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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I am speaking here as a winding speaker. The Committee will know that, on Monday, we discussed this whole sector in great detail, and the noble Lord, Lord Leigh, has…06 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I realise that I am very much in danger of becoming repetitive, but this is the last grouping that we will deal with today. If I may, I always feel like cheering on the…06 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI thought that the Minister was about to sit down, so I apologise if I moved too soon. I would just like to clarify something. In the situation described by the noble Baroness,…06 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThank you.06 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I think that the amendments we discussed on Monday would have covered the public authorities issue but I am not absolutely sure, so clarification from the Minister would…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCovid Counter-Fraud CommissionerMy Lords, does the Minister recognise that a key reason why exposing Covid fraud has been so slow and difficult is the inadequacy of whistleblowing protection, which exposes so…05 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, again, in the first two days we had an extensive discussion of the hospitality, leisure and tourism sectors. Once again, we stress the importance of tackling part-time…04 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, again, we discussed this area extensively over the first two days in Committee. I particularly recommend to the Committee the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord…04 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillPerhaps I may interrupt. I really think it was appropriate that we did not remake the speeches that we made extensively on days one and two. I am sorry if people were unable to…04 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, we on these Benches are not in the same place as those on the Conservative Benches in taking the position outlined by the noble Lord, Lord Swire, to seek a delay before…04 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, we consider these areas so important that employers’ national insurance contributions should not be changed from the current formula. Our position remains unchanged. We…04 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI think the term “rounding error” might apply.04 Feb 2025HANSARDUK–China Economic and Financial Strategy DialogueMy Lords, could the Minister tell us whether the dialogue included a discussion of BRICS Pay? This is the alternate payment system that the BRICS countries have created in order…04 Feb 2025HANSARDStock Market: First-time InvestorsMy Lords, this has been one of the most enjoyable debates I think I have ever been part of. Let me congratulate my noble friend Lord Lee on grasping a key issue and finding…03 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyMy Lords, given the passenger forecast for a third runway of a doubling of passenger numbers at Heathrow, I was told that domestic passengers would come from all the regional…03 Feb 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionMy Lords, in 2014, the cost estimate just to build the Heathrow third runway was £18 billion, to be paid for in the end by higher fees on the airlines. British Airways was clear…03 Feb 2025HANSARDLow and No-Tax JurisdictionsMy Lords, first, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey. She made a fascinating maiden speech; I thank her for it. Her interest may be in bins, but by speaking in this debate,…30 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillIs the Minister saying that there is a misunderstanding? Where charities are providing services to the public sector above 50% of their revenue, I think, they are ruled out of…29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillWe will have to beg to differ on that. I think that the Minister will turn around and say that a great deal is being done for small businesses that want to upscale and that we…29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillProblem solved; I am back in my place. Those are the only comments that I wanted to make.29 Jan 2025