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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I do not enjoy the same pension expertise as virtually every other speaker tonight; I also do not think, ideologically, that I fit well with the last two speakers, who…04 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Sharkey sends his apologies; he is at a funeral and will read Hansard with great attention. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, for supporting me on…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill03 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, it has been such an excellent debate that I will be extremely brief. I am troubled by two things. One is that the Minister does not seem to realise that this is not…03 Feb 2026HANSARDBusiness RatesMy Lords, I start with perhaps a modicum of welcome because the combined impact of the Budget and the business rates revaluation prior to this announcement, frankly, left the pub…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025My Lords, I confess that, when tried to work my way through this statutory instrument, I felt incredibly inadequate. I cannot pretend super expertise on crypto assets and stable…28 Jan 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025My issue on this is related but slightly different. If we are dependent on dollar stablecoin for international trade, which is the direction of travel, and the US Government…28 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will be exceedingly brief. I may participate on an occasional basis on this Bill, despite the fact that it is very important. However, we have many people with…22 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness Rates: Retail, Hospitality and LeisureMy Lords, I will repeat the adage I used formerly: measure twice, cut once. Does the Minister understand that there is real urgency to get response and relief now within the…20 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Sector ProductivityMy Lords, this Question caused me to take a look at how the Government measure productivity. It strikes me as extraordinarily quantitative, taking into consideration almost no…07 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefMy Lords, I recommend a carpenter’s rule to the Government: “Measure twice, cut once”. Can the Government tell us their assessment of the serious harm that was done to our vital…06 Jan 2026HANSARDEmployment Gap for Blind and Sight-impaired PeopleMy Lords, the Minister acknowledges the sight-loss employment gap. How many full-time equivalent disability employment advisers are employed by the DWP—and do all DEAs have…17 Dec 2025HANSARDEmployee Car Ownership SchemesMy Lords, I recognise that there has been an element of contrivance in the usage of the present employee car ownership schemes which the Government are closing down, although the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025My Lords, I will take these two statutory instruments in the order in which they are on the Order Paper, which is the reverse of the Minister’s discussion. That is not a…08 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR: Resignation of ChairMy Lords, the Minister will be aware from things I have said previously that it would be worth taking a look at the Swedish approach and that of some other countries to an open…08 Dec 2025HANSARDAutumn Budget 2025My Lords, as the first of the winding speakers, let me repeat the welcome to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Portsmouth and say how much we enjoyed his excellent maiden…04 Dec 2025HANSARDWalking, Wheeling and Cycling PathsCan the Minister comment on the fact that the Government’s consultation for the new cycling and walking investment strategy for England does not set any specific targets to…01 Dec 2025HANSARDWalking, Wheeling and Cycling PathsMy Lords—01 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR ForecastsMy Lords, this really has been a bit of an omnishambles with announcements, scene-setting musings, U-turns, misstatements and leaks—speculation that, for a time at least, spooked…01 Dec 2025HANSARDForthcoming Fiscal ChangesMy Lords, can the Minister tell us whether there are any significant measures in the Budget which have not been announced in advance or leaked? I would invite him to mention them…25 Nov 2025