Baroness in Waiting/Government Whip (Baroness Jones of Whitchurch) (Lab)

My Lords, I am pleased to speak in this debate on the gracious Speech and to welcome the focus on public sector reform and delivery. This is my first intervention since I was appointed the chair of th

I thank my noble friend for that. The additional funding that has been given to the British Business Bank is welcome, but will it be encouraged to take higher risk stakes in some of our more innovativ

To ask His Majesty’s Government what criteria are used by the British Business Bank when investing in UK businesses.

My Lords, the launch of the AI and the Future of Work Unit is of course very welcome, but how will it account for the varied AI growth opportunities around the country, which might be very different f

My Lords, given the worrying flow of some UK quantum companies taking money from or moving abroad, particularly to the US, in search of additional funding, is my noble friend the Minister confident th

My Lords, the evidence on the impact of early years investment is compelling, as my noble friend the Minister has outlined. It matters for health, growth, skills and employment—almost every outcome we