Extracts from Lords debate on the Queen's Speech - June 26
Tuesday, 27 June 2017 07:51
Lord Fox (LD):...I shall speak briefly about some of the specific
measures in the Queen’s Speech and then pick up some key features
around the industrial strategy. We will see that not only are the
Government distracted but they are impotent. They have not the
slightest chance of passing anything but the most anodyne of
measures, which explains the non-Brexit legislation that will be
set before us. For example, we have heard that the Government will
introduce legislation to ensure that the...Request free trial
(LD):...I shall
speak briefly about some of the specific measures in the Queen’s
Speech and then pick up some key features around the industrial
strategy. We will see that not only are the Government distracted
but they are impotent. They have not the slightest chance of
passing anything but the most anodyne of measures, which explains
the non-Brexit legislation that will be set before us. For example,
we have heard that the Government will introduce legislation to
ensure that the UK remains a world leader in new industries,
including electric and automated vehicles and commercial
satellites, about which the Minister spoke very eloquently. Very
good, I say. Here, I must draw attention to my declared interests
in GKN and Smiths Group. In highlighting
those aspects, the Minister has indicated why those Bills are
there: they are a diversion from the main issues that we face as a
country. They are important but not as important as the things that
are not in the Queen’s Speech...
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