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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 11 Dec 2014
Economic Leadership for Cities

"My Lords, I welcome the debate of the noble Lord, Lord Shipley—and indeed the arrival of his new colleagues on the Lib Dem Benches. But I was surprised, from his opening remarks, to hear that somehow the clocks started in 2010. In 2010, as you will recall, the Lib Dems …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 11 Dec 2014
Economic Leadership for Cities

"The other important feature of the cities is that we have not yet developed enough of the citywide companies, such as those in France, that are developing cities around the world...."
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Written Question
Official Cars
Thursday 6th November 2014

Asked by: Lord Hunt of Chesterton (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, when purchasing vehicles for use by government departments, what criteria they apply regarding whether to purchase petrol- or diesel- fuelled cars.

Answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Public sector procurers are required to seek value for money through fair and open competition and Government will always award contracts on the basis of the best value for money for the taxpayer.

Crown Commercial Service manages a framework agreement for the supply of diesel, petrol and electric powered vehicles which Government departments use to meet their vehicle requirements.

Departments decide which fuel is most appropriate based on their individual requirements including whole life costs and may access advice and guidance from Crown Commercial Service as appropriate.

Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Deregulation Bill

"I think we may be about to have a dialogue. I used to be a councillor in Cambridge and we spent a lot of time stopping people driving over 30 miles an hour because of Mr Toad characters who wanted to go at 40 miles an hour.

If we go …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Deregulation Bill

"Would the noble Lord not agree that it is pretty clear in the Highway Code that you do not park on the pavement? As I understand this legislation, with the new Highway Code you had better ring up your council to see whether you can park on the pavement...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Deregulation Bill

"My Lords, I support the amendment. Air pollution in the UK is pretty serious and getting worse. We now have a better understanding that the larger the city, the more cars there are. In fact, cars travel longer distances in smaller cities. There is increasing awareness about air pollution, particularly …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 29 Aug 2013
Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons

"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the trenchant remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Stoddart. The framework of this debate about government action has been the 1920s international convention about chemical warfare and the practice of intervention by foreign countries for humanitarian purposes, but in the 1920s there …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 13 Jun 2013
G8 Summit

"My Lords, we should be grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Trimble, for this debate about the G8 in Northern Ireland. Of course, the G8 is more than about just trade. As the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, reminded us, it is about people, culture and science. Ireland’s unparalleled contribution to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 13 Jun 2013
G8 Summit

"Will this report be in the Library?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 13 Jun 2013
G8 Summit

"Will the Minister respond on the issue of water? This is the United Nations International Year of Water Co-operation and the water issue has not really had the emphasis it should have had, as was mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord McColl...."
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