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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Jan 2020
Horizon 2020

"My Lords, Britain pays about 11% into this programme but it gets a lot more out. How much extra benefit is derived from the extra resources that we get from Europe?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 22 Jan 2020
Gift Vouchers

"My Lords, why should there be any limit whatever on a voucher? After someone has passed their money over to a shopkeeper and the shopkeeper has given them a receipt for goods to buy at a later date, why should they not be able to use it whenever they want?..."
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Written Question
Northern Ireland Office: Reviews
Thursday 19th July 2018

Asked by: Lord Watts (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many independent reviews the Northern Ireland Office has commissioned into its policy or administration over the last year; and what was the total cost of those reviews.

Answered by Lord Duncan of Springbank

The Northern Ireland Office has not commissioned any independent reviews into its policy or administration over the last year.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 27 Jun 2017
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, I raise an issue faced by many councils around the country. They have faced massive cuts in their expenditure over the last few years. They have been forced to privatise services, been stripped of powers and in some cases been forced to cut services altogether. Those services that …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 27 Jun 2017
Fire Safety: Lakanal House Fire

"My Lords, does this not demonstrate that we should not allow the industry to set safety standards, which is what has happened in this case? Do we not need to have a stronger public sector that can actually set these standards on our behalf?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Oct 2012
Oral Answers to Questions

"Is the Prime Minister aware that young people’s unemployment in my constituency has gone up by 1,000%? What is he going to do about this scandal?..."
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