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HANSARDAirport ExpansionMy Lords, in responding to my honourable friend in the other place, Siân Berry, on the question of how this could possibly fit within the Government’s legal climate commitments,…03 Feb 2025HANSARDArmed Forces (Court Martial) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024My Lords, I thank the Minister for his clear and comprehensive introduction to this statutory instrument, which makes, as he said, a small change to the existing system. However,…03 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyMy Lords, Martin Wolf, the chief economics commentator for the Financial Times , this morning noted how trend growth across a wide range of global North countries continues to be…03 Feb 2025HANSARDStock Market: First-time InvestorsMy Lords, in following the noble Lord, Lord Leigh of Hurley, I have to go briefly to a report from the Intergenerational Foundation, which notes that the current UK tax regime…03 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI agree with the noble Baroness and support her amendment. I have already reflected on the lack of a proper impact statement in many different areas; I would entirely back the…29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this rich and frequently passionate debate, and I thank the Minister for his answer. I think that I will cross-reference…29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillIn responding to the noble Lord, I can only applaud the increase in the national minimum wage—indeed, I would encourage it to be significantly higher. None the less, the noble…29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I tabled my Amendment 11A after our extensive discussion, on the previous day of Committee, about the impact of the national insurance rise on charities. As I prefaced…29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill29 Jan 2025HANSARDECO4 and Insulation SchemesMy Lords, the Minister just spoke about the possibility of a huge number of skilled jobs. He may be aware of the TUC’s recommendations from last year for the Government’s warm…29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI rise briefly to offer the Green group’s support for all these amendments. Perhaps the right reverend Prelate’s amendment gives the Government a way forward that does not…29 Jan 2025HANSARDEU LawMy Lords, before the previous general election, the Royal Society of Chemistry was calling for a national chemicals agency to overhaul our “broken chemicals regulation and…28 Jan 2025HANSARDInternet Activity: Energy UseMy Lords, the Minister has already acknowledged the energy demands and pressures. The noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, raised the issue of mining and the resource use going into…27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for her careful and detailed response to an important group of amendments. It may affect only a small number of cases, but they are cases where we…27 Jan 2025HANSARDInternet Activity: Energy UseMy Lords—27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 151 in this group, which is in my name. It is a slightly diverse group, in that the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, has just set out his two…27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall also speak briefly to the other amendments in this group. I warn those who are planning to speak after me that I will be brief, because this amendment is…27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I welcome what the Minister has said about the pilots and the significant changes being made to existing mental health services. Short of someone putting down an Oral Question or…27 Jan 2025HANSARDFree Schools and AcademiesMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Evans of Bowes Park, for securing this debate on the “achievements” of free schools and academies—although that is not the noun that I…23 Jan 2025