Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury (Con)

My Lords, I was privileged to be a member of the committee, but before I come to the report itself I want to focus on a curiosity: why was the Select Committee set up in the first place? The commitmen

My Lords, like many other speakers, I want to focus today on a sentence that would have been unimaginable in a Queen’s Speech of 40, 30 or even 20 years ago. It is the sentence that begins: “My Govern

My Lords, the Economist magazine got it right about the Chancellor’s speech on the spring forecast. It said that the Chancellor “did not announce a single major policy decision that will help Britain

My Lords, is it the case that, in the course of the appointment of Lord Mandelson, the Prime Minister never spoke to him?

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Chartres, who predictably gave us a unique perspective for this debate. We are very fortunate to have so many illustr

My Lords, I did not quite understand the Answer the Minister gave to the noble Lord, Lord Rook. I have gone to the website and I understand that the Office for the Impact Economy is going to act “as a