"My Lords, would the Minister just like to confirm that, when he talks about working people, he means self-employed people and anyone with a payslip?..." Lord Forsyth of Drumlean - View Speech
"I apologise for jumping the gun, but the enthusiasm I feel for this amendment from my noble friend goes back to the previous Parliament: I pay tribute to the Leader of the House and to my noble friend for the efforts that were made in the last Parliament to right …..." Lord Forsyth of Drumlean - View Speech
"I am most grateful to the Leader of the House. The point made by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, may have some validity. He said that, in practical terms, it probably means increasing the number of Ministers in order to deal with this issue. That would be a one-clause Bill …..." Lord Forsyth of Drumlean - View Speech
"I do not wish to be unkind to the noble Lord, but my recollection of the coalition Government is that every time the Government wanted to get agreement on a policy, the Liberals demanded more peerages, which is why we got those numbers. Therefore, for him to argue against this …..." Lord Forsyth of Drumlean - View Speech