Industrial Strategy - Motion to Take Note (Continued)

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 7:09 pm ar 8 Ionawr 2018.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Lord Bird Lord Bird Crossbench 7:09, 8 Ionawr 2018

My Lords, I am very happy to be talking about industrial strategy, which is kind of strange. I am known as Mr Homeless or the Poverty Man—the “Buddy, can you spare me a dime?” sort of chap—so your Lordships would not think I would be interested in industrial strategy. However, I am interested in it because I am interested in productivity and in all the things that make possible a generosity of spirit and give us the opportunity to intervene in the lives of people in need and to help prevent those people who may fall into need from doing that.

I am not in any way looking on this as a slight, but it is interesting that there is nobody from the Church here. There are no right reverend Prelates in today. Is it the Bishops’ day off?