"My Lords, many parents shielding their children who have had serious illnesses are having to pay up to £90 each for a Covid jab. Many of those families do not have those resources, so their children are put at risk. Will the Minister look at that?..." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, does the Minister agree that it is nice to see that the Opposition have now accepted that privatisation of school meals was not a good thing and that it has led to some of our problems?..." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, does the Minister agree with me that servicemen’s accommodation is in the terrible state it is in because the last Government privatised it?..." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, does the Minister agree that the regulators often use long consultation periods to do nothing and that the general public want action, not consultation?..." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, can I bore the House again? Our regulators are some of the worst in the world and they are letting the public down. We are not holding them to account. Is it not about time that some of these individuals got sacked and replaced by people who will …..." Lord Watts - View Speech
"Mr Lords, this is a difficult time for the British car industry and it is a welcome announcement that this matter has been put off for some time. Will the Government continue to monitor car production problems in the car industry and review whether this policy should be implemented at …..." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, is this not just another example of the disaster of Brexit, which was spelled out, in all places, in the Telegraph a couple of weeks ago, demonstrating the damage that has been done to the country? Do we not need to speed up our relations and discussions to …..." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, we are seeing reductions in the number of donors, whether it be in blood or in organ donation. Are we not getting to a serious situation where the Government need to think about how they can increase donations to historic levels?..." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, is it not the case that under the last Government, the health service was wrecked, and doctors’ salaries were controlled to such a level that they fell behind previous years? We have made a substantial increase in pay; should that not mean that doctors think we are committed …..." Lord Watts - View Speech
"My Lords, while we are on this subject, is it not the case that our regulators and our consumer rights are letting Britain down, and that we are in what we call rip-off Britain? Do we not need to look at regulation and consumer rights as a whole and come …..." Lord Watts - View Speech