Lords debate Comprehensive Spending Review
2 November 2010 (updated on 2 November 2010)
On 1 November Members of the House of Lords debated in depth the government's 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review.
The Comprehensive Spending Review, published 20 October, sets out the government's plans for spending, fixing budgets for each government department for the next four-years.
- Watch the debate on the Comprehensive Spending Review
- Lords Hansard: read the transcript on the debate
Treasury Minister Lord Sassoon opened the debate, with contributions from members including:
- Lord Lamont of Lerwick (Conservative), former Chancellor of the Exchequer 1990-93
- Lord Myners (Labour), Financial Services Secretary and Government spokesperson, HM Treasury 2008-10
- Lord Bilimoria (Crossbench), founder of Cobra Beer
- Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay (Liberal Democrat), former party spokesperson for the Treasury 2001-10
Lord Eatwell (Labour), Opposition Treasury spokeperson in the House of Lords, responded on behalf of the Opposition.
The debate included three maiden speeches:
- Lord Allan of Hallam (Liberal Democrat), former for MP Sheffield, Hallam
- Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill (Labour), former Government Special Adviser
- Baroness Nye (Labour), Political Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1997-2007 and Director of Government Relations, Downing Street, 2007-10
Further information
- Alphabetical list of Members of the Lords
- Parliamentary calendar
- HM Treasury: The Spending Review
- Parliament news: Lords responds to Comprehensive Spending Review
The term 'maiden speech' refers to the first time a new Member gives a speech in the House of the Lords. A maiden speech usually takes place during a general debate and is uncontroversial.