Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Mar 2022
Elections Bill
"Before the noble Lord sits down, would he reflect on the fact that the last two hours have been about something to do with legislation affecting the Labour Party in particular? It would be intriguing to find a similar amount of time in a Bill looking at the Conservative Party …..."Lord Lea of Crondall - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Feb 2022
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
"I understand everything that the noble Lord has said, but is there not a contradiction there? One wants to say that the matter should not be taken to court but, in that case, where is the confidence that something could not go badly wrong with the process? Scenarios ought to …..."Lord Lea of Crondall - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 12 Mar 2021
Budget Statement
"I have two points—one economic and one social—and there is a connection between them. I am afraid that, although it does not feel like it, we are living in a fool’s paradise. One aspect that the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, pointed out is Brexit. Three years ago, it was predicted …..."Lord Lea of Crondall - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 08 Jan 2021
EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
"My Lords, as a friend of the Wigmore Hall, I add my voice to those who say that there is something quintessentially European about music—classical music in particular and of course, within that, chamber music; artists fly around at very short notice, and that is how it has to be.
…..."Lord Lea of Crondall - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 03 Dec 2020
Spending Review 2020
"I have two questions to put to the Minister. I declare an interest, in a sense, as a former head of the TUC economic department donkeys’ years ago. One of my jobs was as a member of the Retail Prices Index Advisory Committee. How is it that the Government have …..."Lord Lea of Crondall - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 16th November 2020
Asked by:
Lord Lea of Crondall (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to make changes in the 2021 Census to the questions on (1) religion, and (2) ethnicity, used in the 2011 Census of England and Wales; and if so, what any such changes are.
Answered by Lord True
- Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
The Census (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/560) set out the questions for Census 2021 in England and include facsimiles of the paper questionnaires. The religion question is the same as that asked in the 2011 Census. For the ethnic group question, two substantive changes to the question used in 2011 have been made:
a new tick-box response option for ‘Roma’
a write-in option for those selecting ‘African background’ within the ‘Black, Black British, Caribbean or African’ high-level category.
People can still declare another religion or ethnicity, even if it is not a tick-box response option.
The parallel Census (Wales) Regulations 2020 were made by Welsh Ministers and laid before the Welsh Parliament.
Written Question
Monday 16th November 2020
Asked by:
Lord Lea of Crondall (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of people who responded to the questions on ethnicity in the 2011 Census of England and Wales by identifying as Arab when considering recommending appointments to the House of Lords.
Answered by Lord True
- Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
The information requested is not centrally held. The House of Lords Appointments Commission is an independent and advisory non-departmental public body.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 10 Nov 2020
Economy Update
"Three weeks ago, the Minister agreed with my remark—first made by the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, I believe—that we have to integrate our employment assistance policy in relation to jobs that are affected by Covid-19 and jobs that are affected by Brexit. This task is becoming increasingly urgent. Looking forward, …..."Lord Lea of Crondall - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 28 Sep 2020
Economy
"My Lords, as has been said by the noble Lord, Lord Monks, and the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, there is a need to integrate policy that arises from Covid and policy that arises from Brexit. Does the Minister agree? This is described as a plan for the winter, and there …..."Lord Lea of Crondall - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Jul 2020
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill
"My Lords, I very much admire two of the speeches made since the tea break—those of the noble Baroness, Lady Uddin, and the noble Lord, Lord Hussain—and their analysis of the structural nature of this problem, which has been excluded, of people being excluded from the register. I hope that …..."Lord Lea of Crondall - View Speech
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