United Kingdom parliament

Richard Newby

Member of the House of Lords · Liberal Democrat

Transcripts of what Richard Newby said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.

3 sittings with a confirmed speech

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Latest speeches

  1. Economic Affairs Committee · House of Lords · 15 September 2026

    • Q Lord Newby: what is a ‘neutral’ starting point?

      “Mr Dawber talked about the starting point being the neutral position, which is what what you describing the current situation is. But Lord Houchen, I think said that there'd been decades of underinvestment in the North. So presumably, if Lord…”
      Watch from 55:16

  2. Economic Affairs Committee · House of Lords · 8 September 2026

    • Equalisation under deeper devolution: unresolved design issues

      “I absolutely understand the argument about local decision-making leading to different outcomes, and that I accept that. But to what extent do you think you still need national minima in terms of standards? I mean, suppose you had a council…”
      Watch from 39:52

    • Counties, unitaries and the scope of mayoral powers

      “Can I pick up the two points that you made, Lucy, one about Cornwall and one about counties? Cornwall is a unitary that's getting devolution. It's not getting a mayor. If I'm a county that currently doesn't have a mayor,…”
      Watch from 1:25:35

  3. House of Lords · House of Lords · 3 September 2026

    • Debate: Inequality, Europe, constitutional reform and climate

      “My Lords, I wish to discuss two crucial components of the Prime Minister's program for growth: the devolution agenda in England and our relationship with the EU. For decades, I've advocated greater devolution of powers to Yorkshire, and so greatly…”
      Watch from 5:01:59

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