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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Jun 2026
New Towns: Laying the Foundations (Built Environment Committee Report)

"My Lords, in 2004 the Labour Government were struggling with a shortage of homes and rising housing costs, so I offered some published advice on how, for example, they could initiate the construction of a new garden city by the Thames. I provisionally called it Thames Reach—it was in the …..."
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Division Vote (Lords)
9 Jun 2026 - Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Household Tumble Dryers) Regulations 2026 - View Vote Context
Lord Redwood (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 6 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 13 Noes - 66
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 09 Jun 2026
Further Education Colleges: Recovery of VAT

"Why do the Government so often favour a model that takes a lot of tax off institutions, people and companies and then has to give some back by way of grant to help pay for it? Is that not just a double handling charge that we do not need?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 09 Jun 2026
Water Companies

"We do need more capacity for reservoirs and water storage. Where have the Government and the regulator got to in granting the permits so that work can get under way to make that much-needed provision?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Jun 2026
Royal Mail

"Is not the financial performance of Royal Mail so much better than that of the nationalised Post Office, with Royal Mail requiring no subsidy from taxpayers and the Post Office sending colossal bills for big losses and for damaging treatment of staff who require compensation?..."
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Written Question
High Speed Two: Finance
Friday 5th June 2026

Asked by: Lord Redwood (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what latest estimate they have made of the of revenue and losses in the first operational year of HS2.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

DfT worked with HS2 Ltd to provide high level assessment of the changes to the operational costs as part of the Accounting Officer Assessment for the Reset. However, as the Reset Ranges focus on the capital cost of delivery, an Operational Expenditure Baseline is currently being produced as part of Baseline 8.0, and DfT and HS2 Ltd are continuing to work together on the updated Business Case to be published in 2027.

Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 04 Jun 2026
UK Electricity Prices

"It is 12p...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 04 Jun 2026
UK Electricity Prices

"My Lords, industrial electricity prices are four times the level of the United States of America’s and more than three times the level of China’s. It is no wonder that we face a disaster of deindustrialisation accelerating under this Government with the closure of the oil refineries, ceramics plants and …..."
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Written Question
Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
Thursday 4th June 2026

Asked by: Lord Redwood (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the annual capacity of the UK vehicle industry to produce battery electric cars.

Answered by Lord Stockwood - Minister of State (HM Treasury)

The Government has not made a single estimate of annual battery electric vehicle production capacity, however the latest forecasts from the Advanced Propulsion Centre estimate the UK will produce 200k battery electric vehicles (passenger cars and commercial vehicles) in 2027, rising to 600k in 2030. We are supporting UK battery manufacturing via DRIVE35, which helped strategic investments like the Agratas gigafactory in Somerset, and have already committed £47 million for key R&D battery projects across the UK through the Battery Innovation Programme, helping to create skilled jobs, a stronger supply chain and position the UK as a globally competitive destination for battery manufacturing.

Written Question
High Speed 2 Line
Thursday 4th June 2026

Asked by: Lord Redwood (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government when the first scheduled train service on the HS2 line will start from (1) Old Oak Common to Birmingham, and (2) Euston to Birmingham.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The first HS2 trains are now expected to start between Old Oak Common in West London and Birmingham Curzon Street between May 2036 and October 2039. We estimate that the full scheme, including both Euston to the south and Handsacre Junction to the north, will open between May 2040 and December 2043.