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HANSARDSecondary International Competitiveness and Growth Objective (FSR Committee Report)My Lords, I point to my registered interests: I serve on the boards of Chevron Corporation, Starbucks and the Oxford University investment endowment, all of which are impacted by…11 Mar 2026HANSARDAutumn Budget 2025My Lords, I will centre my remarks on whether the Budget will help to catalyse economic growth in this country. In her Budget speech the Chancellor referred to economic growth as…04 Dec 2025HANSARDPrivate EquityMy Lords, as I have disclosed in the register of interests, I serve on Oxford University’s endowment investment committee, which allocates capital to private equity. There is…20 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, the cost of energy has been hinted at this afternoon. However, it is one of the most important infrastructure issues that we must address. As disclosed in the register…25 Jun 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I begin by cautioning the Chamber that I may sound slightly Pollyanna-ish, if not naive, in the remarks that I offer today. It strikes me as curious that, each year,…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for bringing this debate to the Chamber. I believe that this debate is fundamentally about determining the correct policy…23 Jan 2025HANSARDRules-based International OrderMy Lords, the rules-based international order exists to support two primary goals. The first, as indicated in the title of this debate, is to offer global cohesion, stability and…16 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, on a number of occasions in your Lordships’ House I have stressed that investors, be they domestic, foreign, international, private or institutional, are willing to…06 Jan 2025HANSARDAutumn Budget 2024My Lords, no one in the Chamber should be in any doubt over how much of a challenge setting the Budget must be, given the signs of structural decline that regrettably seem evident…11 Nov 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I join the chorus welcoming the Ministers to their new responsibilities. I also very much look forward to hearing the maiden speech of my noble friend Lord Fuller. I…18 Jul 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I join other noble Lords in commending the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for bringing forward this Bill. I come to this debate with the fundamental belief that supporting…22 Mar 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024My Lords, like many others, I saw some encouraging measures to address investment in Britain in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Spring Budget. There is, after all, a widely…18 Mar 2024HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I join today’s common refrain in welcoming the noble Baroness, Lady Casey. We very much look forward to hearing her maiden speech, as well as her many contributions to…08 Mar 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I start by saying that I very much enjoyed the maiden speeches of my noble friend Lord Gascoigne and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Norwich. I am afraid that…13 Nov 2023HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I am deeply privileged to speak for the first time in your Lordships’ House. It is an honour to take my place on these distinguished Benches. I thank everyone in this…16 Mar 2023