Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 30 Jun 2020
David Frost
"My Lords, the politicisation of this and other posts at the top of government is a significant change in the constitutional settlement of this country. When and how will the Government seek democratic approval for this decision?..."Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 4th December 2017
Asked by:
Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of interference by Russian sources with the referendum in the UK on 23 June 2016.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
As the Prime Minister made clear in her Mansion House speech, Russia makes aggressive use of cyber capability to mount sustained campaigns of espionage and disruption.
To date, we have not seen evidence of successful interference in UK elections or referendums. We take any allegations of interference in UK democratic processes by a foreign government extremely seriously.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Nov 2017
Universal Credit
"My Lords, I draw the attention of Members to my interests in the register. I also congratulate my colleague and noble friend Lady Hollis on getting this debate. I want to raise two practical problems that I know, from my experience, are already happening with early claimants of universal credit.
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Sep 2015
Kids Company
"My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register, as I am involved with a number of charities. I hope the Minister recognises that the sector is highly regulated, and that it is largely well regulated. The vast majority of charities pay attention to good governance, make …..."Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 27th July 2015
Asked by:
Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list those persons appointed as chairs of non-departmental public bodies by the Cabinet Office.
Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley
The current chair appointments to non-departmental public bodies made by the Cabinet Office are listed below:
Baroness Browning Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
Lord Bew Committee on Standards in Public Life
Lord Kakkar House of Lords Appointments Commission
Dr Martin Read CBE Senior Salaries Review Body
Sir Peter Ainsworth Big Lottery Fund
Sir George Newman Security Vetting Appeals Panel
Sir David Normington GCB First Civil Service Commissioner
The Speaker of the House of Commons (ex officio) Boundary Commissions for England and Wales
In addition, the Cabinet Office publishes a list of chairs of non-departmental public bodies on Gov.uk as part of the Public Bodies series of reports. The most recent report is as of 31 March 2015. Public Bodies is an online publication (gov.uk and data.gov) and a hard copy of each annual report is available in the Library of the House.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 10 Mar 2015
Soft Power and the UK’s Influence (Select Committee Report)
"My Lords, as a member of the committee, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Howell, for his chairmanship. It was a very enjoyable committee, which I felt privileged to be a member of, and much of that was down to his chairing. The number of noble Lords who are down …..."Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2015
Voter Registration: Students
"My Lords, does the Minister realise that in many areas of the country his answers will seem very complacent? Much of the problem arises because for many young people it is the first time that they are registering. I will give another example, involving, admittedly, not a young person but …..."Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 11 Dec 2014
Economic Leadership for Cities
"My Lords, this is a very timely debate. I welcome it enormously. I particularly welcome the fact that it comes from someone else from the north-east. The case for more economic opportunity for our cities is irrefutable. The intellectual case is there and has been made in different ways by …..."Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 23 Oct 2014
Ebola
"My Lords, I wonder whether the Minister recognises that this is not just a humanitarian crisis. These three countries in west Africa are all fragile states, and Sierra Leone, in particular, is emerging from conflict. It has now had several stable elections, but all of that will be under threat …..."Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 20 Oct 2011
Universal Credit
"Will the Minister tell us whether the Government have published the consultants’ report on the feasibility of the IT project in the DWP and, if not, will they do so while the Committee is sitting in this House on the Bill?..."Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top - View Speech
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