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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, I am afraid that I carry responsibility for Amendments 2 and 3. I will start with Amendment 3, because it is one that I will not move today. It would provide for a…07 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, we on these Benches fully support these Labour-led amendments. The noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, has made the arguments in powerful terms, and I will not repeat what has…07 Feb 2022HANSARDEnterprise Investment SchemesMy Lords, many companies have been putting pressure on HMRC as part of the revision of regulations to remove the requirement that investors should be identified in applications…03 Feb 2022HANSARDAutocrats, Kleptocrats and PopulistsMy Lords, the crisis in Ukraine has finally put on the front pages an inconvenient truth largely, if not deliberately, ignored by the Government. The safe haven and money…03 Feb 2022HANSARDPower of AttorneyMy Lords, as an MP I had the case of an elderly and very wealthy lady afflicted with dementia who was removed from the luxury home that she had chosen and could afford by her…02 Feb 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaMy Lords, speaking of legislation that has not appeared, will the Minister acknowledge, as other Ministers have, that the Bill providing for a public register of the beneficial…31 Jan 2022HANSARDCoronavirus Grant Schemes: FraudMy Lords, may I take this opportunity to say on behalf of these Benches how much we appreciate the honour and integrity that has just been displayed by the Minister’s resignation?…24 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Living WageMy Lords, some 9,000 employers across the United Kingdom pay the real living wage as calculated by the Living Wage Foundation. From April it will be 40p more an hour than the…17 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, again, I will withdraw the amendment. If the Minister seriously thinks that a review of the whole free ports issue will be so completely uncontroversial that the…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions Bill10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, once again, I shall at this stage withdraw, although I am sure that the Minister heard the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, on this issue a few moments ago.…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, my comments will be brief, but I hope the Minister will not read that as meaning that I lack an interest in this. I am passionately supportive of this amendment and…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, I will indeed withdraw the amendment, but I put the Minister on notice that when every opportunity occurs I will keep pressing, as I suspect will others in this Room,…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, this amendment reflects the concerns of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee. I suspect that everyone, including the Minister, is familiar with its…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, I shall try not to add too much to the hot air in the Room so that we can crack through all of this. Free ports have historically been a magnet for illicit activity,…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillI thank the noble Lords, Lord Davies and Lord Tunnicliffe, for a little relief from leading off. I shall be very brief. Amendments 6, 8 and 9 again revert to the recommendations…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, I will be quite quick. The noble Lord, Lord Davies, does himself a disservice; this is a very important issue. I certainly missed it, and I think only someone with his…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions Bill10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillOnce again, I will of course withdraw the amendment. I note with some irony that the Minister suggests that a review in six months is way too soon, yet here we are with a piece of…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions Bill10 Jan 2022