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HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025I thank the noble Lord. I talked about the additional rights and enforcing the wider roles and rules of the domestic agency, but on how that will be impacted operationally, as…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025Before the Division, I was about to turn to the observations of the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, the first of which was about the impact on SMEs and businesses. I remind noble Lords…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025My noble friend Lord Sikka asked about the real value of the minimum wage already being eroded. The 2025 national living wage is expected to have the highest real-terms value in…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am grateful for the support across the Committee for these regulations and thank noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this debate. I will highlight some of…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, the purpose of these regulations, which were laid before the House on 4 February, is to enact the annual increases to the national living wage and national minimum wage…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025.17 Mar 2025HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025I thank the noble Lord and the noble Viscount for their thoughtful contributions in this debate. I will try to address each of the points raised in turn. First, the noble Lord,…17 Mar 2025HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025My Lords, this instrument was laid before the House on 18 December 2024 and relates to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024—the DMCC Act—which received Royal…17 Mar 2025HANSARDUS Steel Import TariffsForgive me. I cannot comment further on the specifics of the Windsor arrangement in absence of the facts, but on the relationship with the EU, this Government were elected with a…13 Feb 2025HANSARDUS Steel Import TariffsI thank the noble Lord for the question. Again, it is very difficult to comment on the specifics of what the tariffs will look like when we are at a point when there are few facts…13 Feb 2025HANSARDUS Steel Import TariffsI acknowledge that electricity and power costs within the UK are higher. In my role, as I think about investment, that is something that we need to make sure we understand and…13 Feb 2025HANSARDUS Steel Import TariffsI wholeheartedly agree with my noble friend that the steel industry is a vital asset within the UK. As I think about emerging markets and emerging technologies—for example, the…13 Feb 2025HANSARDUS Steel Import TariffsI thank the noble Baroness for her question. I agree that the UK steel industry is something that we hugely value and look to support in any way that we are able. To that end, we…13 Feb 2025HANSARDUS Steel Import TariffsI thank the noble Lord for his question. I think we all agree that the US is an indispensable ally in many areas. As he may have seen, President Trump has said he has had a couple…13 Feb 2025HANSARDPost Office Horizon Scandal: Compensation PaymentsIf I may refer specifically to the Horizon scandal and how we are making sure that a scandal of this level never happens again, there is a significant undertaking with the Sir Wyn…11 Feb 2025HANSARDPost Office Horizon Scandal: Compensation PaymentsI thank the noble Lord not only for his question but for his significant contribution to the role, and I pay tribute to him for his long-standing commitment to resolving the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDPost Office Horizon Scandal: Compensation PaymentsI thank my noble friend for the question. He is right: of the four schemes that are available, two of them are administered directly by the Post Office, while the other two are…11 Feb 2025HANSARDPost Office Horizon Scandal: Compensation PaymentsI thank the noble Lord. The volumes coming through each of the schemes are very differing. If I take the HSS, for example, which is the scheme with the most volume, a significant…11 Feb 2025HANSARDPost Office Horizon Scandal: Compensation PaymentsMy Lords, the Government have made significant progress in delivering redress to victims of the Horizon scandal. As of 31 January, approximately £663 million was paid to over…11 Feb 2025HANSARDPost Office Horizon Scandal: Compensation PaymentsI think that urging is heard and encouraged. Having said that £1.8 billion has been set aside, I remind the House that this is not a limit or target; it is just the best estimate.…11 Feb 2025