Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 11 Sep 2017
Small Businesses: Late Payments
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken to assist small businesses in accessing finance by tackling the issue of late payment of commercial debt...."Lord Harrison - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 11 Sep 2017
Small Businesses: Late Payments
"My Lords, there is an abject and continuing failure from this Government to outlaw late payment on commercial debt. The Federation of Small Businesses says that we lose 50,000 viable businesses every year, and we lose some £2.5 billion to the Exchequer, because of the failure to act on that …..."Lord Harrison - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 24th July 2017
Asked by:
Lord Harrison (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Department of Health's consultation on changes in how healthcare education for nurses is funded, what are the next steps in the legislative process.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
I refer the noble Baroness to the answer I gave Lord Beecham on 20 July 2017 (HL801, HL802, HL803, HL804).
Written Question
Wednesday 19th July 2017
Asked by:
Lord Harrison (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to recognise chess and bridge as sports for the purpose of applying for funds provided by national sports organisations.
Answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde
The process for the recognition of sports in the UK is a matter for the Sports Councils’ Recognition Panel which is made up of Sport England, Sport Wales, Sport Scotland, Sport Northern Ireland and UK Sport.
The games of bridge and chess are not recognised as sports by any of the UK sports councils.
There are no plans currently to revisit the question of recognition for either chess or bridge.
Written Question
Friday 14th July 2017
Asked by:
Lord Harrison (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefit of playing chess and bridge for (1) older people, (2) those with mental health problems and (3) children.
Answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy
The Government has made no assessment of the benefit of playing chess and bridge for older people, those with mental health problems or children.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 11 Jul 2017
Rural Areas: Superfast Broadband
"My Lords, the Minister knows rural Cheshire well. Will he ensure that superfast broadband will aid and abet small businesses to establish themselves in the countryside so that they can strengthen the countryside for the benefit of all those who live there?..."Lord Harrison - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 06 Jul 2017
Brexit: EU Institution Relocations
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of Brexit, what assessment they have made of the impact on jobs and the economy of any relocations away from the United Kingdom of European Union institutions based in this country, such as the European Banking Authority...."Lord Harrison - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 06 Jul 2017
Brexit: EU Institution Relocations
"My Lords, according to the briefing paper from the House of Commons, the hard Brexit expulsion of the European Medicines Agency and the European Banking Authority will cost us jobs, tax revenues and personnel with deep knowledge of banking and medicines, and will incur the costs of this relocation to …..."Lord Harrison - View Speech
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Division Vote (Lords)
27 Apr 2017 - Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support)(Amendment) Regulations 2017 -
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Lord Harrison (Lab) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
87 Labour Aye votes vs
0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 121 Noes - 159
Written Question
Wednesday 19th April 2017
Asked by:
Lord Harrison (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider advising the Bank of England to change its formal name to the Bank of England and the United Kingdom, whilst continuing to use the Bank of England for day-to-day purposes.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe
- Shadow Minister (Treasury)
The Bank of England's name carries a longevity that pre-dates the formation of the United Kingdom itself, having been founded in 1694 as “the Governor and Company of the Bank of England”. Under the current state of the union the Bank acts as central bank for the entirety of the United Kingdom. This includes underwriting both Scottish and Northern Irish banknotes.
To change its name now would represent a break from over 300 years’ worth of history and the prestige it carries as a global brand.