Lord John of Southwark (Lab)

My Lords, even in the world where we are ruled by robots, it is entirely likely that genuine human creativity and culture will have an important part to play in the future of our economy. In her State

My Lords, it has been notable, since he took office, how clear the Prime Minister has been in his commitment to reforming the water sector, which he described as “a leaking monument” to a system that

My Lords, my noble friend has already mentioned health and well-being boards, in which local government is a key participant and player. Having said that, and with the Government’s commitment to devol

My Lords, before I start, I remind the House of my interests in this area, as a partner in Quoin Partners and as the chair of H4Life. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, for bringing this debate,

My Lords, I start by acknowledging the hard work that my noble friend the Minister has been putting into this over the last couple of years, and the work of those councillors who have been arguing for

I thank my noble friend for her Answer. She referred to this summer’s drought, but that followed a particularly wet winter, with southern England seeing 58% more rain than usual. Despite that, most re