"My Lords, maybe I can enlighten the Minister about the export prospects for the contract with Leonardo, which amounts to about 500 aircraft by 2040 for about £400 million. Leonardo—I declare my interest as chair of Make UK, which has 1,100 defence members, including Leonardo—has been very patient about this. …..." Lord Harrington of Watford - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Make UK, which has 26,000 manufacturing companies that belong to it and is a major apprenticeship provider. As the Minister is very aware, because we have spoken to her on the subject, currently, apprenticeships in manufacturing are declining across the UK …..." Lord Harrington of Watford - View Speech
"My Lords, I should mention my entry in the register of interests—I am chairman of Make UK. But that is more than an entry into a register, because it is really what my whole speech is about today.
"My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Make UK, which has about 26,000 manufacturers as members, including most of those in the nuclear sector. In 2017, I was the nuclear Minister and made a big announcement that the Government were going to get involved in small nuclear reactors …..." Lord Harrington of Watford - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall do my best to comply with the spirit of cross-party consensus day. I should first declare from the register that I am chairman of Make UK, which has more than 20,000 member companies in manufacturing and infrastructure. I commend the Government on this 10-year infrastructure plan …..." Lord Harrington of Watford - View Speech
"My Lords, I am chairman of Make UK, which represents 27,000 manufacturing businesses in the UK, which I think by mutual acclaim amount to between 10% and 15% of GDP. Our members are extremely worried because they face a 50% premium—at the absolute minimum—on the price of the electricity they …..." Lord Harrington of Watford - View Speech
"My Lords, I do not know quite what to say. I will try to keep my comments brief, because I do not want to incur the wrath of the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, telling me to keep quiet. I shall try to be as brief as I can, but this …..." Lord Harrington of Watford - View Speech
"My Lords, I requested this debate on a subject on which I spent most of last year and produced what is somewhat modestly called the Harrington Review of Foreign Direct Investment—it is probably the only volume that will ever bear my name, so it means a lot to me.
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what measures they intend to implement to attract more foreign direct investment to the United Kingdom...." Lord Harrington of Watford - View Speech
"My Lords, it gives me the greatest pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Elliott’s maiden speech, to which I will return a bit later. First, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare, for allowing us to have this debate. Of all the many speeches, I will refer particularly to …..." Lord Harrington of Watford - View Speech