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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, briefly, we regret very much that the other place rejected amendments that would have exempted key groups such as universities, nurseries and those providing SEND…24 Mar 2025HANSARDCommercial Vehicles: SafetyMy Lords, will the Minister enlighten me as to how many people were killed last year—or the latest date that he has—on the roads by HGVs? I have the numbers for 1929.19 Mar 2025HANSARDChild Trust Fund AccountsMy Lords, in cases where a parent or guardian were unable to set up an account for their child, the Government opened a savings account on the child’s behalf. Can the Minister…19 Mar 2025HANSARDCommercial Vehicles: SafetyThe 2019 numbers! I have been here too long. There were 178 road users and 82 vulnerable road users. Surely he needs to bring in the protections that my noble friend described,…19 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillMy Lords, from these Benches I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Caine of Kentish Town. We thoroughly enjoyed her very warm speech. She brings an expertise not only in a key…19 Mar 2025HANSARDUS Steel and Aluminium TariffsMy Lords, will the Government give us an assurance that they will be extremely wary as they enter into, or continue with, trade talks with the United States? It has always sought…12 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, let me say to the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, that I take full responsibility for the misdrafting of the original amendment, and for not being sensitive to the legal…04 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI am sorry to disrupt the House, but it is common to use do now pass to say thank you and I certainly have thank yous to say. I thank the House for passing a number of amendments…04 Mar 2025HANSARDSocial Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments, National Insurance Funds Payments and Extension of Veteran’s Relief) Regulations 2025My Lords, I will be brief, for two reasons. One is that I just do not think I could cope if this turned into yet another discussion of employers’ NICs, particularly as we have…03 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I shall be very brief as the leader of the winding speeches. I just join the noble Lord, Lord Leigh, in saying to the noble Lords, Lord Hogan-Howe and Lord Macpherson,…25 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I will be extremely quick. This has been a short but very useful debate. On the impact assessment, I think I acknowledged that the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe,…25 Feb 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionMy Lords, the Government—the Minister referred to this a moment ago—based their pronouncements on Heathrow on a report by Frontier Economics, but I recognise the key graph. It…25 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill25 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I will be brief. I have some sympathy for the Minister, because, in providing the impact note—which, as the noble Lord, Lord Londesborough, said, had very thin content…25 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I start by thanking everybody who voted for the previous amendment. Such a powerful message is engaged with that statement. I am here to move Amendment 2, which is…25 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions: Hospitality SectorMy Lords, the changes to the employers’ NICs threshold now mean that someone working part-time for just eight hours will be subject to employers’ NICs—a huge additional cost for…13 Feb 2025HANSARDBank Closures: Impact on Rural CommunitiesMy Lords, I join in the thanks to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Newcastle for obtaining this debate. It may be a short debate but, as others have said, it is an…13 Feb 2025HANSARDUS Steel Import TariffsMy Lords, being emollient has never worked with President Trump. Will the Government heed my leader Ed Davey’s calls to work with like-minded allies, including Canada and the EU,…13 Feb 2025HANSARDLondon Stock Exchange: Decline in UK FundsMy Lords, the London Stock Exchange suffered its biggest exit in a decade in 2024, with 88 companies moving out of the market compared with 18 new listings. The drop in liquidity…13 Feb 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth: Public SpendingMy Lords, does the Minister accept that growth will be very limited unless we fix the NHS, but that the NHS cannot be fixed until we significantly strengthen and expand both…12 Feb 2025