Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 29 Nov 2022 Net Migration
"My Lords, is it not true that one of the great attractions of this country is that people can come in and get employment without any real problem whatsoever, and that the major error that we have had is the abandonment of the policy we had in 2010 to have …..." Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe - View Speech
"The Minister is very well regarded in the House. He is on a difficult one today, but would he express a personal view on what he believes should be done in regard to the question from my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti?..." Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe - View Speech
"My Lords, I express my gratitude to my noble friend Lord Snape for introducing this very important debate. I also welcome the Minister to his new role. I think it is going to be rather a bed of nails for him. My noble friend and I last worked together on …..." Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe - View Speech
"The noble Baroness is on a different planet from citizens’ experience in this country of service from both the public and private sectors. Has she tried trying to get through to British Gas or BT? We wait, wait, wait on the telephone. It is time we had a review of …..." Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe - View Speech
"My Lords, does the Minister recall the meetings which I have had with her about the use of data and focusing on data to identify the locations in neighbourhoods which need extra resources in trying to prevent crime? In particular, does she recall the conversation she had with Professor Shepherd …..." Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe - View Speech
"My Lords, in moving Amendment 61, I shall speak also to Amendment 62. It is convenient to take the two together.
Since Committee, the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, has kindly written, and I am grateful to him for sending a letter in which he set out statistics relating to the …..." Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to all who have participated in the debate and particularly to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for the work that she has done. I first express my sympathy about the experience that she has had. I am grateful to others who have spoken in support. …..." Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe - View Speech
"I welcome the report and congratulate the Government on being prepared to set out a strategy. I can understand why some people are unhappy about part of it. Alcohol is quoted as the great place to go for a wonderful life with wonderful regulation and without all the consequential problems …..." Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe - View Speech
"Sorry, we need a full debate on this. My question is on the 12 steps. Will the Government commit themselves to apply them more fully than they have done in the past, and will they do a proper record of the work that is done and research on that?..." Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe - View Speech