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HANSARDRail Safety Recommendations: BacklogMy Lords, I will just pick up the Minister’s point about level crossings. They are a real point of vulnerability in the rail system, especially when those level crossings are on…28 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateMy Lords, the impact of the Iran war has made previous economic forecasts pretty much redundant. We talked last week about warnings from the IMF and the OECD, repeated today by…28 Apr 2026HANSARDOnline Challenger BanksMy Lords, does the Minister find, as I have done, in conversations perhaps not dissimilar to those with the noble Lord, Lord Ranger, that the challenger banks and fintechs are…27 Apr 2026HANSARDWorld Economic Outlook: UK Growth and InflationMy Lords, the Government keep looking in the rearview mirror. The IMF report and today’s inflation numbers are telling us that forecasts made in January essentially now go into…22 Apr 2026HANSARDBritish Industrial Competitiveness SchemeMy Lords, this debate picks up from the Oral Question earlier on the IMF, which warned that the global economy is losing momentum as a result of the Iran war, with the UK expected…22 Apr 2026 Bills sponsored (9)