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HANSARDFiscal RulesMy Lords, we on these Benches have long called for vital investment into infrastructure, not least to fix our crumbling hospitals and schools, to tackle the failings and gaps in…29 Oct 2024HANSARDWhistleblowersTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current capacity and efficacy of the law to provide confidentiality for whistleblowers and to protect them…28 Oct 2024HANSARDWhistleblowersMy Lords, whistleblowers who are defined as workers, and therefore protected by the existing law, still fail to win 96% of their cases in employment tribunals because of…28 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]I will not try the patience of the Committee for very long on this issue. It is fairly rare that I do not support amendments that are moved by that powerful combination of the…22 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]I appreciate that intervention from the noble Earl because I now understand his position better, but I do not think that is how this clause would be used. It would create a level…22 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I confess that I was fascinated by the amendments put down by the shadow Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Vere, whom I remember on many occasions defending Henry VIII…22 Oct 2024HANSARDProcurement Act 2023On my noble friend’s point, I am not sure the Minister quite grasped the key issue, which is that if small businesses are required to make public their intellectual property and…15 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I very much endorse the comments of my noble friend Lady Humphreys. I too believe that this is another opportunity to make sure that there is a far stronger voice for…14 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]Is the Minister saying that it will be an MoU rather than a framework agreement, or are they the same thing by another name?14 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, my noble friend Lady Humphreys spoke not just for the Welsh Liberal Democrats but for all of us on these Benches. At Second Reading I, among others, raised the…14 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I will be very brief. I want to thank the Minister for the clarifications he gave on the difference between the framework agreement and the memorandum of…14 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I will just make two very quick comments. First, there has been a clear message to the Minister that, in one way or another, this Committee feels strongly that we should…14 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to pick up the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Holmes. That would be an attractive proposition if we were dealing with a “have regard”, but asking the Crown…14 Oct 2024HANSARDUK Economy: Capital Gains TaxMy Lords, during the Conservative years, capital gains tax was held in the mid range of developed economies, but having an attractive rate, frankly, did nothing to stimulate…09 Oct 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillMy Lords, I am pleased to welcome the Bill. My colleagues in 2010 were very closely involved in the creation of the OBR in order to provide an independent analysis of the UK…09 Sept 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, that was an innovative speech at the end of a long day—so thank you to the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. I thank the Minister and officials for the engagement with me and…02 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]My Lords, as the first of the winding speakers, I can repeat all the good points. This has been an exceptionally strong debate. I have welcomed the Minister on previous occasions…30 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryMy Lords, the Minister raised the duty of candour as a mechanism to make sure that such horrors are not repeated, but will she take on board that a duty of candour alone is…30 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceMy Lords, in the debate on the economy following the King’s Speech, I particularly noticed the speeches made by the noble Baronesses, Lady Noakes and Lady Vere, and the noble…30 Jul 2024HANSARDEuropean Investment BankI would not argue for a moment that we should not be turning to UK pension funds as a source of long-term patient capital in the British economy, but will the Minister take on…24 Jul 2024