United Kingdom parliament
Patience Wheatcroft
Member of the House of Lords · Crossbench
Transcripts of what Patience Wheatcroft said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.
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Economic Affairs Committee · House of Lords · 15 September 2026
London’s net contribution and democratic backstop
“Thank you. Just a quick one really follows on from those questions. Obviously, the ultimate form of devolution we get has still to be decided. But I wonder whether you in particular, Howard, are worried that the end result will…”
Watch from 49:44Q Lord Newby: what is a ‘neutral’ starting point?
“And would you see the contribution that goes from London to the other areas of the country going up or down?”
Watch from 53:31Planning powers in practice and emerging mayoral discretion
“Thank you. My question really leads on from that. And I'm intrigued by the amount of constructive conflict there might be between local authorities and strategic authorities. The local government association thinks that it's almost inevitable, but that organizational boundaries…”
Watch from 1:18:51
House of Lords · House of Lords · 14 September 2026
PSFA savings figures, COVID fraud and legal robustness of decisions
“Fraud was rife during COVID, both in the loans that were granted when they shouldn't have been and in PPE contracts, for instance. Could the noble lady tell us just how much has been recovered of that fraud and how…”
Watch from 1:03:21
House of Lords · House of Lords · 11 September 2026
Systemic reform, funding and cultural partnerships
“My Lords, I'm so grateful to the noble lady Baroness Featherstone for introducing this bill and doing so with such passion. Her commitment to this issue is incredibly impressive. And I'm looking forward to hearing the maiden speech from the…”
Watch from 1:47:30
Economic Affairs Committee · House of Lords · 8 September 2026
Equalisation under deeper devolution: unresolved design issues
“Thank you very much. Just to take the siblings analogy one step further. Never mind whether somebody makes a mistake and they borrow money they shouldn't have for foolish projects. One sibling is likely to be more attractive than another.…”
Watch from 50:11Q7: Baroness Wheatcroft: local government capacity and skills
“Thank you. You've each had long and varied careers in local government and obviously understand its workings. But from the outside, it looks every bit as messy as Baroness Wolf said. And as you said, Jonathan, a lot of local…”
Watch from 1:34:31Financial baseline: how big is the local gap?
“We've seen some pretty horrendous examples of incompetence in local government. And that's a very optimistic way of looking at it. But in order to get them out of that space so that they can benefit from devolution, how does…”
Watch from 1:35:10
House of Lords · House of Lords · 7 September 2026
Oral Question 2: Public/private partnerships and infrastructure
“My Lords, the Minister said there are still some issues with PFI contracts, particularly with hospitals. Could he confirm the scale of the debt that hospitals are still burdened with because of PFI, and what the government's going to do…”
Watch from 31:20
House of Lords · House of Lords · 2 September 2026
Backbench questions on growth, devolution and welfare reform
“My Lords, the government has cut VAT, it's cut business rates, and it's reinstated the two pound bus fare cap. Simultaneously, the cost of its borrowings continues to rise to increasingly frightening levels. The Prime Minister tells us that he's…”
Watch from 3:41:05
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