"My Lords, I welcome the increased sentences for the most heinous cruelty to animals but, given what my noble friend Lord Hailsham said, should we not also be banning these people from keeping animals for life or, if not for life, then for a very long time?..." Earl Cathcart - View Speech
"My Lords, as it is National Apprenticeship Week, what are the Government doing to encourage apprenticeships in rural areas?..." Earl Cathcart - View Speech
"My Lords, what is the annual cost to families of wasting food, and what are the environmental emission consequences of food wastage?..." Earl Cathcart - View Speech
"My Lords, I spoke in Committee in support of the amendments in the name of my noble friend and I will do so again today.
I have three points. First, if you have a public right of way through your garden, you have lost your security, safety and privacy. Anyone …..." Earl Cathcart - View Speech
"My Lords, I support these amendments, particularly the ones in the name of my noble friend Lady Byford. I do so because they go a little further than those of my noble friend Lord Skelmersdale, which would include only gardens and driveways. My noble friend Lady Byford’s amendments also reflect …..." Earl Cathcart - View Speech
"My Lords, this is the first time that I have spoken on this Bill on Report, so I should declare that I live in a band H property on my farm in Norfolk, I have a bore hole and I have spent about 30 years working and underwriting in the …..." Earl Cathcart - View Speech
"My Lords, when a similar amendment was debated in Committee, I took it to be only a probing amendment. Now it has been tabled again today, I am bemused, or perhaps confused, about what the Committee on Climate Change can add to the work already being done. The insurance industry, …..." Earl Cathcart - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, on his use of De Mauley Street. I think it was clear what he was saying. It seems to me that if you have a property to let, as landlord you should buy the insurance. It might not just be the …..." Earl Cathcart - View Speech
"My Lords, I am afraid I cannot support this amendment. To me it shows a misunderstanding of the role of insurance more generally and of Flood Re in particular, which must build up its funds from premiums to cover current and future losses smoothly. The scheme already has five-yearly reviews …..." Earl Cathcart - View Speech