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My Lords, would my noble friend the Leader of the House agree with me that the Government are perfectly mad to increase the size of the House to 800?
My Lords, would my noble friend the Leader of the House agree with me that the Government are perfectly mad to increase the size of the House to 800?
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
25 May 2011
My Lords, my noble friend was a Member of the House when it had a membership of well over 1,000.
Subjects
House of Lords; Public appointments; Peers
Date
25 May 2011
Reference
727 c1821
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, given what my noble friend has just said, will he give an assurance that the oath taken by Members of the House of Commons will not change?
My Lords, given what my noble friend has just said, will he give an assurance that the oath taken by Members of the House of Commons will not change?
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
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Answered
Answered on
7 December 2010
My Lords, I cannot be absolute about this. The Secretary of State, supported by others, has said, ““If there is a problem, come and put something to us and we will give it our consideration””. I cannot say what the Members of the House of Commons will say en masse if something is put to them. It may be that something with which they can agree is put to them; or it may be that they do not entertain it. I cannot answer that question.
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House of Commons; Members; Oaths and affirmations; Sinn Féin
Date
7 December 2010
Reference
723 c118-9
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, in his Answer, my noble friend referred to an arm’s-length body. What does that look like?
My Lords, in his Answer, my noble friend referred to an arm’s-length body. What does that look like?
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
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Answered
Answered on
13 October 2010
My Lords, my noble friend will be pleased to learn that it is a sort of portmanteau term that can apply to a quango, a non-departmental public body, an advisory committee and bodies of that ilk.
Subjects
Fertility; Human embryo experiments; Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority; IVF; Medical treatments; Regulation
Date
13 October 2010
Reference
721 c513
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, in view of the coalition Government’s desire to save public money at every possible opportunity, would my noble friend not agree that an expenditure of the amount that he referred to on a referendum is a complete waste of money and that nobody understands the alternative vote system or any of the other proportional representation systems? They all understand first past the post, so why do the Government not drop this policy?
My Lords, in view of the coalition Government’s desire to save public money at every possible opportunity, would my noble friend not agree that an expenditure of the amount that he referred to on a referendum is a complete waste of money and that nobody understands the alternative vote system or any of the other proportional representation systems? They all understand first past the post, so why do the Government not drop this policy?
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
15 July 2010
I do not know why the cheers are coming from the other side, because we are following their policy. My goodness, is it not welcome to get some comments from a large ““C”” Conservative?
Subjects
Boundary commissions; Constituencies; Alternative vote; Costs; General elections; Referendums; Parliament
Date
15 July 2010
Reference
720 c764-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, might I ask the Minister why she would think that her noble friend behind her, the noble Lord, Lord Harrison, would imagine that anyone would be interested in his health details on the internet other than to wish him well?
My Lords, might I ask the Minister why she would think that her noble friend behind her, the noble Lord, Lord Harrison, would imagine that anyone would be interested in his health details on the internet other than to wish him well?
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
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Answered
Answered on
8 April 2010
My Lords, I am sure that in a collegiate way we are all interested in each other's health.
Subjects
Costs; ICT; Government departments; Procurement; Cabinet Office
Date
8 April 2010
Reference
718 c1657-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, is the noble Baroness aware that at that time, which was some years ago, I was giving the views of the youth and the young generation, which is what everyone wants to listen to? Of course, as time has progressed, you change your views, sometimes a little, sometimes a lot, but you are still the same person.
My Lords, is the noble Baroness aware that at that time, which was some years ago, I was giving the views of the youth and the young generation, which is what everyone wants to listen to? Of course, as time has progressed, you change your views, sometimes a little, sometimes a lot, but you are still the same person.
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
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Answered
Answered on
22 February 2010
Indeed, my Lords.
Subjects
Directors; Women; Private sector; Public sector
Date
22 February 2010
Reference
717 c814
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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House of Lords
My Lords, does the Leader of the House agree that, whatever their merit, both the questions and the answers are very discriminatory?
My Lords, does the Leader of the House agree that, whatever their merit, both the questions and the answers are very discriminatory?
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
22 February 2010
My Lords, I do not think that I am being discriminatory in any way.
Subjects
Directors; Women; Private sector; Public sector
Date
22 February 2010
Reference
717 c814
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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House of Lords
My Lords, would the noble Lord the Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms be kind enough to repeat the statement that he made at the beginning? I think that some noble Lords did not hear it.
My Lords, would the noble Lord the Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms be kind enough to repeat the statement that he made at the beginning? I think that some noble Lords did not hear it.
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
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Answered
Answered on
4 February 2010
I hope that the noble Earl will accept that I did hear it and have been trying to adhere to it.
Subjects
Dental services; NHS
Date
4 February 2010
Reference
717 c292
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, why have the Government excluded the public?
My Lords, why have the Government excluded the public?
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 December 2009
My Lords, I would not accept that we have excluded the public from these processes.
