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HANSARDKing’s SpeechWe may be speaking to the people at the NFU, but I suggest that the noble Lord go out and start speaking to individual farmers. He will find that the agricultural sector has been…14 May 2026HANSARDRail 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 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 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 2026HANSARDCredit Institutions and Investment Firms (Miscellaneous Definitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, the definition of a statutory instrument is very technical, and I frankly have nothing to add to it. The capital requirements SI, in that it provides the temporary…15 Apr 2026HANSARDHBOS: Fraud InvestigationMy Lords, I am going to press the Minister to take a stronger position on this issue, which was £1 billion of criminal financial manipulation by HBOS Lloyds. The FCA spectacularly…26 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateMy Lords, if this war with Iran continues, and especially if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed as we approach autumn, the global economy will be in serious trouble and the…26 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I, too, support these four amendments and, had it been permitted at ping-pong, I would have added my name. I am going to be very brief. We are all aware, through freedom…25 Mar 2026HANSARDReducing Government SpendingMy Lords, despite these volatile times, the Debt Management Office, on behalf of the Treasury, still seems determined to issue £20.4 billion in index-linked gilts this year. The…24 Mar 2026HANSARDPublic Transport: AccessibilityMy Lords, thousands of new trains and carriages are coming into service on the national, regional and underground networks between 2025 and 2030. The Minister referenced the…24 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring Forecast StatementMy Lords, I join the tributes to the noble Lord, Lord St John of Bletso. We do not often get to speak in the same debate, so I am delighted that he could not speak in the space…17 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, this was a very short Bill but, frankly, I do not know how it got through the House of Commons and came to this House without clarity on the fundamental issue of whether…12 Mar 2026HANSARDSecondary International Competitiveness and Growth Objective (FSR Committee Report)My Lords, I come from a different perspective from many of the people who have spoken today, because I am approaching this debate from the perspective of spending nearly two years…11 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes: Ministerial PowersMy Lords, under the Mansion House Accord, and the mandation that now sits behind it, people on the lowest incomes will find 10% of their pensions put into high-risk illiquid…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrown Estate: WalesMy Lords, to pick up the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, is the Minister aware that people in Wales are convinced, following conversations with the Crown Estate, that…09 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I shall be exceedingly brief. The amendment proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Ashcombe, is, quite frankly, genius. We have all had a struggle trying to get our hands on…05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, Amendment 32 is in my name. I realise that Amendment 31 is a broader amendment, and I have no objection to it whatever. It was written in response to a particular issue…05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillOn this issue of students, I really think this is unintentional, taking the Minister and others at their words. That is why accepting the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord…05 Mar 2026