Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Environment Bill
"My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken on this group. We have had a really good discussion, especially about older steam engines. I certainly would support an amendment that put this in the Bill, because it is a really serious issue, and it does …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Environment Bill
"My Lords, I am grateful to be allowed to intervene—briefly, I was withdrawn from speaking in this group—and I would like to support what the noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard, has said about the concerns of small breweries. I was to some extent heartened by the Minister’s response that there is …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Jun 2021
Environment Bill
"My Lords, I have listened very carefully to this debate, particularly to the many noble and learned Lords who gave very powerful arguments in support of the amendments we have been discussing. I certainly believe that they have made some very strong cases. I was particularly interested in the comment …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Jun 2021
Environment Bill
"My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, the noble Lord, Lord Randall, and the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, because they have proposed additions to the definition of the natural environment. When I started looking at this, I thought, “Well, everything’s covered anyway”. In …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 28 Jun 2021
Environment Bill
"My Lords, I support some of the amendments in this group in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, and others. I support the views of the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, who just spoke about the importance of the list of environmental principles contained in Amendment 75.
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Jun 2021
Environment Bill
"My Lords, I welcome the Bill, as many other noble Lords have done, but it clearly needs quite a lot of improvement, which I am sure we will be able to do in the subsequent stages. I shall start by commenting on the difference, raised by many noble Lords, including …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 28 Apr 2021
Integrated Review: Development Aid
"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton, on a masterful introduction to this debate. This is a very serious problem. As my noble friend Lord McConnell said, this cut shames our country. The government document Global Britain in a Competitive Age talks about international engagement in the …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 2nd November 2020
Asked by:
Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was spent on consultancy services by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and its related agencies in the 2019/20 financial year; and what was the (1) cost of, and (2) reason for, each such contract.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
FCDO's consultancy spend in 2019/20 was £2.96m.
Fiscal Year | FCO | DFID |
2019/20 | £2,936,902 | £24,609 |
Legacy DFID's current system does not allow a breakdown of consultancy spend per contract type, this information is not held centrally but at country office level. Below is a breakdown of consultancy spend for legacy FCO:
FCO Consultancy Spend 2019-20 | Amount (£) |
Strategic planning consultation services | 39,508 |
Finance Consultancy | 39,933 |
IT/IS Consultancy | 469,123 |
Legal Consultancy | 761,088 |
Marketing and Communications Consultancy | 5,000 |
PPM Consultancy | 41,223 |
Procurement Consultancy | 149,901 |
Property and Construction Consultancy | 186,840 |
Strategy Consultancy | 327,415 |
Technical Consultancy | 509,360 |
Org and Change Management Consultancy | 407,510 |
Grand Total | 2,936,902 |
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Sep 2020
River Pollution
"My Lords, the 200,000 occasions of raw sewage being discharged into rivers in 2019, mentioned by the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, in his follow-up question, totalled 1.5 million hours of discharge, according to the Guardian. Does the Minister accept that it is quite clear that the …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 27th July 2020
Asked by:
Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker why Queen's Consent was required in respect of the Pensions Schemes Bill.
Answered by Lord McFall of Alcluith
Queen’s Consent is required for provisions affecting the Royal Prerogative, and the hereditary revenues, the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duchy of Cornwall, and the personal property or personal interests of the Crown. Queen’s Consent was sought for the Pension Schemes Bill as it affected the interests of the Crown in relation to the pensions of Royal Household employees.