Subjects
Court of Appeal; Judgements; Local government; Reorganisation; Unitary councils; Suffolk; Local Government Boundary Commission for England
Date
9 December 2009
Reference
715 c1083
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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House of Lords
My Lords, I shall return to the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Knight of Collingtree, if I may. Does the Minister agree that her friend Harriet Harman was talking absolute rubbish when she said that girls should not be brought up in pink clothes and boys in blue clothes? I say that because it is only when they get older that boys wear pink clothes—as I do with my pink shirt—with equanimity.
My Lords, I shall return to the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Knight of Collingtree, if I may. Does the Minister agree that her friend Harriet Harman was talking absolute rubbish when she said that girls should not be brought up in pink clothes and boys in blue clothes? I say that because it is only when they get older that boys wear pink clothes—as I do with my pink shirt—with equanimity.
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 December 2009
My Lords, I am sure that the noble Earl looks very dashing in his pink shirt or pink tie. The right honourable Harriet Harman was making a serious point about how to ensure that we as parents give girls the best possible opportunities and do not stereotype them into for ever taking a passive and pink role in life. Having brought up a daughter, I think that it is extremely important that we make sure that girls have a chance to play with trucks and trains and to wear blue if they look pretty in blue. We should not define how young people are looked after by the colour of their toys.
Subjects
Anti-social behaviour; Family intervention projects
Date
8 December 2009
Reference
715 c985
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I think that the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord McNally, was: when will the Government intervene? I did not hear the noble Lord answer it.
My Lords, I think that the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord McNally, was: when will the Government intervene? I did not hear the noble Lord answer it.
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
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Answered
Answered on
3 December 2009
My Lords, as I said, there have been recent talks between the two sides, which I understand have been very positive. I hope, therefore, that there will be an early resumption of the full service on that line.
Subjects
Franchises; Railways; National Express East Anglia; East of England
Date
3 December 2009
Reference
715 c806
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, does the Minister realise what pleasure it gives to hear an Answer of such brevity as his original Answer? Will he encourage his noble friends on the Front Bench to give equally short Answers instead of waffling on?
My Lords, does the Minister realise what pleasure it gives to hear an Answer of such brevity as his original Answer? Will he encourage his noble friends on the Front Bench to give equally short Answers instead of waffling on?
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
25 November 2009
My Lords, yes.
Subjects
Children; Cohabitation; Protection; Vetting; Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Date
25 November 2009
Reference
715 c360
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, will the Minister be good enough to reconsider his answer to the question asked by my noble friend Lord Hunt: when the noble Lord, Lord Sugar, speaks, does he speak with the authority of the Government?
My Lords, will the Minister be good enough to reconsider his answer to the question asked by my noble friend Lord Hunt: when the noble Lord, Lord Sugar, speaks, does he speak with the authority of the Government?
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 November 2009
My Lords, I should make it clear that he is accountable to me. I see him consistently. He is not a policy-maker; he is an adviser. A number of other advisers are helping us. We need advisers to help because, at the end of the day, small businesses need individuals just like the noble Lord, Lord Sugar, to help them.
Subjects
Business; Special advisers; Official engagements; Sugar, Lord
Date
12 November 2009
Reference
714 c901
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I fear the Minister telling me to go and do my homework, but can he explain how he can say that government expenditure is going to go up while the noble Lord, Lord Mandelson, says that it is going to go down?
My Lords, I fear the Minister telling me to go and do my homework, but can he explain how he can say that government expenditure is going to go up while the noble Lord, Lord Mandelson, says that it is going to go down?
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
15 July 2009
My Lords, I stand by my statement. I do not think my noble friend Lord Mandelson said that public expenditure will go down. What he said was entirely consistent with the Government’s position, which is that there will be a need to rebalance the economy once we come out of the recession, precisely to react to the bringing forward of capital expenditure, which has been such a significant feature of the Government’s action as we take assertive and successful steps to address the impact of the global economy on our domestic economy.
Subjects
Public expenditure
Date
15 July 2009
Reference
712 c1163
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the noble Baroness said that the flick relay mechanism had gone phut in Wellington barracks thus causing a great deal of embarrassment for the senior staff and some of your Lordships who were guests. She says that it has now been repaired. What makes the noble Baroness think that it will not flick again causing equal embarrassment on some other occasion?
My Lords, the noble Baroness said that the flick relay mechanism had gone phut in Wellington barracks thus causing a great deal of embarrassment for the senior staff and some of your Lordships who were guests. She says that it has now been repaired. What makes the noble Baroness think that it will not flick again causing equal embarrassment on some other occasion?
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
25 June 2009
My Lords, I doubt that the lifts in Wellington barracks are any less or any more reliable than some in this House.
Subjects
Wellington Barracks
Date
25 June 2009
Reference
711 c1667
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, my noble friend asked what will happen to the guns. I did not hear the noble Lord answer that.
My Lords, my noble friend asked what will happen to the guns. I did not hear the noble Lord answer that.
