Lord Barber of Chittlehampton (Lab)

My Lords, generating growth is the key to paying off interest and reducing the debt. The Government are doing good work on that across the economy. I hope that they will not forget public sector produ

My Lords, given the pace of change in the nature of defence and warfare, does my noble friend the Minister agree that expenditure on defence research is increasingly important and that the establishme

My Lords, it is an honour to follow the right reverend Prelate; I strongly support the sentiments he described. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, for putting this on the agenda in the way

My Lords, I welcome the strong message yesterday from the Prime Minister on hope. Hope is definitely the right message, but it can be sustained only if it is followed by real, visible, continuing deli

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on his speech this afternoon, and the many Members across the House who made moving and powerful contributions, including the noble Lords, Lord Bl

My Lords, I pay tribute to my noble friend for her comments this afternoon and to the Prime Minister for his work on Britain’s interests abroad. I particularly appreciated my noble friend’s comments o