King's speech debate on Thursday, 14 May 2026, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent. The answering member was Lord Livermore.

King’s Speech

Lords debate on King's speech (second day) on economic growth, trade and EU partnership.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 856 cc48-141
Session: 2026-27
Department: Cabinet Office; Treasury; Department for Business and Trade
Procedure: Addresses to the Crown
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: King's Speech 2026: Devolved affairs
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
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Thursday, 7 May 2026
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Proceeding contributions: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 856 cc49-53 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a great honour for me to open our five-day debate on the gracious Speech. These m...; Baroness Finn | 856 cc53-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, when the Chancellor of the Exchequer made her first speech in that office on 8 July 202...; Lord Fox | 856 cc56-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, nearly two years ago, the general election resulted in a brief outbreak of euphoria on ...; Lord Burns | 856 cc58-61 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, most of us agree that economic growth is critical. I am very pleased to see that it is ...; Bishop of Newcastle | 856 cc61-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am pleased to speak in this debate on the gracious Speech and wish all noble Lords we...; Lord Barber of Chittlehampton | 856 cc62-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is an honour to follow the excellent contribution from the right reverend Prelate th...; Lord Hunt of Wirral | 856 cc66-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Barber of Chittlehampton, given his ...; Lord Liddle | 856 cc67-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, whose brand of Conservative...; Lord Lilley | 856 cc68-71 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is always a great and nostalgic pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, whos...; Lord Alderdice | 856 cc71-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, when I am speaking about the gracious Speech, I normally speak in the debate day on for...; Lord Redwood | 856 cc74-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Alderdice, is right to warn us all that our relative prosperity an...; Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway | 856 cc76-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Redwood, and to perhaps offer a slightl...; Baroness Penn | 856 cc77-80 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, following the noble Baroness, Lady O’Grady, I too want to focus on the theme from yeste...; Lord Frost | 856 cc80-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am delighted to speak in today’s debate on the humble Address. As noble Lords will pr...; Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 856 cc83-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I shall start on an area that was largely ignored in the King’s Speech. Unfortunately f...; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen | 856 cc84-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I declare an interest as a senior counsellor with the Cohen Group. The opening lines of...; Lord Bridges of Headley | 856 cc87-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a very great pleasure to follow the noble Lord’s extremely powerful and searing c...; Lord Strasburger | 856 cc89-91 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will address the impact of Brexit on one of our largest economic sectors—the creative...; Lord Johnson of Lainston | 856 cc91-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will take a slightly different tack and praise the Government for some of the Bills p...; Baroness Bi | 856 cc93-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, in following that speech, I will cover many of the areas covered by the noble Lord, Lor...; Lord Jackson of Peterborough | 856 cc95-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, to begin, I strongly commend the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, who is not i...; Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 856 cc98-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a privilege to speak in response to His Majesty’s gracious Speech, and I am grate...; Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 856 cc99-102 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank everyone who has participated in this interesting debate, even if we know that ...; Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate | 856 cc102-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it will probably come as no great surprise to the House that I have a slightly differen...; Lord Stoneham of Droxford | 856 cc104-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Kirkhope, whose views I have listened t...; Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 856 cc106-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Stoneham of Droxford, who has so recently...; Lord Murphy of Torfaen | 856 cc108-110 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I noticed earlier that two of my predecessors as Secretary of State for Wales talked ab...; Lord Fuller | 856 cc110-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, since July 2024 the wheel has fallen off our economy. Tax revenues and growth have fall...; Baroness Gill | 856 cc112-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, yesterday’s gracious Speech set out the Government’s agenda, focused on growth, investm...; Baroness Ludford | 856 cc114-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, like others, I wish to speak about EU partnership, and I very much agree with the remar...; Lord Shinkwin | 856 cc117-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my noble friend Lord Hunt of Wirral mentioned value for money. Taxpayers’ and businesse...; Lord Sikka | 856 cc118-120 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it will take a long time to undo the damage done by 14 years of Conservative rule. Howe...; Lord Tyrie | 856 cc120-2 (Link to this contribution)
I was hoping I could agree with something there, but I am not sure I can, so I have decided to sa...; Lord Moynihan of Chelsea | 856 cc122-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this week the Prime Minister—if indeed he still is the Prime Minister; I am not sure—ab...; 856 c123 (Link to this contribution)
Yes he is!; Lord Moynihan of Chelsea | 856 cc123-5 (Link to this contribution)
Oh, I apologise—the noble Lord has moved further back. Brexit has not cost our economy, an idea t...; Lord Bruce of Bennachie | 856 cc125-7 (Link to this contribution)
There goes Liz Truss’s trusted adviser—I think we all know how that turned out.
In 2024, La...; Lord Horam | 856 cc127-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, before I contribute to this extremely interesting debate, I will pay a small tribute to...; Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town | 856 cc129-130 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Horam, not only for his long service but for the ...; Lord Kempsell | 856 cc130-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I listened with great interest to the many excellent speeches in this debate and I comm...; Baroness Kramer | 856 c131 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my noble friend Lord Fox has had to leave, as the cold lurgy got him; undoubtedly, it w...; Lord Lilley | 856 c131 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, does the noble Baroness speak to the NFU, which does not want to rejoin Europe because ...; Baroness Kramer | 856 cc131-5 (Link to this contribution)
We may be speaking to the people at the NFU, but I suggest that the noble Lord go out and start s...; Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 856 cc135-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in today’s debate. I thank the Minister, the noble ...; Lord Livermore | 856 cc139-146 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank His Majesty for his gracious Speech and all noble Lords for their thoughtful co...
Subjects: Defence Aviation Business Competition Capital investment Billing British Steel Energy supply Financial services Infrastructure Food Economic situation Iron and steel Economic growth Northern Ireland Manufacturing industries Nuclear power Public expenditure Railways Nationalisation Regulation Trade agreements Social security benefits Small businesses Agricultural products UK trade with EU Overseas trade Public finance Windsor Framework UK relations with EU North of England UK internal trade Visitor levy
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