"My Lords, the Statement clearly says that the move towards clean energy is unstoppable, and of course I welcome that, but I have two questions for the Minister. First, does he agree that to get consumers to buy more electric vehicles, reducing VAT from 20% to 5% would be incredibly …..." Lord Woodley - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest: three generations of my family have worked at Vauxhall. My sympathies go out to the Luton plant. I thank the Minister for meeting me and the former chief executive of Vauxhall last week to discuss the difficulties surrounding Stellantis.
"My Lords, since privatisation, water companies have had 1,100 criminal convictions and have also paid out over £85 billion in dividends. They charge people for sewage disposal but dump millions of tonnes of sewage into our rivers and seas. This is fraud. Does the Minister agree that rather than hiking …..." Lord Woodley - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank everyone for their thoughtful, enlightening and informative contributions, which have outlined the tragedy and scandal that is undoubtedly out there. The Minister’s contribution leaves a void in my mind: we are still not treating the prisoners or their families as an absolute priority and with the …..." Lord Woodley - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a great honour to open this debate today and to lead this important legislative campaign to abolish, once and for all, the great injustice that is imprisonment for public protection—or IPP sentences.
Parliament abolished IPP sentences on human rights grounds in 2012 but not, unfortunately, retrospectively, …..." Lord Woodley - View Speech
"My Lords, there are 1,800 prisoners serving IPP sentences, as the Minister knows. One has been in prison for 12 years for stealing a plant pot; another has been in for eight years for stealing a mobile phone. At the same time, there is no review. When we look at …..." Lord Woodley - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as a former union convenor for the Vauxhall plant at Ellesmere Port, where I still have family working. The Tory Government’s delay from 2030 to 2035 has thrown the industry into complete turmoil, as the Minister knows, after manufacturers invested billions to prepare for …..." Lord Woodley - View Speech