow Lord Stevens of Ludgate Lord Stoddart of Swindon Baroness Stowell of Beeston Lord Strathclyde Baroness Stroud Baroness Sugg Lord Suri Lord Swinfen Lord Taylor of Holbeach (teller) Lord Taylor of Warwick Lord Trefgarne Viscount...
Lord Stoddart of Swindon: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and if so, when, they plan to bring forward legislation to abolish the deposit required to stand for election to the House of Commons.