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
25 June 2009
My Lords, we will discuss with British Shooting the whole question of the legacy from Woolwich. We are optimistic that there will be a considerable one, including part of the range to be relocated. The House will appreciate that British Shooting has been strong in its view that Bisley ought to have been the location. The decision is final that Woolwich is the better option in the overall strategy for the Games. It is important that the Olympic authorities now relate closely to British Shooting and all those with the interests of the sport at heart to guarantee that this issue of legacy is promoted satisfactorily.
Subjects
Gun sports; Olympic Games 2012; Woolwich Barracks; Bisley
Date
25 June 2009
Reference
711 c1669
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, would the noble Baroness be good enough to consider with great suspicion any suggestions on these matters made by the noble Lord, Lord McNally? Does she realise that, although she talks about consensus, there does not seem to be any? Instead, is not all the brouhaha going on at the other end of the Palace of Westminster a good cause to celebrate the existence of your Lordships’ House, with or without—preferably without—the 1911 Act?
My Lords, would the noble Baroness be good enough to consider with great suspicion any suggestions on these matters made by the noble Lord, Lord McNally? Does she realise that, although she talks about consensus, there does not seem to be any? Instead, is not all the brouhaha going on at the other end of the Palace of Westminster a good cause to celebrate the existence of your Lordships’ House, with or without—preferably without—the 1911 Act?
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
22 June 2009
My Lords, I do indeed celebrate the existence of this House; I celebrate day by day the excellent work that we all do in this House. I wish that more people would take note of that excellent work, which is done on all Benches in this House.
Legislation
Parliament Act 1911
Subjects
Anniversaries
Date
22 June 2009
Reference
711 c1347
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, can the Minister say why prisoners should be allowed to vote?
My Lords, can the Minister say why prisoners should be allowed to vote?
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
17 June 2009
My Lords, there is a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on this issue, and as signatories—this would apply whichever Government were in power—we are obliged to follow that ruling.
Subjects
Judgements; European Court of Human Rights; Prisoners; Voting rights
Date
17 June 2009
Reference
711 c1065
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I thank the noble and gallant Lord for that reply.
Who said he’s not gallant? He is gallant.
My Lords, the purpose of the Question is not to be hostile to the Metropolitan Police, for whom I have a great respect and who do wonderful work in very difficult circumstances. However, does the noble Lord think that it is right that a whole lot of people from other countries should come here and inundate Parliament Square and the roads around it, bring their cooking utensils and having fry-ups on Parliament Square, and prevent people getting access to Parliament while involving vast numbers of police? And all for what? For some objection they have about something in another country over which we have no control. Is that fair?
My Lords, I thank the noble and gallant Lord for that reply.
Who said he’s not gallant? He is gallant.
My Lords, the purpose of the Question is not to be hostile to the Metropolitan Police, for whom I have a great respect and who do wonderful work in very difficult circumstances. However, does the noble Lord think that it is right that a whole lot of people from other countries should come here and inundate Parliament Square and the roads around it, bring their cooking utensils and having fry-ups on Parliament Square, and prevent people getting access to Parliament while involving vast numbers of police? And all for what? For some objection they have about something in another country over which we have no control. Is that fair?
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
2 June 2009
My Lords, I thank the noble Earl for his opening comments. I did not quite catch who thinks that I am not gallant over there, but I will track him down.
I have considerable sympathy with what the noble Earl has said, but this is a very difficult area. Clearly, within this country, we have a right to demonstrate. Although it goes on for a long time, there is no curtailment on its length. However, it is absolutely true to say that any sympathy there might have been is rapidly evaporating and the protest is therefore becoming counterproductive. Those who are involved ought to think of that closely.
It is absolutely right that we should allow people to demonstrate. I am glad that we had the statement about how well the police have done, because they have handled it extremely well. It is a question of being damned if you do and damned if you don’t; one looks at the G20. It is a very difficult situation. The Commissioner of the Met has kept access to the House open, but I entirely agree that it is very annoying and irksome. The protestors need to think hard about whether it is doing their cause any good or not.
Subjects
Access; Demonstrations; House of Lords; Parliament Square; Peers; Parliament; Sri Lanka; Tamils
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
711 c102-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, why should the police not be allowed to have photographs of people who are not guilty? There is nothing wrong in that, as the noble Lord said. After all, the people who complain are probably those who had their house Googled, so it is all in the public domain anyhow.
My Lords, why should the police not be allowed to have photographs of people who are not guilty? There is nothing wrong in that, as the noble Lord said. After all, the people who complain are probably those who had their house Googled, so it is all in the public domain anyhow.
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
2 June 2009
My Lords, the noble Earl raises another important point, which is that a lot of private concerns have considerable data about us. That needs to be properly regulated. If you have a card from the very big supermarket chains to help to reduce the price of things, they know exactly where you have been, where you have shopped, what you buy, and can then pass those data to others. It is unbelievable. These things need to be monitored and checked, but it is part of our modern society. I am a lot happier about how the Government look at some of those practices because we put measures in place to stop them. It is an important issue.
Subjects
Court of Appeal; Judgements; Police; Protest; Photographs
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
711 c106-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords