Viscount Trenchard
The Viscount Trenchard
Conservative
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 16 May 2004
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Planning and Infrastructure Bill
23/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I listened with interest to the remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, and I can assure her that, having heard last week from both the...
Great British Energy: Nuclear Development
21/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, could the Minister tell the House whether, following this development, it is intended that GBE should merge with what is now called GBE-N—fo...
Strategic Defence Review 2025
17/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I declare my interests as stated in the register, and I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord McCabe, on his interesting maiden speech. I th...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
01/07/2025 • Lords
I am addressing Amendment 8 and addressing the general debate on the group. I am about to conclude my remarks, if the noble Baroness will allow me.
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My Lords, I agree entirely with what my noble friend Lord Lucas has just said. I support in principle Amendment 8, in the name of the noble Duke, the ...
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
24/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I declare my interest as a trustee of the Fonthill Estate in Wiltshire, and I thank the Minister for introducing this Bill today.
Everybo...
Environmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]
12/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Evans of Rainow’s amendment, which is not inconsistent with my previous amendment seeking to exempt a particu...
My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who have contributed to this short debate, and I thank the House for the thoughtful and considered attention th...
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Employment Rights Bill
28/04/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I rise to speak briefly in support of Amendments 5 and 124, so ably spoken to by my noble friend Lady Noakes, and well supported by the nobl...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
25/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, all the amendments in this group seek to bind the Government to undertake some further reform of your Lordships’ House. They variously cover...
I thank my noble friend for her clarification, but I wonder about the creation of yet another type of Peer. I wonder how many people would be happy to...
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
25/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Strathclyde on tabling his very sensible Amendment 90A. It should find favour on all Benches because, as...
United Kingdom: Global Position
13/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Howell on securing this debate, and the noble Lord, Lord Pitkeathley, on his interesting maiden speech. ...
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