Speeches by Baker.
Every Hansard contribution by Richard Baker this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 61–80 of 252 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “HOLAC is charged with collecting citations, and the guidance says they will be published on the Government’s website, gov.uk, but there is no clear place on your website where these citations can be found. Should there be?” | 37 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “That is true; I accept that.” | 6 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “You say longer the better. It is up to 150 words; is that really adequate in terms of the length of a citation? It seems extraordinarily short for a citation for someone to become a member of the upper House.” | 40 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “Given that the current Government had a manifesto commitment to reform the appointments process, I might say that I am surprised that these discussions have not taken place directly with you, Baroness Deech, and HOLAC, given the fundamentally important role HOLAC has in that process. Would you hope that, before too lon…” | 60 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “Baroness Deech, HOLAC has now released citations for people prior to the Government’s change in policy following a freedom of information request appeal. Do citations exist for all appointments prior to this recent change?” | 34 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “Thank you very much indeed, Baroness Deech.” | 7 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “They should also be published on the Government’s website. Do you agree with that?” | 14 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “None at all? Are you surprised there have been no discussions with you, given that this is a commitment from the Government?” | 22 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “Finally, the Government have committed to reforming the appointment process. What discussions, Baroness Deech, have you had with the Government about such reforms?” | 23 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “If there were a limited number of citations that were approved, should those be published?” | 15 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “Good morning, Baroness Deech. I believe, in response to the questions from Sam Carling, you welcomed the requirement that has been introduced for political parties to provide a citation as to why a person is being put forward for appointment. It appears to be a reasonably limited reform, but what purpose do you think i…” | 69 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “I would love to see a paso doble towards the Woolsack.” | 11 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “There should be issues about public confidence in there as well.” | 11 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “But are there not important issues of transparency that citations should fulfil as well? That should be clear when political parties are bringing forward a candidate.” | 26 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “You also mentioned that you felt that the purpose of citations, at least partly, should be to help people fit in quickly in the House of Lords.” | 27 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “That is very clear.” | 4 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “Would it be reasonable to highlight that link for the sake of transparency on the HOLAC website?” | 17 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1488) “I think that in response to Sam’s question, you said it was difficult for you to assess whether there had been a change in the candidates brought forward for nomination as a result of this process. Do you think it would be a useful exercise for HOLAC to undertake to ask whether it is actually making a difference to the…” | 61 |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Budget Resolutions “The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered her Budget in the most challenging global economic circumstances; there is sluggish growth across the international economy, and we have an economic inheritance from the Conservative party of high public debt and low investment. Despite that, she delivered a Budget that will ta…” fiscal-policyeconomy-jobscost-of-living | 667 |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Resale of Concert Tickets “This summer, thousands of music fans in Scotland were dismayed at having to pay hugely inflated prices to see their favourite bands, including Oasis, so my right hon. Friend’s announcement on capping the resale price of tickets will be welcome news for all those fans. Will she consider what further measures can be take…” cost-of-livingculture-community | 67 |