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Lords debates the economy

29 April 2016

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Members of the Lords, including the Chairman of Cobra Beer Partnership Ltd and a Visiting Lecturer in the Economics Department at Queen Mary, University of London, debated the building of a stronger economy, on Thursday 28 April.

This was a general debate. During debates, members are able to put their experience to good use, discussing current issues and drawing the government's attention to concerns.

The debate was proposed by Commercial Secretary, HM Treasury, Lord O’Neill of Gatley (Conservative).

Speakers included:

  • Lord Bilimoria (Crossbench), Chairman of Cobra Beer Partnership Ltd  
  • Viscount Hanworth (Labour), Visiting Lecturer in the Economics Department at Queen Mary, University of London
  • Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat), former Vice-President of Citibank/Citicorp USA
  • Lord Northbrook (Conservative), Managing Director of Northbrook Farms Ltd.

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