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Labour Lords round-up

A weekly bulletin of our activities on the red benches
{6th July Edition}

This Weeks News

In the City

Speeches
Wilf Stevensons Bring home the bacon! speech in Thursdays debate about UK Industry Competitiveness

With the LIBOR scandal currently rocking the City, Labour peers used the Bryan Davies introduces his amendment to the vehicle of the Financial Services Bill to debate banking regulation. In a speech that prompted lengthy debate from all sides of the House, Shadow Civil Aviation Bill to ensure dignity during security Treasury minister John Eatwell pressed the case for an independent checks banking inquiry. Sadly the vote that followed was lost 251-197.s

Wood for the trees

The Independent Panel on Forestrys report was released this week and our Peers have been among those spearheading campaigns against Coalition plans to sell off our forests and woodlands. Lords Shadow Leader Jan Royall, herself a Resident of the Forest of Dean, welcomed the Report while stressing the importance of a continued campaign.
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Tweets of the Week

@LordKennedy1: Lib Dems vote with Tories to defeat Labour plans for an in depth inquiry in banking. What happened Vince ? @stevethequip: LibDems must be furious with leadership who put them through the pain for little gain. Even worse are the boundaries for their MPs. @clivehollick: International financial community
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the Report while stressing the importance of a continued campaign.

Remembering Jack Ashley

@clivehollick: International financial community and City aghast at Osborne's crass partisan response to #LIBOR crisis. Mature leadership required @LadyBasildon: Hospitals 'may see wards closures' under NHS reforms, says Andrew Lansley http://soc.li/g2L66KU remind me - did he say this before #NHS bill?

Earlier this week a Memorial Service was held for former Labour MP and Peer Jack Ashley, who died in April. Throughout his life, Jack was a dedicated champion of the poor and vulnerable, most notably in his work on behalf of people with disabilities. Many tributes were paid to him at the Service, including these wonderful words from former Labour Leader Neil Kinnock.

@GeorgeFoulkes: My old physics lecturer,Peter Higgs,deserves recognition for his work on the "Higgs Boson" - a knighthood ASAP. See a full list of Labour Peers on Twitter, at Labour Lords-a-Tweeting

Votes & Statistics

The big vote this week was on our amendment to the Financial Services Bill, to pave the way for an impartial, judge led inquiry into the Libor scandal. Although we lost , 65 LibDem Peers once again displayed their pavlovian-like willingness to prop up Tory policies.

Five from our Blog

1) Ministers must take action over Ulster Bank
Tommy McAvoy on a failure of duty by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

2) A Clause for concern

Don Touhig on why new plans for court-imposed fines will drive some

Upcoming Business
Monday: Justice & Security Bill Committee (day 1) | Civil Aviation Bill Committee (day 4) | debate Long term strategy for the arts and cultural sector Tuesday: Financial Services Bill - Committee (day 3) | Local Government Finance Bill Committee (day 3) | debate Role of the drinks industry in
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people into deeper poverty

3) Short changed
Dianne Hayter points to problems of culture in the banking and financial services sector
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4) Ripped off before take off

Richard Rosser says give passengers proper up-front information on budget airlines costs

(day 3) | debate Role of the drinks industry in helping to prevent alcohol misuse and anti-social behaviour Wednesday: Justice & Security Bill Committee (day 2) | debates Report of the Science and Technology Committee on Behaviour Change | Report of the European Union Committee on Towards a Financial Transaction Tax Thursday: debates Implications relating to the Parliamentary Boundary Commissions current proposals | Problems faced by families in the rented housing sector | Coastal access in England Friday: debate Recent developments in the Middle East

5) Unhealthy rations
Phil Hunt highlights the increased problem of rationed care across the NHS

See all of our recent Labour Lords Blogposts Other Commentary

Joan Bakewells interv iew on her championing of older people, in last weekends Sunday Telegraph

Larry Whitty questions whether ov ersight of the communications sector Latest forward business agenda (to 25th July) should sit with DCMS rather than BIS, at Politics Home Stev e Bassam on the economic consequences of the Green Party s car parking folly , at BrightonHov eLabour.com li Alan Sugars wide ranging interv iew in The House magazine (V ia Politics Home)

Plus our daily Lords Question Time, which next week features Labours Dennis Bilston, Jill Pitkeathley, Neil Davidson and Joan Bakewell| Full Details

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