"My Lords, I am not a London councillor, nor am I a vice-president of the Local Government Association, so I suppose I have a bit of an independent view here. I am just a provincial councillor from Norfolk. However, I associate myself with the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord …..." Lord Fuller - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to my opposition to Clause 16 standing part of the Bill. It in no way conflicts with the series of amendments in the name of my noble friend Lord Gascoigne, so ably presented by my noble friend Lady O’Neill. I agree with the thrust of …..." Lord Fuller - View Speech
"I am sorry if the noble Baroness regrets those, but the facts stand. A mayor who has done a rather good job in one part of the country is now going to be prevented from standing as a result of applying Labour’s rules for all the other parties. That is …..." Lord Fuller - View Speech
"My Lords, I support the principle of Amendment 191 in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, and the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill. I observe that, for the first time, we are bringing local, parish and community councils substantially into scope, for I believe that the definitions provided in …..." Lord Fuller - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Davies, found the Government’s position inexplicable such that these amendments have become necessary. I can understand that. The point is that the Government do not—they do not understand finance. Perhaps they should have had a few more prawn cocktails before the election; they might …..." Lord Fuller - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak only briefly, because the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, has put her finger on it. There is a choice here—the choice of the members. If we believe that the members have a say in their own retirement, having saved for it, so that they are stakeholders …..." Lord Fuller - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 99 in particular but I generally associate myself with all the amendments in this group, including Amendments 95 and 98 in the names of my noble friends.
As we have heard, there is no conclusive evidence that bigger is best when it comes …..." Lord Fuller - View Speech
"The Minister invites me to stand up. The only reason I mentioned the LGPS is because the LGPS funds have been put into pools of £25 billion to £50 billion. We have a real economy experiment of what might happen if these provisions are enacted on the rest of it. …..." Lord Fuller - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise to support my noble friend Lady Barran and to associate myself with Amendment 104 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, whom it is a pleasure to follow.
The Welfare Food Regulations 1996 lay out in astonishing detail the importance of milk to those …..." Lord Fuller - View Speech